Champions league

Probably the most negative and poorest quality performance to win it I've ever seen, but congrats to Chelsea. Not sure what I thought of terry in match kit celebrating with the lads who won it but at least he let lampard lift the cup. Di Matteo has to get the job now doesn't he?

Also... If you do a google search on "the man for the big occasion" didier drogba is like the first 5 results. whatever you think of his theatrics sometimes: 9 cup finals, 9 goals.

 

I must admit I know pretty much nothing about English soccer but the teams have the coolest names.

 

well. this was European football... Chelsea vs Bayern Munich

Ashley Cole was just in a different class last night also. Plus Peter Cech, 6 penalties faced, went the right way 6 times, saved 3.

 

I think it's because Americans only mostly like sports that are only played in America.

I don't like Chelsea much, or at least I'm not fond of the current crop. However, it's nice to see a Brit team win again.

 

I thought in terms of participation its 5th or 6th in the US though?

Football isnt universally popular really... it isn't that big in India and Pakistan... but in South America, Europe and Africa I would guess it would be the 1st sport in most countries.

I am pretty sure basketball was first played in Italy or somewhere like that also?

 

maybe it's BECAUSE we're forced to play it as kids that it fizzles. once we turn 12, we're ushered into the other sports with higher scores and smaller fields, so maybe there's an underlying feeling of outgrowing soccer and it's big ass field and low scores. it kind of goes the way of handball, dodgeball, and tetherball i suppose.

i know once i picked up a basketball i never looked back after having played soccer 10 years. and i start to drowse off when i watch it as a fan, but i can say that about baseball too.

it's weird because when i went to amsterdam and it was soccer day it was quiet as a church and people were mesmerized by it.

 

my interest in European football is almost as low as my desire to watch American NFL style football. Neither one holds my interest at all.
I can say the same thing for baseball though, the only time I have truly enjoyed seeing games in that sport were the minor league team for the Giants that is/was based in Keizer Oregon. After being dragged to enough games at Candlestick Park, The Kingdome, and at least one in Texas when Nolan Ryan was pitching I found out they make good places for a nap though.
Football teams do have much cooler names than teams in the United States, and the fan bases are rabidly loyal.

I would watch a futball game anytime over cars covered in sponsor stickers making endless left turns though. Semi truck racing is sooooo much cooler to watch; I caught some of that on the satellite feed while floating around in the Mediterean and absolutely loved that sport. That added element of "you just might tip over" if you turn too sharp really adds something and those really haul not pulling any weight behind them.

 

one of my favorite fighters who is also a master trash talker spoke on this last week.... he said, "you know what else chases itself around in a circle? a headless chicken. if you raced your neighbor today and won, what makes you think you wouldn't win in the same car a week from now?"

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Just round and round in a circle? How far? Couldn't they just do 2 laps and call it done? And I thought F1 was boring!

Oh, and while I'm at it, what's basketball all about? It seems to be two teams taking turns to try and throw a ball in a basket and seeing who misses most.

 

Mate, I've asked myself the same question repeatedly when it comes to US sports.

Compare Rugby with American Football. The way you guys see American Football as a manly and tough sport is so hilarious when it is such a pussy sport. Comparison here.

ZombieSquirrel , back me up on this.

EDIT: Also, AFL (local Australian version of Rugby) is apparently considered the second toughest sport out there, while traditional Rugby ranks 4th and American Football 6th.


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And yes, Americans, we from the rest of the world fully realize you just love Made in America. Doesn't make your stuff any better, though.

 

Remixer , Aussie Rules is awesome!

 

I played rugby up to uni/club level, and I love NFL

The main difference to me is the NFL is about power, and rugby is about strength and fitness.

Rugby can break down into a real ugly mess at the breakdown if not reffed properly and it is a lot more technical. An elite NFL player is going to be a lot better pure athlete. Rugby is rougher in terms of getting stamped on, ear biting, sneaky punches in the scrum, etc... but you very rarely will see a big one on one full tilt hit in rugby (which is common place in NFL)

I'd rather play rugby, but I do enjoy watching NFL.

 

I may be wrong here, but I was always under the impression that strength + fitness = power.

 

I have to admire the athleticism in NFL. There are some great athletes and I'm getting to understand the game better.

I have to admit that it still irritates me how often they stop and I don't understand why they can't a) think on their feet without having a meeting and b) both attack AND defend. Too much stop/start for me.

The last quarter can be tense and exciting, though.

 

a yellow card (ie - 10 mins off) in rugby!

(but obv should have been a straight red)


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