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If it's is so wussy then why does football have so much protective gear?

Mr. Brainiac Report 15:37:48 Jul 21st 09

If it's is so wussy then why does football have so much protective gear?

Real men don't wear pads.  Nuff said :) Rugby does it really well actually.

Moving on.

Alright I will call it soccer in this post just because some people couldn't tell real football and American football apart if you say the name.

Soccer is one of the highest endurance requiring sports, it holds the record in the USA(When the FIFA World Cup was here in 1994) of being the single most watched event in US history, it is easily the world's most popular sport, and people get murdered because of it! :D  Call it a wussy sport in almost any place around the world and you will get your butt kicked by fans. 

You can't knock soccer players that dive because look at the newspaper during football season and just read the drama.  People always drinking, doing drugs, and doing so much illegal stuff that you wonder if American football is for the people who failed out of high school.  Not saying all football players are like that, but they sure have their own drama and dumb stuff too.

I doubt they'd kick my butt.... But whatever you want! lol

Pride? Do not mistake it with arrogance. Football people have it too, because who doesn't wanna be a fan of the best sport? :P

Mr. Polydeuces said "Anyways, soccer is WAY more popular of a sport" but id like to say that that statment is only true internationaly, here in america, FOOTBALL is way more popular. i would be VERY supprised for our local big soccer team to sell out a game (the rochester rhinos, i think they are 1 less than pro)

Same here... Too much drama coming from just a sport... I mean, seriously, it's a game, don't get too involved (unless you're playing in it.. lol)

Afterall its pretty much a sport design to inflict pain

Are you with or against football? Cuz you just proved him right. xD

In football one of our players dislocated his shoulder and he barely hit the QB. It was pretty funny... I laughed just cuz he was the LAST person I'd expect to hit hard enough for that. :P

^Try breaking your femur and say that dislocations are worse. 

SOCCER!!!! football manly? wearing all that protection. Then make it Soccer vs Rugby u American wuzz.

Soccer is one of the most boring sports to watch...  But I like playing it more than "American football".  "American football" is better to watch if you know what's going on, not as fun to play.  I have played soccer for around10 years, and it is a good sport.

no, it is fun to play, just not as fun. And not everyone can play it.

I don't think the 5ft tall and 150 pound white kid could pull off playing football ^^  One of my teammates was like that and played soccer and was nationally ranked :)

Soccer rules, Football sucks :D

Soccer Rulez!

Football can eat my shorts!

What I was saying was your body is built mainly for survival... Learning how to get quick feet is just a bonus, but the same goes for football, you need quick feet in it too.. Just less dancing than in soccer. Demon, so you are stereotyping that a small person cannot pull off football? If they have the heart they can. A little 5'2" dude weighed about 102 lbs, and he took down a kid double his size just by throwing himself into him. He didn't necessarily tackle him, just threw himself into the other guy. It was pretty funny looking. ^^

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Mr. Vuggy Report 16:34:06 Jul 23rd 09

What I was saying was your body is built mainly for survival... Learning how to get quick feet is just a bonus, but the same goes for football, you need quick feet in it too.. Just less dancing than in soccer. Demon, so you are stereotyping that a small person cannot pull off football? If they have the heart they can. A little 5'2" dude weighed about 102 lbs, and he took down a kid double his size just by throwing himself into him. He didn't necessarily tackle him, just threw himself into the other guy. It was pretty funny looking. ^^

Anyone can play football at a high school level...What about professionally?

Mr. Vuggy Report 19:46:58 Jul 23rd 09

Same thing applies for soccer?

A lot of average people who worked excessively hard have done it.  Heck, if I wasn't so lazy, I could go semi-pro...but I am lazy and don't like practicing, but I got medals and awards still.

No but If an NFL Player just started dancing on the field I wouldn't tackle him lol I'd be laughing to hard.

I am saying that anyone who tries hard can play soccer well.  Football players can play soccer(A good friend of mine broke his back and couldn't play football again and ended up being a state ranked soccer player), but not all people can play football effectively(Size, body build, etc).  I sure couldn't play football because I would be snapped in half due to being very skinny(And don't tell me to gain weight or go on some crazy eating regime).  There are people who don't have to work as hard(The naturally talented people).  Soccer is also VERY easy and cheap to play because it requires almost no equipment(If you are just playing for fun).  Street football can also be cheap but it would have to be tap if anyone had sense :)

*Steps back, looks at his long post, thinks of just deleting it and making a one sentence reply, but yawns and posts*

Soccer is wildly becoming popular in the states especially after the great run they had in the Confederations Cup, beating the world champs, and the euro champs making it to the final and giving brazil a run for their money.

Soccer is definitely not a wuss sport.. Honestly, Lets see a football player go out there and keep up with soccer players.  Running for 90 minutes, and there are some really strong soccer players out there too, I mean... It's near impossible to take me out, and if I do get taken down I'm up right away.  Some soccer players dive because they are good at acting, and sometimes they get the call their way.  Not many people like it, but hey if you can get a penalty out of it why not. (plus in my grade 9 yaer, so 14 years old i was playing football against the sr football team, and honestly beacuse my legs are so strong from soccer and i have such amazing balance, I had 12 people literally wrapped on me, and i was still managing to move a little bit... No exagguration.

I mean I love football too, I've even thought about quitting playing soccer and going to it, but I couldn't because I just love the feeling I get playing soccer.  Where there is a lot more strategy used, more technique, and its ACTUALLY proven to be the toughest sport on your body physically and mentally.  Sure you get hit by a football player, but in soccer youre constantly running, stopping, twisting your joints.. I've popped my knee out of place 5 times playing soccer. 

Soccer is not an easy sport to play.  I mean yeah just try hard and you can get good.. But go to brazil, england, spain, argentina and try to play street with even young kids and i bet you any money they will school the hell out of you... they play on the beach, in their barefeet, which is SO much harder than actually playing on a soccer field with cleats.

Guess I should shut up now.. I could go on and on and on about soccer... It's such a passion for me.

Ya know, most sports your running the whole time, football players sprint it. Basketball players run constantly, even having the small court (compared to other sports). And Most sports do involve a ton of Injury, I'm sure the main reason Football isn't worse/equal on the body is because of the gear.

Mr. Coolcat Report 21:47:16 Jul 23rd 09

WolfLord Durza Floyd Pepper III 11:02:26 Jul 20th 09 Well, in scotland we never spell it as "futbol", or say soccer. It is Football. Just because the americans like to confuse things doesn't mean much. I play football, and i am a right back, funnily enough currently injured because of a knee injury, though i have 3 games in 3 days this week, struggling to be fit.   Well, in Scotland there is only one football team. We all know that's Celtic. :D Hail! Hail!

Excelent, it's good you said that because their my team!

It is impossible to not get hit forever...you are suggesting that someone like me simply never get tackled... :|  As much as I would love to brag about running speed, a defensive player would only have to cut off an angle and hit me once and I am down for the count :p   Rugby hits pretty hard and also has a lot less protection.