[antares]

So in the NFL, there’s this guy Vernon Davis, just drafted by the 49ers. At 6’3” 258 pounds, he runs the 40 yard dash in 4.38 seconds, has a vertical jump of 42”, and bench presses 530 pounds. That's pretty amazing ability. He would do well in the Olympic Decathalon. Sports commentator Dick Vitale said, "the best athletes in the world play in the NBA and the NFL"

Is there anyone in the Soccer world with this kind of athletic ability?

by the way, during the 1994 World Cup, a national U.S. poll revealed that 71% of Americans didn't even know the World Cup was even taking place. I guess the U.S. is more into NFL, NBA, MLB than Soccer.

But hey, American opinion matters, because not only is the USA the only military superpower and #1 economic power in the world, but also the U.S. is the #1 cultural superpower. The world copies U.S. culture: movies, dress, music.
Korea, China, and Japan all copy american music, more specifically, music styles created by black americans: R&B, Rap, etc.

[sw33t x july]

i think soccer is more enjoyable to watch.... and play only because i'm a girl and i don't play football lol.

[antares]

moved this up into first post...

[antares]

i think soccer is more enjoyable to watch.... and play only because i'm a girl and i don't play football lol.

I think soccer is more fun to watch than MLB. MLB is pretty boring in my opinion.

[chungy]

why do Americans call a sport where the ball is THROWN 90% of the time football, they should call it throw-ball

this comment was said on cnn by a commentator...it was funny i thought

[tinasarangg]

i love soccer and all...but nothing beats football =)

[ninpoo]

why do Americans call a sport where the ball is THROWN 90% of the time football, they should call it throw-ball

this comment was said on cnn by a commentator...it was funny i thought

"Lets take a little history lesson. "Football" as we know it today, started centuries ago in a country far, far, away. However, it wasn't called "Football" and it wasn't even "Football" as we know it today. Football was discovered by college students who wanted to play a different sport. They would've played the other sports, but they were just too boring. Years ago, these college students took a look at the available sports. Rugby and Soccer were the two main sports that influenced their "Football" ideas. So technically, "Football" is a form of Soccer.

Anyway, I'll skip the rest of the history, since it's not important. What IS important is how "Football" was played back in the day. The college students decided that they wanted a "rougher" sport that was similar to soccer and rugby. So, they made "Football". There were no rules, except to get the ball to the goal. So, as a result, there tended to be a lot of kicking. Since you use your foot to kick people, and since there is a ball in the game, they decided to call it football."


Sports to watch for me in order...
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Baseball

[supa'Wanki]

Well.. I love to watch football. The game has continuous plays, but soccer only has only few scores and plays, but I still watch soccer, because it's also fun to watch.

[antares]

why do Americans call a sport where the ball is THROWN 90% of the time football, they should call it throw-ball

Not sure where they got that 90% percent figure from. If you're talking college football, it depends on the style of offense the school runs. If they run the wishbone offense, which is a run based offense, then the throwing percentage for their offense is less than 30%. If they run a four receiver set, then yeah, they'll be throwing more, but again it depends on the offense they run.
In the NFL, it also depends on the type of offense the team runs.

[xkrndreamer]

i love to watch basketball and baseball (although some find baseball boring) and play it.

for some odd reason i dislike watching american football but i love playing it. weird eh?

as for soccer its get exciting because its so loud and the guy is trying to go for a goal. but i never watched a full game of soccer my entire life.

[Krn_Track_Star]

why do Americans call a sport where the ball is THROWN 90% of the time football, they should call it throw-ball

this comment was said on cnn by a commentator...it was funny i thought

well from a fact did u know scoccer was not called football. they got that name from the NFL when there was a huge debate over in europe when they heard that america just had a sport named football when there had nothing to do with using ur foot.

the name football was created by america sad but true dont believe me go back to good day america like 3 weeks ago and they had a special segment about this.

europe always called scoccer (soccer) they didnt start calling it football until american's invented a sport called football which is called the NFL. so in outrage europes started calling soccer (football). sad but true.

[ooo_it's_mE]

I prefer futbol.
I can't stand watching football. it's boring to me.

[tomjones]

i like soccer but i love football. i like the rules better and the point system. but yeah football is always fun while soccer gets fun when they are trying to shoot a goal or make one.

[csnrain]

I tried but have failed to even take an interest in american football. usually, I don't even know when the Superbowl is, much less who the teams are that actually playing.
To me, soccer is infinitely more interesting and fun to watch. Seeing the FIFA World Cup is the highlight of my summer when it comes around

[Gitakawaii]

I prefer watching soccer.....

I only watch football when USC or UCLA is playing

and soccer is an exciting game..i just love it

plus they have hot players..with perfect body not buff or too skinny

[joonage]

I love watching football ... but futbol can be interesting ... especially with the fan frenzy ...

But my favorite sport to watch would have to be Basketball, especially college basketball ... March Madness owns NBA playoffs.

Baseball is just boring to watch on TV. Real games are pretty fun tho.

[antares]

Not sure where they got that 90% percent figure from. If you're talking college football, it depends on the style of offense the school runs. If they run the wishbone offense, which is a run based offense, then the throwing percentage for their offense is less than 30%...

Speaking of the wishbone offense and the athleticism in american football, I remember when I was a little kid watching the Oklahoma Sooners play, I remember one year, it was the year that they had Spencer Tillman and Lydell Carr, everyone in the offensive backfield ran the 40 yard dash in 4.4 seconds or faster. Even the fullback Lydell Carr at 225 pounds ran 4.39, Quarterback Bradley ran a 4.41. It was scary. Everyone in that backfield could take it the distance with that kind of speed. Their run offense averaged like 7.5 yards/carry. Speed kills.
Problem with the wishbone offense is that the carries were distributed evenly among the RBs, FB, QB, so it's kind of hard to recruit the blue chip athletes to your school, because the blue chippers usually wanted to go to a school where they can get the bulk of the carries and be the star, not share the limelight.

[antares]

I prefer watching soccer.....

I only watch football when USC or UCLA is playing

Only USC or UCLA?

[B0hemian_Sprite]

The only sports I watch are tennis and soccer, which is ironic I guess, since these two seem like the ones with the smallest fanbase. No one here in the states seems to care much about soccer, and it's even worse for tennis

Sports commentator Dick Vitale said, "the best athletes in the world play in the NBA and the NFL"

I would like him to shove it. I want to see him last 5 minutes with the likes of Federer or Nadal.

[sw33t x july]

another reason to prefer soccer over american football is that u can see the players faces in soccer whereas u cant really tell how the football players look like, etc. i've been to football games and it was kinda boring cuz i wasn't sure what was going on.. the ball never really went anywhere and i couldn't tell who was actually playing since the helmets covered their faces. but hey that's just me and soccer is pretty exciting and u can gamble, and cheer for your nation. i dont know.. lol. plus stuff like the world cup only comes every 4 years. =D