Scholarship table
ok. but yuo left D Wade off of there.. He is the biggest complainer of them all.
And ssmp, yeah, no fake injuries or diving in basketball, are there. Have you even HEARD of the NBA? And I'm pretty sure baseball is the only sport that puts guys on the DL with phantom injuries just to make room on their roster. Happens all the time. Another useless Internet troll. Go back under your bridge.
I'll be the first to admit diving is part of the game, and honestly, I wish the Americans were better at it. We are at a severe disadvantage because many if our players refuse to dive, and those that do are incompetent at it. And the simple truth is that while it's cheating, cheating is a part of all sports at all levels. Whether it's Vancouver cheap shots in the Stanley Cup Finals, or the holding that happens during every NFL play, or the acting that goes on in soccer or basketball, or foreign substances on bats and balls in baseball, or NASCAR teams trying to get away with illegal structural changes to make their cars lighter, there's not a sport where this stuff doesn't happen. For some reason, people in this country get more worked up about the cheating in soccer than they do in other sports, even though it's no more prevalent. Hell, we complain about legal time-wasting tactics (that might have won the US women the WC) but don't bat an eye when the QB takes a knee. It's hypocritical. Yes, rules are broken and infractions are missed. It happens in every game of every major sport in existence.
I'm a hockey fan. "I hurt my ankle, we need a rest, he was offsides, wah wah wah." If I want that, I'll babysit my nieces and nephews more. They also run around for hours without tiring.
When it's something like Brazilian defender Erika writhing after being hit by a mystery sniper, only to bounce back up as soon as she hits the endline, I agree. But that's far from an every-match occurrence, and just as bad is happening in the NBA with about the same frequency, especially come playoff time. I may not like it, but that's a lot easier for me to watch than NFL games being played for 5 seconds, then taking 40 seconds off, then another 7 seconds, repeat ad nauseum.
You're a hockey fan and you're going to mock the offsides rule? Don't you guys have that too?
Brewcity, your saying that you like watching womens sports better than the NFL? I have never once heard that from a human being before, much less an American. I'm not knocking you for your style, its just a little bizarre. Personally I think womens soccer is not entertaining at all and if we didn't make it to the World Cup finals then there would not have been a single thought of womens soccer enter my brain. Men's soccer on the other hand I do enjoy and try to follow it as much as I can, maybe 2014 will be our year...USA USA USA
I like watching womens sports more than the NFL and im an American. Watching an NFL game is at times intolerable. There is about 4 seconds of action on each play and then they stand around for about 4 minutes doing nothing while Bud Light has a flashing ad across the screen every 10 seconds. American football is one of the most boring sports known to man.
Totally unlike the 80+ minutes of jogging and passing in soccer. With 8 to 10 minutes of actual action to keep you entertained.I feel like soccer is very similar to NASCAR. The few good moments will be on Sportscenter, so who the hell cares?
Number 1, nascar isnt a sport. Number 2, you cant tell me that there is more action in American football than real football, thats an absolute joke. There is only 1 break in a real football game and the rest consists of constant action and effort. Not to mention real football players are actual athletes unlike the 600 lb linemen that can barely walk and they end up dying when theyre 50 years old because theyre too fat and out of shape to even sustain life. And by the way the entire world cares about real football if u werent aware.
And by the way the entire world cares about real football if u werent aware.
What I find so irritating is there's a thread for people that enjoy soccer to discuss it, and the haters can't help but come in and sh*t on it.We get it. Now move on.
Exactly.
But dude! Hating on soccer and calling it boring and for pansies makes you totally manly and cool brah! Its the American way!