Football... yes English football

hopefully the wonderful admin wopr will change your topic title to the correct spelling of soccer

Can't see 3-1 in all honesty now... Max I can see is 3 goals in this game and thats a big ask.

I think 2-0 Barca... Messi last minute.

Originally posted by ninefive Yea its really wierd how football is called football in america and its about throwing and catching primarily. makes alot more sense to call soccer, football

im a football geek bt i have no idea where the word soccer came from. The US sport i luv is Basketball (with baskets and a ball which is a plus). its like warfare when it ebbs and flows and theyre duels all over the court. Do u think most of us on UT3 are competitive sportsmen/women going head2head in a different arena?

Originally posted by Heavenly_tRiNiTy Originally posted by ninefive Yea its really wierd how football is called football in america and its about throwing and catching primarily. makes alot more sense to call soccer, football im a football geek bt i have no idea where the word soccer came from. The US sport i luv is Basketball (with baskets and a ball which is a plus). its like warfare when it ebbs and flows and theyre duels all over the court. Do u think most of us on UT3 are competitive sportsmen/women going head2head in a different arena?

CMON 2-0 HAHHAHAH fukerdy ha :), yes im an arsenal fan lol

Originally posted by Fluffy Fluffington Originally posted by Heavenly_tRiNiTy Originally posted by ninefive Yea its really wierd how football is called football in america and its about throwing and catching primarily. makes alot more sense to call soccer, football im a football geek bt i have no idea where the word soccer came from. The US sport i luv is Basketball (with baskets and a ball which is a plus). its like warfare when it ebbs and flows and theyre duels all over the court. Do u think most of us on UT3 are competitive sportsmen/women going head2head in a different arena?   Trin I grew up playing soccer comeptitivley and still love it to this day. In the states today more kids "participate" in soccer than any other sport, but it has never fared well as 'entertainment'. It competes with too many established 'native' sports (NFL, NBA, MLB)   Our pro league here is just not compelling enough to watch and honestly the only time I "watch" soccer is during the World CuP.   Even though I love Playing Soccer, I also LOVE watching and Following AMERICAN FOOTBALL. There's less than 20 games a year and EVERY GAME COUNTS. The intricacy of the game is staggering.   Sorry to go off topic, I try watching Premier League but I prefer South AMerican Style of play over English 'long ball', although I must admit there's been a huge injection of international talent in the English clubs the past few years.

The premier league doldrums like Wigan and Sunderland are not an excellent advert for footie. Try watching Arsenal, they don't win every game but they play lovely football and play the way I like to play.

Its always interested me why the world embraced football apart from America... 3 main factors for me. Not enough regular pauses in play for commericials. Secondly Americans love to be different to the world, creating their own unique sports is a factor in this... And the final reason is that it isn't supported enough at the college level...

My friend played for UCONN 'soccer' and is now back in England playing in the leagues... he used to say that young kids just don't get the support like they would in England... many factors I guess...

Its a real big shame coz it really is an amazing sport... just like baseball, American football and basketball... I love them all.

As for the huge injection of talent, that is down to more scouts working abroad and the need for cheaper foreign player because an average English player costs 3 times as much as an excellent player from Equador.

Quote Dan: "Its always interested me why the world embraced football apart from America... 3 main factors for me. Not enough regular pauses in play for commericials. Secondly Americans love to be different to the world, creating their own unique sports is a factor in this... And the final reason is that it isn't supported enough at the college level..."
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Not wanting to be political here but a quick study of American culture will suggest that America like things it can control so as the newest nation they sought opportunities to build empires and establish themselves as Top dog in a new world order! Its nothing new - Greeks and Britain did it, Spain, France tried it - America has given so much to the world but its seemingly only what it can ultimately control/centralise and sport is no different.
Football/Soccer is global whereas American football an Baseball is widespread. In my opinion Basketball is global. Again imo the sheer fun and excitement you get from playing Basketball isn't matched by American Football or Baseball cos the pace is too slow it seems and AF is too complicated for the average man on the street to get into. Soccer follows a simple set of rules (or used to anyway). Dont get me wrong both AF and BB would proly be fun to play as most sports for me are just that, I just cant seem to get into sport where the pace for me is slow.
The Premiership is the place to be because of the ridiculous amount of money thrown at footballers these days. Their wages come indirectly out of the pockets of the fans and ultimately i fear it will be the downfall of the league. The game in S.America still retains a healthy influx at grass roots (root out of poverty or just sheer enthusiasm?) whereas over here (and stateside) we have a lot more choice. Is AF or sport in general as out of touch with their fan base? now that's a question i've often pondered.

Everton for FA cup!

No way u guys get a reality check now. Chelsea all the way, Blue IS the colour! Greeny good luck for you and your team I hope if they win its because they deserve it (and vice versa). Plz no pens and no bad decisions.

PLEASE PLEASE bad decisions against Chelski... I have bet 10 quid on yobo to get sent off first and to be carded first... he is marking drogba, lets just hope he succesfully executes a 6.0 dive.

Oh well good game...

I had 4 quid on 2-1 Chelsea and also had 4 quid on lamlard to score at anytime...

f***ing yobo... w**ker could at least have got himself sent off.

Yup Chelski did deserve to win... Malouda and Cole looked awesome... my dad (an Everton fan) even predicted Cole would be MOM.

And yeah it was a great cup final... would have been made better by maybe a 3-2 score line but thats a very minor criticism.

Malouda's was just over the line and I think Lamps should have had a pen... limited contact but still contact.

All in all... good season for Everton and a fitting ending to Guus Hiddick. I just wish Gosling had come on and stuffed the Guus.