I do have to admit, though, dood's quote about it was friggin' hi-larious.
Maybe his only one this season....
Give the man a break, it's like winning at the lottery for him.
Club Unión shot stopper Juan Flores appeared to feint shortly after collecting a shot.
He was faking, so it's ok.
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I do have to admit, though, dood's quote about it was friggin' hi-larious.
i wonder why the ref did not blow the whistle? The ref probably thought it was a flop....or maybe the match was fixed?...not that iI am saying soccer is shady.
Seriuosly though football (soccer) rules. As soon as you pagans gain some class, you will be praising Europe, practicing corner kicks and walking to the store every once and a while.
At least they're not defending baseball.
Yeah, but apparently without some padding to protect your squishy bits and a goal every two minutes the game's not interesting enough
At least they're not defending baseball.
I do not know, those lazy soccer players only play non-stop 90 minutes and do not display any tenacity or endurance. Watching baseball players wallowing on the field is much more exciting.
At least, Star Trek has some credible acting, and we expect the story to be rigged.
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
Or, at the very least, give them a stick so they can beat on each other.
You can't argue with popularity, well you could be you'd be wrong.
Football (yes football I am English so refuse to call in anything else) is the most watched sport world wide. The FA cup (English Knockout tourny) is the most watch cup in the world.
I'm pretty sure more people have seen Two Girls, 1 Cup. I'm quite positive that more people have been entertained by 2G1C. And the two most watched single sporting events in the world are the Super Bowl and Indianapolis 500.
You can't argue with popularity, well you could be you'd be wrong.
FIFA has admitted that numbers have been massively exaggerated in some cases, and simply guessed in others.
You sure about that, bro?
And the two most watched single sporting events in the world are the Super Bowl and Indianapolis 500.
Actually, the Champion's League final is the most watched single sporting event in the world. The Super Bowl comes second.
And the two most watched single sporting events in the world are the Super Bowl and Indianapolis 500.
Actually, the Champion's League final is the most watched single sporting event in the world. The Super Bowl comes second.
According to this, you're correct. Of course, that's only four years out of date. The Super Bowl has increased viewership by ~5 million in that time; what about soccer?
Clearly you haven't been watching Bradford City's League Cup run this season. Our matches against Arsenal and Aston Villa were the exact opposite of boring, and I imagine Sunday's final against Swansea will be just as exciting, if not more so.
Oh? And what were the scores of those games, if you don't mind?
Seriuosly though football (soccer) rules. As soon as you pagans gain some class, you will be praising Europe, practicing corner kicks and walking to the store every once and a while.
Yeah, yeah. And we'll also have to stop brushing our teeth and eating food with any flavor, too. The price just isn't worth it. Oh, and not tipping waitresses and the like? Totally classy, ace.
I do not know, those lazy soccer players only play non-stop 90 minutes and do not display any tenacity or endurance. Watching baseball players wallowing on the field is much more exciting.
Since when is watching people run entertaining? I can run. I bet the Boston Marathon is captivating to you, too.
Football (yes football I am English so refuse to call in anything else) is the most watched sport world wide. The FA cup (English Knockout tourny) is the most watch cup in the world.
You can't argue with popularity, well you could be you'd be wrong.
dood, did you bother to read this before (or even after) you posted it? I can't argue with popularity? Justin Bieber called. He said you have to love him cuz he's popular. While you're at it, pick up a case of Bud Light cuz that's pretty popular, too. Oh, and next time some soccer is on make sure there's no NASCAR race on at the same time. Don't wanna be confused about which mega popular thing the masses have dicatated you watch, do ya? Srsly, yo. Like, what the hell were you thinking? People are stoopid. Popularity is not a reliable indicator of quality. Like, wow. I'm actually astonished that anyone could be such a silly pants as to actually believe that - especially with the metric crapton of evidence to the contrary. Are you feeling ok? I think all that soccer has bored a hole into your brain.
According to this, you're correct. Of course, that's only four years out of date. The Super Bowl has increased viewership by ~5 million in that time; what about soccer?
Going by the figures listed in that link, ~40 million.
Clearly you haven't been watching Bradford City's League Cup run this season. Our matches against Arsenal and Aston Villa were the exact opposite of boring, and I imagine Sunday's final against Swansea will be just as exciting, if not more so.
Oh? And what were the scores of those games, if you don't mind?
City 1-1 Arsenal (City win 3-2 on penalties)
City 3-1 Villa
Villa 2-1 City (3-4 aggregate)
Of course, the scorelines rarely tell the whole story in football, hence the links to match reports.
The Super Bowl has increased viewership by ~5 million in that time; what about soccer?
Going by the figures listed in that link, ~40 million.
My goodness. Hipster_Dog might be on to something. It seems that English imperialism has caused a worldwide outbreak of stupid.
And how many hours, exactly, did it take these powerhouses to score those whopping totals?
5 hours plus injury time (a few minutes per match), but as I said, the scoreline isn't the whole story.
Since when is watching people run entertaining? I can run. I bet the Boston Marathon is captivating to you, too.
Incidentally, I'd rather watch people run than stand around.
5 hours plus injury time (a few minutes per match), but as I said, the scoreline isn't the whole story.
You're right. They don't adequately describe the futile attempts at controlling the ball and the melodramatic flopping. Can't see that in a score alone. ;)
Incidentally, I'd rather watch people run than stand around.
Incidentally, football players provide much more - and exciting - entertainment in 11 minutes than soccer players provide over the course of 5 miserable hours. ;)
And how many hours, exactly, did it take these powerhouses to score those whopping totals?
5 hours plus injury time (a few minutes per match), but as I said, the scoreline isn't the whole story.
Christ, I could watch a 7-4 baseball game in three hours! And I wouldn't even have to worry about dying before, during, or after the game. Or is that part of the excitement/story?
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
He's Canadian.
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
He's Canadian.
No, he's from Québec.
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
He's Canadian.
...he's from Québec.
Like I said - Canadian.
Christ, I could watch a 7-4 baseball game in three hours!
Why would you even want to watch 5 minutes of baseball?
And I wouldn't even have to worry about dying before, during, or after the game. Or is that part of the excitement/story?
That's not totally true. You're heart is clogged up with bacon fat, and who knows what els. You can die of a heart attack whether you're watching baseball or just watching yourself get fatter.
Christ, I could watch a 7-4 baseball game in three hours!
Why would you even want to watch 5 minutes of baseball?
Because it's still more entertaining than 5 minutes of soccer.
You're like children, really
You guys act as if the goals were the only interesting part of the game.
You're like children, really
There are no cheerleaders.
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
He's Canadian.
...he's from Québec.
Like I said - Canadian.
Why not Atlantian then?
You guys act as if the goals were the only interesting part of the game.
You're like children, really
There are no cheerleaders.
You guys act as if the goals were the only interesting part of the game.
You're like children, really
There are no cheerleaders.
You guys act as if the goals were the only interesting part of the game.
You're like children, really
There are no cheerleaders.
Apology accepted. Now go shine my boots. Make them extra shinny cause Whedon's Space Cowboyz sucks.
Christ, I could watch a 7-4 baseball game in three hours!
Why would you even want to watch 5 minutes of baseball?
Because it's still more entertaining than 5 minutes of soccer.
I'm going to have to disagree on that. There is more action in five minutes of soccer than in five minutes of basseball. The only two guys that do anything in baseball are the pitcher and the catcher. They just thrw a ball to each other. It's like watching a telivised game of catch.
That being said, watching soccer isn't very exiciting either. So you wanting to watch one boring sport over another boring sport makes no sense. You may as well stab yourself in the face and then say you did it because it's better than stabbing yourself in the face.
So yeah real football still rules, baseball sucks and Champions League is awesome.
Not all English people are snaggle toothed and have no taste in food. Some are more James Bond types as myself.
I run marathons, but I am not into watching dudes running.
The only two guys that do anything in baseball are the pitcher and the catcher.
Maybe I'm into that.
That being said, watching soccer isn't very exiciting either. So you wanting to watch one boring sport over another boring sport makes no sense.
True. I'd rather be waterboarded than actually have to watch either one.
So yeah real football still rules
Finally! Something we can agree on. And you'd like it even better if you stopped pulling for the Chargers.
Maybe I'm into that.
I understand. You have to pay your bills.
True. I'd rather be waterboarded than actually have to watch either one.
And yet, I bet that you watch baseball.
True. I'd rather be waterboarded than actually have to watch either one.
And yet, I bet that you watch baseball.
Not since the 2009 World Series.
So yeah real football still rules
Finally! Something we can agree on. And you'd like it even better if you stopped pulling for the Chargers.
The one time I don't write football (soccer).
American football is my second favourite sport, anxious to see the team with a new coach and manager, but might be happier if they had a QB who doesn't throw 20 plus picks.
Wait...aren't you a Raider fan?
Make the field half its actual size, put on even bigger goal cages, pay some guys that can shoot straight, and we might have something.
So you want everyone to feel important enough to be able to score and make available options simpler and limited?
I thought you guys here hated 4e.
He's Canadian.
...he's from Québec.
Like I said - Canadian.
Why not Atlantian then?
I think sunken continents are not officially recognized as a birth place, but that might change in the not too distant future with the polar ice meltdown.
I think the Brits are just screwed when it comes to sports.
The biggest difference between Football and Soccer? Football requires skill. You guys saw Flacco scramble and make successful throws without any real offensive line to speak of? Yeah, skill. Soccer. "Oh, hey, maybe, just maybe, I should try to kick the ball at the goal. Naw, that's crazy talk."
Baseball also requires skill. And statistics. It's exciting, and it's fun to watch. Soccer is for sissies who can't stand real action. Like, seriously, the only sport in Britain that's worth talking about is Rugby.
C'mon man, all these sports require skill, including soccer. Getting the ball into the back of the net is a difficult task. There is great action in soccer, like any sport an appreciation only forms if you are fan or a participant. Soccer is actually quite physical akin to basketball.
i like American football and rugby. Rugby is the most core in my estimation. One of the best things about soccer as far as i am concerned is it never stops. No commercial breaks, no time outs and no challenges.
In conclusion, baseball sucks and I cannot believe you have me referring to my favourite sport as soccer.
The biggest difference between Football and Soccer? Football requires skill. You guys saw Flacco scramble and make successful throws without any real offensive line to speak of? Yeah, skill. Soccer. "Oh, hey, maybe, just maybe, I should try to kick the ball at the goal. Naw, that's crazy talk."
Baseball also requires skill. And statistics. It's exciting, and it's fun to watch. Soccer is for sissies who can't stand real action. Like, seriously, the only sport in Britain that's worth talking about is Rugby.
C'mon man, all these sports require skill, including soccer. Getting the ball into the back of the net is a difficult task. There is great action in soccer, like any sport an appreciation only forms if you are fan or a participant. Soccer is actually quite physical akin to basketball.
You're really not helping your case here.i like American football and rugby. Rugby is the most core in my estimation. One of the best things about soccer as far as i am concerned is it never stops. No commercial breaks, no time outs and no challenges.
The stops really contribute to a game. Something could actually occur in any given play, and so you have an opportunity to get some food, take a piss, or something. You don't have to miss the game.In conclusion, baseball sucks and I cannot believe you have me referring to my favourite sport as soccer.
In conclusion, baseball is awesome, football is better, and soccer sucks. Hard. Except, you know, not in the fun way.
Ok, perhaps basketball is a bad comparison. I would actually say that soccer is more physical than basketball and admittedly floppier.
With soccer there is only a break after 45 minutes, and myself i can go without taking a leak or getting food for that long. I do think that interruption of play in football has gotten worse. Albeit time outs and challenges are part of the game, but I would rather see momentum continue.
football and football rules, baseball sucks.
The stops really contribute to a game. Something could actually occur in any given play, and so you have an opportunity to get some food, take a piss, or something. You don't have to miss the game.
This part.
It's hilarious
It's like you're implying sports aren't fun to watch without commercial breaks.
And about soccer not requiring skill... If that was the case, goals would be dropping every five minutes on average. Soccer is all about outplaying your opponent and the tension of setting plans into motion.
The stops really contribute to a game. Something could actually occur in any given play, and so you have an opportunity to get some food, take a piss, or something. You don't have to miss the game.
This part.
It's hilarious
It's like you're implying sports aren't fun to watch without commercial breaks.
And about soccer not requiring skill... If that was the case, goals would be dropping every five minutes on average. Soccer is all about outplaying your opponent and the tension of setting plans into motion.
I can go 45 minutes without chips, hot dogs or cokes. Actually I can go forever without the forementioned.
C'mon man, all these sports require skill, including soccer. Getting the ball into the back of the net is a difficult task. There is great action in soccer, like any sport an appreciation only forms if you are fan or a participant. Soccer is actually quite physical akin to basketball.
Umm ... soccer either requires no skill at all or way too much. Cuz nobody scores. Like, ever. I mean, a 0-0 (nil-nil for you limeys
) score is common. So yeah, either everyone sucks and that's cool or the game is just too hard for anyone to play and that's cool. Umm, with neither actually being cool, of course.And about soccer not requiring skill... If that was the case, goals would be dropping every five minutes on average. Soccer is all about outplaying your opponent and the tension of setting plans into motion.
See above. It's either too hard to play or the people playing it suck pretty hard. Cuz if ya can't score ya ain't playin' well.
And what 'plans'? Like, srsly? They just run around and kick the ball hoping someone wearing the same ugly uniform is close enough to it. Seriously, these guys can't control where they kick the damned thing. They don't hit a point, they hit a region. That's ... lame.
I'm not. I am, however, saying that the ability to go get a hotdog or coke(And seriously, the idea of not eating hotdogs at a baseball game is blasphemy, plain and simple), or even just the ability to take a piss, is a good thing. Baseball and football are superior in every other respect, too. The most impressive thing in soccer is the sissiesplayers making the Shatman look like a subtle, believable, and highly-skilled actor.
Meh, soccer doesn't need breaks for food and booze. The whole
game is a break. I mean, srsly. What exactly would you miss if you got up for a couple of minutes? Nothing. Cuz they can't control where the ball goes and it's super rare that they actually score. At any given moment you're way, way more likely to see someone flailing their leg in vain at a ball poorly hit near them than you are to see someone handle it, drive and score. So dood, just walk away and get a beverage. You won't miss anything. Hell, reading the ingredients will even be vastly more entertaining. Counting the pretzel sticks would be more fun, too. It's like soccer was designed to keep you away from actually watching it.And there's no skill. It's people moving around aimlessly for a couple hours.
QFT
That's kinda what I was trying to get at. The "game," and I hate to use that term for it, since it bring insult to such skill-intensive things like Chutes and Ladders and Rock Paper Scissors, is terrible to the point that showing it in prisons should be considered torture.
It certainly should be. And the poor sods what watch it on purpose should get some help. Masochism of that scale is a real threat to life.
I have told you guys by soccer/gay bar joke, right?
Not that I can recall. This may not be the right place for it, though. ;) But yeah, tell it, homie!
I know, right? They seriously need therapy or something.
For their own protection. We don't want this to escalate.
Socccer is like two straight guys in a gay bar. They'll wander around for a couple hours, and even if they score, all involved parties will leave quite unsatisfied.
I see. Doesn't sound too much like a joke to me. More apt description than anything else.
Football (soccer) players I believe exhibit more endurance than other team sports. They usually play for minimum 90 minutes and play a lot of games in their very long season. Basketball is up there too, but they just do not play near the same amount of minutes, but they play a lot of games. Football is totally different. The season is short, but in their short stints on the field they exhibit the gstrength strength and sometimes agility. Baseball? Hot dog please. Can't get a hot dog during a soccer game....you might miss the goal.
Edit: dang it...looks like CJ is gone for a bit.
Football (soccer) players I believe exhibit more endurance than other team sports. They usually play for minimum 90 minutes and play a lot of games in their very long season.
I can walk around aimlessly for 90 minutes. It's not that hard. Endurance isn't difficult when you aren't actually doing much.
Baseball? Hot dog please. Can't get a hot dog during a soccer game....you might miss the goal.
Edit: dang it...looks like CJ is gone for a bit.
I know, right?
Baseball? Hot dog please. Can't get a hot dog during a soccer game....you might miss the goal.
You just don't get it, do you? Let me put it this way: a goal in American football is like a cheeseburger from McD and apparently doesn't require anything else than outrunning/knocking over the other guys, but a goal in football (soccer) is like a fine, big dinner after a whole day of work.
Also, just because the players don't run straight for the goal (how is that skillful?), doesn't mean they kick the ball around aimlessly. Confusing your opponent is part of the game. Apparently Americans are confused too, but don't feel bad, we understand
No, it isn't "skillful." That's as much BS as Monte Cook's "Ivory Tower gameplay" excuse.
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
You just don't get it, do you? Let me put it this way: a goal in American football is like a cheeseburger from McD and apparently doesn't require anything else than outrunning/knocking over the other guys, but a goal in football (soccer) is like a fine, big dinner after a whole day of work.
Also, just because the players don't run straight for the goal (how is that skillful?), doesn't mean they kick the ball around aimlessly. Confusing your opponent is part of the game. Apparently Americans are confused too, but don't feel bad, we understand
Umm, brah? All you've done here is prove you don't know much about football. There's layers of misdirection on any given play. From the line to the QB's rollout to play action (or now the read option) to recever's routes ... and that's just the offense. Srsly, football is an incredibly more complex game than soccer because its design forces it to be. Instead of random hope for control, the ball is under control for most of the game. That forces teams to be deceptive. If you like finesse, football is your game - not soccer.
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
If sports were girls? Football is a big girl...she might be able to dance ballet, but she could also probably beat you up. Football (soccer) is toned and beautiful , capable of great athletic feats and headers.
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
If sports were girls? Football is a big girl...she might be able to dance ballet, but she could also probably beat you up.
Funny you should mention that. One of the greates WR of all time took ballet lessons when he was a kid. He credited those classes with his ability to outjump the defenders. Who was he?
Football (soccer) is boring and ugly, capable of doing nothing but laying there. But why would you be banging her in the first place?
Herschel Walker?
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
Considering one of major complaints about soccer here is "not enough goals" or "low scores", this simile is hilariously inaccurate
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
Considering one of major complaints about soccer here is "not enough goals" or "low scores", this simile is hilariously inaccurate
...No. The problem is that soccer is boring and the players suck, but not in the fun way.
So unskilled and revolting? Yeah, ugly stripper seems right.
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
If sports were girls? Football is a big girl...she might be able to dance ballet, but she could also probably beat you up.
Funny you should mention that. One of the greates WR of all time took ballet lessons when he was a kid. He credited those classes with his ability to outjump the defenders. Who was he?
Herschel Walker?
Herschel was a running back. And Olympic bobsledder.
Dood, why you gotta be fixing my soccer girl!
Accuracy. It's important, bro.
So, no. Football is like a damn fine guy or gal, and soccer is more like an ugly stripper.
If sports were girls? Football is a big girl...she might be able to dance ballet, but she could also probably beat you up.
Funny you should mention that. One of the greates WR of all time took ballet lessons when he was a kid. He credited those classes with his ability to outjump the defenders. Who was he?
Herschel Walker?
Herschel was a running back. And Olympic bobsledder.Dood, why you gotta be fixing my soccer girl!
Accuracy. It's important, bro.
Soccer girl is fine he way she is.
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Since I lost, who is the ballet dancing WR?
Since I lost, who is the ballet dancing WR?
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