The word football is inside "" because every english-speaking country, except the U.S. of A, uses the word football as to describe "soccer".

 

 

 

This topic is mainly about which sport is better. That includes comparing all aspects of both sports, such as which is rougher, which is more exciting, and ect. Voice your opinions and remember to mention some examples :).

 

 

 

Personally, I think Rugby is a lot more rougher. I think American Football is overrated by Americans themselves but since I live in the U.S., I haven't attended a true Rugby game (like some huge stadium packed with people, somewhere in Europe?).

 

 

 

I have many more reasons why I think American Football is overrated. Of course, I know the majority of users of this board (and the World Wide Web as well ) were born or live in the U.S., so biased opinions are expected. Why biased? because for pretty much every "American", all they have seen is American Football.

 

 

 

One last thing, when American Football originally started in the U.S., it was Rugby but as the years progressed, people became concerned about the safety of the players, and it has therefore evolved to the overrated sport it is today (the whole body of a player is literally covered with pads -.^!).

 

 

 

So anyways, voice your opinions.

Ugh, I hate these kinds of threads. The americans will vote football and the Europeans will vote Rubgy, then an immature loser brings in some stupid point in the debate and a flame war begins.

 

 

 

What's so bad about calling it football, just because the feet aren't used much? I hate how everyone makes fun of that. It's the stupidest thing in the world to stereotype an American by. And what's wrong with padding? Just because it reduces injury, it becomes a sissy sport?

 

 

 

I'm American. I hate both sports, to be honest. Basketball for me.

Ugh, I hate these kinds of threads. The americans will vote football and the Europeans will vote Rubgy, then an immature loser brings in some stupid point in the debate and a flame war begins.

 

 

 

What's so bad about calling it football, just because the feet aren't used much? I hate how everyone makes fun of that. It's the stupidest thing in the world to stereotype an American by. And what's wrong with padding? Just because it reduces injury, it becomes a sissy sport?

 

 

 

I'm American. I hate both sports, to be honest. Basketball for me.

 

Because the rest of the english-speaking countries use "football" as to describe "soccer". I just think it is stupid, when whoever created football, didnt he think of this? or was he/she that unoriginal.

 

 

 

The football -> soccer thing isn't the only stereotype for Americans lol, there are tons of other words and many more things. Such as temperature - U.S. is pretty much the only country who uses Fahrenheit.

 

 

 

As for your question, the answer fro me would be yes. Why? When a regular "American" sees some football dude on TV walking/running, he/she usually thinks that that person is tough, big, and strong. Boom, right there. Its sissy -.-

We've had this thread before. It crashed and burned.

American Football. I'd rather watch players go out there and try instead of flopping on no contact. Plus, American football = The real football, World Football = Soccer.

We've had this thread before. It crashed and burned.

 

 

 

 

 

I agree with Lenticular_J - this thread is destined for nothing but countless flames and a lock so I mine as well just lock it now.