What the fuck do you care?, obviously his wife and kids don't.

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Your tears give me strength.

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It's a shame really, because soccer really is quite enjoyable once you get into it. It would also be nice if the US had a team consistently good enough to root for in the world cup. I get too many weird looks wearing my Paraguay jersey every four years.

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sorry but your sport is for girls, there is a reason the US > you.

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With American Football, you've got short spurts of action that hardly last more than 15-20 seconds each if you're lucky, with plenty of breaks in between that the people with short attention spans can refocus on something else for a minute. Plus, they'r guaranteed said action because everyone's in a tight enclosed space to begin with.

As far as your question is concerned, more than a good number of people enjoy American football, even people outside of the US (my Canadian brother-in-law prefers it over Hockey! *gasp*).

Sadly, there are times where I think that the only reason why Soccer took off as much as it did is because to several people, it's the cheapest sport to get into (Ball = 15$, Shin Guards = 20$, Cleats = 30$, done), which is why it's the most popular under-10 team sport next to baseball...

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@Cururu: I would say you're wrong about strategy, trick shots, etc. Most of the football watching audience pay attention to play books, watch the ESPN play dissections, and love the Spartan War Game aspect of the phalanx lining up trying to overwhelm the other army.

What I don't get is why football hasn't gotten more popular outside of the US save a few countries. The only reason I can really see why is the fact that it's one of the more expensive team sports, the belief that rugby(even if it's a dying sport) is manlier because of the whole "lolnopads!," and how much they generalize the actual game.

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oh and doesnt soccer have professional womens leagues? not am. football though.

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Why not call basketball like toss ball?

Why not call baseball something like hit ball?

Using the same argument people do about football you could find a number of problems with plenty of sports.

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Those make sense

Basketball - You put the ball in the basket

Football - You kick the ball with your foot

Handball - You throw the ball with your hand

Volleyball - You keep the ball from bouncing on the ground

Beach Volleyball - Above on a beach

Then you get

American Football - You throw the ball forwards to each other. Wait what?

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its delusional to think that the perception of a higher score means something is more exciting.

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or the fact that it's the ultimate team sport, no one man can do everything. Try watching and understanding it one day and maybe you'll see, doubt it though

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So, I guess the part with running doesn't count? Or the men that do footwork for defense? Or, as a poster already put it, measurements?

Both Basketball and Baseball are abstract in name. You're carrying a ball to the basket, that's the goal. You could call it dribble ball, that would be more accurate in a comparison to why Europeans complain about football being called football. In Soccer you're kicking a ball to the goal. Why not call it goal ball? Or kickball?

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Soccer is for the poor, and pussies afraid to take a hit.

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As i said I used to watch it but it bored me. You stop start and switch players every 2 plays. Whereas with Football its 11 men (plus 2/3 subs) and 90 mins with minimal breaks. I'd love to see AF keep that up.

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considering how football players are better conditioned because they do more than just run, that would be no problem. Devin Hester would tear up a soccer field easily.

I think that's it for me though, no use in trying to talk sense into someone who finds running entertaining.

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It's a war on the field. You've got your generals on the side line(coaches). On site commander(quarterback). At his disposal you've got a bunch of different unit types that adhere to different styles. The bench is the reinforcements. Defense is the force trying to thwart an attack. The offense are the invading strike force. Special Teams are the special operations guys.

Once you understand that, the game changes.

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I really have no place making that argument though since I've never played rugby, although I've been on both soccer and football teams.

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ps: I do have Pro Evolution for the 360 so my soccer addicted cousins can play...

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Miles (rest of the world is Kilometers)

Pepsi (rest of the world is Coke, the fave drink)

American Football (rest of the world, soccer)

Fahrenheit (rest of the world, celsius)

Feet, Pounds (rest of the world Kilos, meters, etc)

It goes on and on lol

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Only if soccer referees turn a blind eye to holding penalties as well.

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This is hardly a theory let alone yours -- history documents these intentional and seemingly unnecessary changes well enough. That said, some other forced cultural inventions such as the short story are worthy contributions to the world at large.

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I would love to see you on the football field.

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Will this be using the wii motion plus? Probably not

Wow, way to take five seconds to do some research about this game. I like how you instantly jumped to a conclusion about this game using just box cover art.

I wonder how the world would be if we judged all people the same way.

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