Posted on 05/31/2002 8:29:58 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
That "other" football championship is kicking off in Japan and Korea this weekend.
Just because soccer called itself football first doesn't mean that the World Cup offers a better game than the NFL. . . .
Cases in point:
No NFL game would never be dubbed as a "friendly."
Slovenia vs. Paraguay, June 12. Don't mark your calendars.
That's called a tackle?
No team should carry more than one kicker.
A "side" should only be something an offensive lineman consumes many of at KFC.
Five of those offensive linemen -- now that's a real "wall".
Why do you think there is an NFL Europe, but no Bundesliga USA?
A "header" hurts a little more in the NFL.
Without TV timeouts, you can't benefit from the exercise of running to the bathroom and hitting the fridge without missing any action.
Entertainers other than Brazilian (news - web sites) soccer stars who go by just one name: Madonna (news - web sites), Cher, Liberace.
Red and yellow cards. Ooh scary. I better behave.
The NFL has Jerry Rice.
The World Cup has someone who married Posh Spice.
Halfbacks shouldn't mean they are half-sized.
Touchdowns over touchlines, any day of the week.
"Throw-in" should refer only to NFL contract incentives.
The NFL's version of the "equalizer": the salary cap.
The World Cup's most exciting play: "Goooooooooal!"
Times that happens in an average World Cup match: 0.5
Excitement on almost every NFL play: "Boom! Whap! Thud! Crunch!"
Tunisia vs. Belgium, June 10.
It should take a lot more than touching the ball to qualify as "Illegal use of the hands."
If your sport somehow lets France win something, that's just embarrassing.
Don't worry -- there are only 99 days until the real football season starts.
This is the one thing I dispute about your post. If you watch a soccer game today (especially at its highest levels), you rarely see more than two or three of the eleven players running at any given time.
Agreed. The shootouts in soccer are pathetic. They should make them play until someone wins, like an 15-inning baseball game. See who wants it more.
The shootouts were invented purely for the benefit of European TV networks. Of course, TV also dictates a lot of what goes on in U.S. sports.
Fair enough. Have fun this weekend enjoying whatever sport you like.
My indoor soccer game this evening was cancelled, so I'm stuck with yard work.
All the teams that have openings are either beginner or co-ed and the thought of accidentally booting one into some girls face scares the hell out of me.
I'll drink one to them not cancelling your game next week.
Have a good one.
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