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[chilin_dude]

QUOTE (Spency234 @ Mar 26 2004, 09:22 PM)

chilin_dude, you aren't going to win this argument with the total board members being about 90% American.

I'm going to damned try!!!!

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Well, SOCCER doesn't involve tackling and intentional collisions at high speed.

You obviously haven't watched many competetive matches recently, watch a player like Alan Smith and you will see that this occurs very often... not that its good mind.

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Trotting down a huge field tapping a ball with your toes is hardly "fast paced action" or "hard hitting"

Huge field? Its not even that big, and they don't 'trot' down it, they run down it if you are watching attacking football like Real Madrid v Man U. And I would call this fast paced. 'Hard Hitting' See above and also if you get hit by a football going 120mph from Thierry Henry you won't be saying its not hard hitting... especially in the balls... trust me

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I'll admit that Rugby is a pretty tough sport, though - and that's what American Football descended from (and predates the sport those guys above are prancing about over).

Ack rugby is too boring... not nearly as fast paced as football... it is however the game with the most hits like you mention, however I would still take NFL over this anyday.

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Technically, Soccer was called "Association Football" - kind of like "Powderpuff Football" or "Flag Football" -

Why is Association football like powderpuff football? Thats like saying the phrase American Football is like Fairy Football  

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different from "real" football.

What? English Football is THE real football  

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The term "Soccer" was derived from that, though "Futbol" is an acceptable name.

I've NEVER heard football be called 'futbol' I mean i don't even understand where that name came from.

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since it is easily differentiated from the hard hitting American sport.

Don't get me started on that again... See further up  

*Prefers to right another essay after BJ'S reply*

[BenJeremy]

[chilin_dude]

QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Mar 27 2004, 02:44 PM)

Damn!!! I was wanting a good ol' debate here

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (chilin_dude @ Mar 27 2004, 10:25 AM)

QUOTE (BenJeremy @ Mar 27 2004, 02:44 PM) Damn!!! I was wanting a good ol' debate here

I was expecting an essay!  

[GRiFFBALL]

well bj even though i am english and a FOOTBALL (real football) fan i must say you gotta laugh at that picture.  how can your football ripoff even be called football? dont  they actually use their hands as well?  kinda contradictive dont ya think?

[BenJeremy]

QUOTE (GRiFFBALL @ Apr 5 2004, 05:44 AM)

well bj even though i am english and a FOOTBALL (real football) fan i must say you gotta laugh at that picture.  how can your football ripoff even be called football? dont  they actually use their hands as well?  kinda contradictive dont ya think?

The funniest thing about the picture is that ALL of it came from the same world cup (I'll admit that I did photoshop it a bit)  

I'll take an Icky Shuffle  in the end zone over a retarded looking airplane wings prance anyday, thank you  

You have to admit, those guys look alot like this guy:



when they celebrate....  

[gronne]

In handball you only use your hands, in football you only use your feet, and in American football you use both your hands and feet... think it's settled then.

Someone thought they care too little of "soccer" in USA, but it should be stated that we probably bother less about American football than they do about "soccer".