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SOCCER is for wimps, Soccer is NOT a real sport!
Today in America there's a lot of negativity towards the world's most popular sport football or what we call it; soccer. Now I am a huge fan and player of soccer, but people tell me I should play a better sport like football that's for real men! They say soccer has no contact and anyone can play, all you do is kick the ball!!! I hear this BULL-&%$# all the time! For one thing most of the people who say this have never played soccer! Now I created this to discuss what you feel about whether soccer is a REAL sport and whether or not anyone could play....
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Logan Posted: Nov 14, 2009 at 02:33 AM EST

Although football is a "rougher" sport, then have the whistle blown every five seconds, making them less tired. Soccer players on the other hand, have to keep running, no matter what...for soccer you can never tell where that ball is going to go, unlike football... Thats just my opinion.

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Tyler Posted: Oct 28, 2009 at 01:11 PM EDT

Well it is the most popular sport in the world.. but I think American football is tougher rougher and just has more overall contact and excitement

Jordan Posted: Sep 27, 2009 at 09:04 AM EDT

Well, I have a few problems with your statement. First of all, anyone can play ANY sport. Soccer actually breaks more bones than football and basketball combined. And kicking the ball is NOT all you do.

Soccer is a real sport, and you're most likely tougher than a football player. I've actually been kicked in the head in a game, and kept playing. People say it's for wimps due to the many floppers (eg; someone laying on the ground for about a month, and then just hopping up like nothing happened). But floppers are present in basketball, and even in football.

Americans believe that soccer's for wimps because at least one of these reasons (most likely):

1) They are in love with American football, and can't fathom that a sport using your feet is called football everywhere else.

2)They don't understand it.

3)They just HATE the fact you can't use your hands.

Just my two cents on the matter. ;D

Katie Posted: Sep 04, 2009 at 07:48 PM EDT

it is totally a real sport! i have never herd anyone say that before, but i would get into a whole fired up argument if i met that person. soccer is a real sport for girls, for men, and it is played world wide and is the MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THIS WORLD!!!!!! football (the american type) is not played world wide and has world compettition and all that. the only time i ever watch it is the super bowl so that i can watch the commercials (sounds stupid, but i dont care)!!!!!!

Holly Posted: Sep 04, 2009 at 03:38 PM EDT

Soccer is a contact sport. I've played soccer for 5 years and it is a contact sport. I also play some what football. people don't get hurt from the ball they get hurt from other people. I've seen people get sent to the hosbital during games cause they need stitches. if soccer isn't a contact sport than cheerleading isn't even close to being a sport

Anthony Posted: Sep 02, 2009 at 09:38 PM EDT

i play soccer, for my school team...and i have heard the same thing......there is a lot of contact going to win 50-50 balls......and you get pushed down and tripped a lot...people need to play to understand how fun it really is.

Arthur Posted: Sep 02, 2009 at 07:06 PM EDT

Soccer is def a sport, you run alot and there is a lot of contact. you have to fight for every ball just like any other sport

reed Posted: Sep 02, 2009 at 06:39 PM EDT

Soccer is a sport. If you are skilled enough you can make living of it. you do need skill to play, need to be in shape and most importantly can get hurt by others.

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John Posted: Sep 01, 2009 at 09:21 AM EDT

soccer is not for wimps!

William Posted: Jul 14, 2009 at 01:03 AM EDT

soccer does have contact, like shoulder check and tackles, etc.......soccer is a real sport, you have to run basically every where around the field to get the ball for 90 mins without non stop, except when there is a foul and freekicks, etc. american football is a really not that much of a sport....... there is contact, but basically u have breaks every stop and too many tackles but only ones..... probably americans are type of country that like sports that has many contacts like hockey, because of so many wimps in soccer which puts negatively in country like america to overlook soccer........ but soccer is the world most favourite sport in the world for a good reasons.....

samantha Posted: Jun 29, 2009 at 02:21 PM EDT

soccer is the best sport ever. you have to run so much it's not even funny. the only other sport that you run just as much is basketball, but they're inside and can cool down easily. football is a good sport too, but they get to take a break between each play.

jared Posted: Jun 29, 2009 at 11:40 AM EDT

i play both soccer and football i use to say the same thing about soccer then the coach at our school asked me to play cause i was really fast and every sence i have loved it no soccer isnt a contact sport but there is alot of cantact in it iv hit alot of ppl and socccer isnt for everyone but yes most ppl can play soccer you just have to practice but yes soccer is a real sport

Shawn Posted: Jun 29, 2009 at 08:09 AM EDT

The fullback just scored!!! the fullback just scored the winning points for the Tigers in the state championship game folks!!! He went through three defenders for the winning score!!!

Could you tell the difference if it was soccer or football - if you can't than I rest my case - Soccer is a sport although I have never ever played it. Anything that requires a lot of running and body contact is a sport.

Mel Posted: Jun 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM EDT

there is no way soccer is not a sport. in fact it is one of the most difficult sports out there all the running and body contact that goes into soccer and there is no protection but there is also a very delicate side also when it comes to and handling the ball but you need power. so if high school cheer leading is a sport there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that soccer is.

michael Posted: May 26, 2009 at 09:42 PM EDT

not just anyone could play and actually do well. America is in love with American Football not soccer. there is going to be some negativity. I play American Football and im honestly in love with it. that being said, soccer is a real sport and does have some contact, you do not just kick the ball. you slide tackle, you hit it with your head, you do back flip kicks (bicycle kicks or something), and you run into each other when your not looking. a lot of guys get injured playing soccer. Soccer maybe an alternative for some wimps. honestly it would be the best sport to play if your a wimp. But just because you play it doesnt make you a wimp.

Brian Posted: May 24, 2009 at 05:37 PM EDT

Soccer and (american) football are two sports that first of all cannot be compared. They require completely different conditioning and strategy. I have played soccer my entire life and i occasionally hear someone who plays football say that soccer is for whimps but I dont feel i need to say anything back. Football players always want to show their toughness and therefore say that soccer is not a real sport. I would like to see a 300 lb. lineman try to play midfield in a competetive soccer match. Whew...that guy would last no more than 5 minutes. All in all i am trying to stay that football is for the people who just like to be told what to do while soccer requires teamwork and strategy.

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Nicola Posted: May 15, 2009 at 03:31 PM EDT

soccer is a sport that demands strategic thinking, dexterity, speed, agility, and a lot of skill. if being a sport depends on having contact then let's all have sex and be athletes.

cody Posted: May 06, 2009 at 12:10 AM EDT

soccer is a sport they run their aces off adn there is a lot of contact in the sport i have heard it is the most injury prone sport there is

Cody Posted: Apr 11, 2009 at 04:27 PM EDT

soccer is the %*@&. you should see milan and barcelona play. it's amazing. i suck, but yea, its a sport.

Francesco Posted: Apr 09, 2009 at 03:27 AM EDT

I personally love soccer, its my life, its all about taste. Soccer has alot more practice and talent involved to perfect things. You will never be perfect at juggling in soccer and thats the bottom line, its a challenge. Thats why it deserves as much respect as any other sport out there.

Ben Posted: Apr 08, 2009 at 09:27 AM EDT

soccer is a really sport i dont play but i know it is just as difficult as football.

adam Posted: Apr 07, 2009 at 05:41 PM EDT

lol theres no way soccer is for wimps last week i saw a guy dislocate his hip and blow out his ACL

Quentin Posted: Apr 06, 2009 at 10:06 PM EDT

k, all you soccer players make fun of us football dudes for rockin pads...personally, more often than not im playing (full contact) in a wifebeat and shorts with my cleats and gloves. i hate the pads. as a track/cross country runner, i agree that soccer conditioning is tough. try conditioning with a wrestling team sometime, ill SMOKE you for sure. and i can guarentee i can kick the $#!^ out of any soccer player stupid enough to step to me. soccer players dont get hit in the ribs by 240 pound linebackers while in the air trying to catch a ball in the pouring rain. so, while soccer may be tough, it has nothing on football or wrestling.

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Miles Posted: Mar 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM EDT

Soccer is just as real as any other sport

Ricardo Posted: Mar 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM EDT

why do you all like soccer

Ricardo Posted: Mar 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM EDT

soccer is gay

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Tosin Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 07:09 AM EDT

soccer is a real spor and what make you say that....

John Posted: Mar 17, 2009 at 01:51 PM EDT

I feel that since soccer didn't originate from America, most American aren't surrounded by very good soccer players. If you want to see real soccer go out of the country then you will surely see reall soccer.

ivan Posted: Mar 11, 2009 at 01:10 PM EDT

Soccer is a %#%#* sport and not even hard try wrestling now thats hard

dylan Posted: Mar 08, 2009 at 01:38 PM EDT

SOCCER SUCKS

Kyle Posted: Feb 26, 2009 at 11:18 PM EST

soccer is a real sport.anyone who says differently hasnt played a full 90 minute game. the conditioning and work outs soccer players do are tough, but so are football workouts. each sport has its own demanding properties that make it unique. having played soccer my entire life, i must say that it is a real sport that takes commitment and a lot of outside work to perfect your game.

Kevin Posted: Feb 26, 2009 at 08:13 PM EST

As a football and soccer player i say that both are great sports, and both require different abilities. In my opinion in soccer you must be more endured, and you need to have will power to push you in the game, but in football you ahve to be tough to fight off the bruises, the cuts etc, and still play. But to saay that soccer is for wimps has to be the most arrogant thing ive ever heard, sure if other sports you hear about the injuries players have, but soccer for some reason gets left out, most soccer players dont have toe nails but on the physical play.

*JM@N Posted: Feb 25, 2009 at 10:59 PM EST

football is a manly sport. i understand you can still get hurt in soccer but i do think football is da best sport out there and plus soccer iz way 2 much running for a brutha like me

kwynn Posted: Feb 24, 2009 at 11:22 PM EST

theres way more work in soccer than there is in football. We have to hold people off and run constantly. In football you stop and go, but in soccer, if youre a midfielder, you almost never stop moving

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Chad Posted: Feb 24, 2009 at 07:01 PM EST

in soccer, you don't stop every 5 seconds like football

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James Posted: Feb 17, 2009 at 05:44 PM EST

I am a football coach and I know I am suppose to say that soccer is for wimps...I can't. Soccer has a different skill set than football. I do feel football players are overall the best athletes around, but I will never take anything away from the athletic ability and skill of soccer players. The game is also much more physical than most people give it credit for. Yes, I too have witnessed the dives and acting skills of soccer players, but it is physical. To sound off soccer is not for wimps and it is a real sport.

Mason Posted: Feb 12, 2009 at 07:54 PM EST

Soccer is one of the top rated sports in all of america and yeah sometimes we may take dives but i wanna see football players go through all the conditioning and hard work we do and see if they can last i know first hand that anything i do for soccer is 10x harder then it is for football cause ive played both sports ive played soccer since i was 4 and soccer is not for whimps

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Chancellor Posted: Feb 12, 2009 at 06:49 PM EST

How is soccer for wimps when soccer players actually have to be in shape... what I mean by that is that you can't be 300 lbs. and still play soccer.

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John Posted: Feb 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM EST

try playin football with jus shin guards

Dennis Posted: Feb 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM EST

wow if soccer was for wimps then how come football players have to wear all that padding. All soccer players get is a little piece of padding on the shin and it really doesnt do anything, the football player gets like 30 lbs of protection

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Makayla Posted: Feb 09, 2009 at 12:05 PM EST

soccer is the best sport there is and there is contact anyone who believes otherwise should be chalenged to a game of soccer and kicked in the nuts or steped on to show how much contact is involved

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megan Posted: Feb 09, 2009 at 11:12 AM EST

soccer is amazing

chris Posted: Feb 09, 2009 at 10:24 AM EST

anyone who thinks soccer isn't a man sport hasn't grown any yet. soccer is one of my top five most demanding sports i know. wow what losers..... it isn't fun to watch though

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jorge Posted: Jan 20, 2009 at 04:11 PM EST

are you %!#&*!# serious, of course soccer is for real mans,i experimented every kind of sport i play every sport and soccer to me is the best one, in fact football is a gay sport anyone can trow a !@*$**! ball and takkle anyone.You need to have a lot of skills to play soccer, and every time i play soccer i always got injure you can !@&%&@% break your legs playing soccer,and don't tell me that you never seen those videos where pro soccer players died in the field playing,no just one i seen a lot of them. In conclusion soccer is a dangerous sport,not anyone can play it, people should think about it before they speak.

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Adrein Posted: Jan 19, 2009 at 09:32 PM EST

soccer is a sport, and is not for wimps. but it is less physical than football. ive played both sports and am now playing football. in soccer u get tripped and kicked sometimes. in football u get hit almost every play. in soccer u wear pads on ur shins, in football u wear pads everywhere besides ur shins and forearms. in soccer u have 160 punds ppl running forever and kicking a ball. in football u have 200 + people smashing the guy with the ball. soccer is a sport, but it is less physical and definitely less fun to play and watch.

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eric Posted: Jan 19, 2009 at 05:30 PM EST

Of course it is...... just not fun to watch!

Valentina Posted: Jan 11, 2009 at 04:15 PM EST

pleeeease. of course its not for wimps. go to youtube and type in "soccer player killed by the angel of death" and see how serious it is. its gotta be one of the scaryest things ive ever seen, especially cuz it really happened. ~*Colombo*~

Alex Posted: Jan 03, 2009 at 07:32 PM EST

is soccer a real sport?

yes

do i like soccer?

absolutly not. as a kid growing up i liked it, but it got boring fast. i dont think it has much contact at all. and the nets are like freakin huge!!! anyone could score in one of those. but everyone has their own opinion. and you are not going to change someones mind by getting mad.

Shiloh Posted: Jan 03, 2009 at 05:39 PM EST

tell me shayne... do you weigh 300 pounds or do you just tape brass nuckles to your hands? Do tell how you "snapped a leg clean in half"... Even if you did... comparing soccer and football... even WITH the pads pro players have died. tell me how many pro soccer players have died thus far from being hit. I don't care if you play but please dont say it's HARDER then football. there aren't 300 pound lineman in soccer who are out to kill any qb or runningback who crosses their path.

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NIRIA Posted: Jan 01, 2009 at 10:28 PM EST

its all about soccer other people who like to judge soccer must be retards becuz they either probably sukk at it or never played b4 .. soccer takes a lot of technique. soccer is more than JUST KIKING THE BALL!!! it takes consentration, technique, speed, stigma, and more things that football. like lets rephrase this wats the the only thing you do in footbal tackle people durhh!! in soccer we have our tackles are knockouts our bruises the hits in the face breaking bones shin splits. the only thing we have for prtoections is shin guards and in football you guys have thee whole suitt maybe u should thing about it again before you judge soccer theres a reason why its the most playesd&& loved sport in the whole world

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Kameron Posted: Jan 01, 2009 at 03:29 PM EST

SOCCER RULES!! If any sport isn't real it's football. 9 out of 10 of footballs injuries are so small you can still practice...in soccer if you get injured bad enough to come out of the game your on crutches most likely. FOOTBALL IS FOR WHIMPS SO SHUT UP!!!!!!!!

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dylan Posted: Dec 30, 2008 at 03:11 PM EST

What are you talking about? Soccer is for wimps. All you do is run around and kick the ball. It's so boring. No COntact or anything. I wonder why football is showcased on Espn and NBC. Name some big networks like that that soccer is showcased on.

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Tee Posted: Dec 24, 2008 at 10:22 AM EST

For Matt and others that don't understand soccer and think it is just a bunch of girlie boys diving at the slightest contact, I suggest you do your homework. Yes there is the occasional dive at the pro levels in an effort to draw a call, but I haven't seen that in any game I have been in. Check out the following links from my team and tell me soccer is for wimps.

(Great Keeper collision in this one and kick to the face at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nknDxR2HwPQ&feature=channel_page

(This one has to be one of the dirtiest tackles I have ever seen at any level) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJv_1ZzhNFg&feature=channel

Enjoy and Merry Christmas to all.

TEE

Kevin Posted: Dec 17, 2008 at 08:38 PM EST

anyone that thinks soccer isn't a real sport should step onto the field with a highly competitive team. You would get your !%@ whooped. And dont even say that soccer is a whimp sport, especially all you retard football players out there that wear a body suit of pads and a fricken helmet. All we wear are tiny,5 inch by 3 inch pads on our shins.

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Tina Posted: Dec 17, 2008 at 12:08 PM EST

i played soccer a couple years ago and i hated it you cant really do anything yea i was good so i was told but i just really hated it i like real football...violance

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Matthew Posted: Dec 16, 2008 at 06:43 PM EST

playing soccer when u were 4 is a lot different than playin when ur 16, yes it is a real sport, just because you cover urself in pads doesnt mean its a more physical sport.

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Renee Posted: Dec 09, 2008 at 07:52 PM EST

Dur!! oh course soccer is a sport.Yeah its not like Hockey or Football but when it all comes down you run your %%$%% off.What about base ball you whare cups and football and Hockey you whare enough padding that makes you wonder how the hell did he or she just get hurt? truthly all the padding us soccer players need is a womans pad on us and we wouldnt have to worrie about gatting hurt.I doubt that a football player could kick a soccer ball as hard and fast as a soccer player.

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Cody Posted: Nov 18, 2008 at 11:12 AM EST

all you do in soccer is run. i played soccer when i was 4 ans it wasnt that hard. you go suit up and play a game of football and then ocme %$$$* to me about how hard it is, its not easy and it can be one of the toughest things you will ever do.

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Michael Posted: Nov 16, 2008 at 12:14 AM EST

I agree w/ sam and ty...I would have to play from 15-30 minutes non-stop running and sprinting. We don't have any protection except shin pads which is about the size of your average remote control and a little more wider, hell we don't even have nut cups....The way I see it soccer players put in more work than fottball

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Ty Posted: Nov 14, 2008 at 05:16 PM EST

One more thing... The hardest I've ever been hit was in soccer not football... So they wanna talk try steppin out on the field!

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Ty Posted: Nov 14, 2008 at 05:15 PM EST

Well lets put it this way... I play both at the same time and get a lot of %&%% on both sides (mostly from football players)... So here's the deal: I'll play you in soccer than football and lets see who wins

Sam Posted: Nov 12, 2008 at 05:58 PM EST

I know exactly what your talking about!! all the football players at my school think that they're all big and bad bec. they run around with a ball..and that soccer isn't physical at all! its all &*#&! But think of it like this: we don't wear any padding, don't have time outs, don't stop play every 3 sec. :)

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Wade Posted: Nov 11, 2008 at 10:00 PM EST

i hate people that say that stuff. i live in a lil town in southern Georgia and all the school cares about is "football" which should be called hand ball or something. there is contact in soccer. And anyones that says soccer aint a real sport.. I'd like to see your fooball playing &$$ come to one of my schools practices and see how long you last.

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Naomi Posted: Nov 04, 2008 at 01:17 PM EST

i second all of these especially the one from melinda

Caitlin Posted: Nov 04, 2008 at 10:10 AM EST

It is a real sport and there is contact in the sport whoever thinks its not is stupid

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Cydne Posted: Nov 03, 2008 at 09:09 PM EST

Soccer players work just as hard as football players and i hav tried to play and it aint that easy.

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matt Posted: Nov 03, 2008 at 06:19 PM EST

so, u dont get hit like u do in soccer, i takkled this kid, and i hit his thigh, padding there, i still broke his phemore, and the pading only covers about 30% of your body so i will eat that, cause i can takes hits

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matt Posted: Nov 03, 2008 at 04:08 PM EST

dude anywere anytime i will eat u alive

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Robert Posted: Nov 01, 2008 at 09:21 PM EDT

i use to play football and now i play soccer and sccer is alot tougher then football. ive had alot more injuries in soccer then football. It is a contact sport and if you dont think that then comeon the same soccer field as me and il show you how much of a contact sport it is

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matt Posted: Nov 01, 2008 at 08:54 PM EDT

worst sport my a**, football takes heart, u become a family, somthing soccer players wouldent know about, and that protection that u say is for wimps, is protects us from the hits we take and mabye... MABYE....soccer is a conacted sport, but um, football is a colision sport,we hit the hardest out of anysport, and that protection only covers bout 40 percent off out bodies, and um u think soccers brutal, down in new jersey a kid died in footbal cause he got a brain hemerage, u know what that is? a bleeding brain, even with protection kids are still ending up dead cause is a colision sport, a risk we football players are willing to take, and in the NFL, ppl all over the place are getting paralized, id like to see that in soccer

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Brandon Posted: Oct 31, 2008 at 10:20 PM EDT

Soccer has plenty of contact, a kid broke my face playing soccer. Personally that sounds pretty contact. Football is really gay a bunch of guys on a pile. Football players wear how much protection and soccer players have just their shin guards. So if anything football is for wimps and the worse sport.

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Dillon Posted: Oct 31, 2008 at 01:47 PM EDT

K ppl ive played both sports and they are both full of contact.....in football ive seen a qb get his shoulder dislocated...and in soccer we played against a team and one of our players drove one guys knee cap into his thigh and ive traded drop kicks with goalies and all that @#$* but seriously if u diss on soccer its because u havent played it or u just havent seen a good game......

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Ashton Posted: Oct 30, 2008 at 06:51 PM EDT

Sure, there are more tackles and hits in football, but that doesn't mean that soccer isnt a sport, or that people who play soccer are whimps. Trust me, i could say stuff about football players too. Soccer players don't suck oxygen on the sidelines, they don't call timeouts every two minutes cause they've lost their breath, and we don't get quarters where we can talk to the coach and get back into our gameplan. Trust me, it can go both ways.

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matt Posted: Oct 30, 2008 at 06:05 PM EDT

if anyone wants to tell me soccer has more contact, show me a video with hits biger and harder then this then say soccer is tougher then football

matt Posted: Oct 30, 2008 at 06:04 PM EDT

http://www.takkle.com/videos/322

matt Posted: Oct 30, 2008 at 04:47 PM EDT

I HATE SOCCER who cares if soccer is the most popular in the world..this is America people...football is way beter then soccer, i mean in soccer all i do is slide tackle and wow, thats manly(not) me myself am a defensive linmen on my varsity football team, and anyone give a objention id love to hear it, as a linmen ive ben knocked out, broken fingers, toes, comcusions, but every time it happens i get up and keep playin like all football players do just tape it up and go back out, now i watch a soccer game and a kid got kicked in the shin had a little cut and the whole team was flippin out cause he was bleeding,wow every one bleeds, and i was a former soccer player and i would never go back so, yea soccers a sport but football is way better.

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Bridget Posted: Oct 29, 2008 at 06:42 PM EDT

I agree with you, but I think the reason why people say it is because Christiano Ronaldo and tons of other players fake s*!t and dive. Don't get me wrong they're great players but you can be good and not dive all over the place.