Why is real football better than American?

[tta91690]

And also one of the most depressing days of my life (life-long United fan)

[TakinOver]

Cause they get to scrap if they feel like it.... American football is rigged. Thats why I never watch it. If I join the football pool I will.

[tta91690]

I'm not absolutely positive, but I think that soccer is the worst sport on the planet.

People always hate on soccer without ever explaining why. I have always been genuinely interested in what people don't like about it. Would you mind articulating what you dislike?

[pikeboy412]

the nfl is way bettttttteeeerrrrr than kickball
not hatin..

i love all sports but come one.. nfl is amazing

[Rcktwrangler]

Simple, it's not. It's stupid that they took the name from Soccer but it is better.

[Rellik419]

Americans want to see points scored. Not a 1-0 game. Booooorrrrrriiiiiinnnnnggggg!

[tta91690]

Americans want to see points scored. Not a 1-0 game. Booooorrrrrriiiiiinnnnnggggg!

This is just plain ignorant. Most soccer games do NOT end 1-0, maybe you should try watching something other than the World Cup. Teams play the group stage of the WC conservatively because of the format, try watching Champions League or EPL. The excitement in a soccer game comes from the build-up play to create a scoring chance. Professional soccer players are so good that if the final pass into them is on point they will usually score.

[paycash]

soccer is great!!!

[tta91690]

The 4th official holds up a board telling you how many minutes are added. The ref can extend that time if a team has a scoring chance or if he feels a team was excessively wasting time while the ball was out of play. The ref doesn't need to say what the penalty is for (like in football) because the fouls only happen around the ball and are obvious to most spectators. And, hyperbole aside, there are only 11 players per side, let's not get carried away. People who complain about soccer being boring should watch the last day of last year's EPL season, it was the most epic comeback in sports history.

[MrDignified]

Kinda crazy to compare the 2 sports as the only thing in common is the name. Compare the NFL to a rugby league and you have a more realistic comparison, but even there, the differences are huge. NFL is size and speed on an immediate play by play basis with a large squad of specialists being rotated in and out. Rugby is a small squad of all around players in for every down, offense and defense and is supremely a stamina sport, with power and speed occasionally. And just for fun...as a Scot....when we play football, we mostly use our feet.....when we hold world championships, we usually invite some other countries, and when you meet the head of our country you only have to drop to one knee instead of two!! Luv ya Zab!!!