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Give us back our sport!! ... And that means now! Mat alBara - 29/01/2003 04:57:46 AM

I was reading an article about the SuperBowl the other day, and on the brilliance of American so-called football. It said something along the lines of 3 minutes of play happens every two hours. While not being as bad as baseball (nine minutes of play every match), I feel it incredibly annoying that the Americans have taken the word used to describe a classic sport and turned into something we English do without the need for padding.

Football is, and always has been, the true sport of kings. Ninety minutes of pure action and adrenaline, with massive highs and swooping lows, and a true joy to behold. And real football can be played by anyone. Do Americans decide to go down the park for a quick game of football? The answer is an unequivocal NO. But football is a sport both played and loved by all, and it's good name has been sullied by the Americans and their love of rugby with padding.

Excuse me, I realise this post is going in a direction I didn't intend. I'm just gonna go and mellow out for a moment...

*returns with half-smile on face and eyes rolling up into head*

Ah, that's much better. Where was I? Oh, yes. Can an American please explain to me the benefits of American football and why it's apparently so much better than soccer? Is it just some huge joke against the unenlightened? Do people who do understand point and laugh at the ignorant? I need to know!


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Give us back our sport!! ... And that means now! - 29/01/2003 04:57:46 AM 260 Views
Aye! Couldn't agree with you more *NM* - 29/01/2003 05:05:25 AM 4 Views
ah yea, Soccer. - 29/01/2003 05:34:04 AM 34 Views
Re: ah yea, Soccer. - 29/01/2003 10:08:03 AM 19 Views
Re: ah yea, Soccer. - 29/01/2003 10:20:16 AM 17 Views
Re: ah yea, Soccer. - 29/01/2003 04:59:49 PM 14 Views
Re: ah yea, Soccer. - 30/01/2003 05:34:20 AM 5 Views
I'm with you on this *NM* - 29/01/2003 06:43:49 AM 4 Views
Sure, heres whats attractive about it - 29/01/2003 06:58:46 AM 29 Views
Heathen - 29/01/2003 07:55:15 AM 16 Views
Keep your sport, we don't want it. - 29/01/2003 08:18:53 AM 23 Views
"men in those cute little shorts" indeed - 29/01/2003 11:12:33 AM 12 Views
Nah, it's less exciting *NM* - 29/01/2003 11:21:47 AM 3 Views
First of all... - 29/01/2003 08:46:40 AM 31 Views
Re: Dude - 29/01/2003 08:53:10 AM 29 Views
Pardon. I thought when he said "real football"... - 29/01/2003 09:18:40 AM 27 Views
Eh, I like both - 29/01/2003 09:16:30 AM 14 Views
meh - 30/01/2003 05:34:15 AM 7 Views
*NM* - 30/01/2003 08:26:06 AM 2 Views
Having played both sports... - 29/01/2003 10:16:20 AM 21 Views
Having watched them both in my youth... - 29/01/2003 10:27:03 AM 20 Views
Hurling is way to violent - you have to be mad (nothing personal) *NM* - 29/01/2003 10:38:51 AM 8 Views
I just get these headaches.... *NM* - 29/01/2003 11:25:05 AM 3 Views
Could there be a connection? *NM* - 29/01/2003 12:06:43 PM 2 Views
I've got one for you... - 29/01/2003 10:42:41 AM 21 Views
Ah, The sport of Maids - 29/01/2003 11:12:00 AM 10 Views
Yeah...Hockey (typical Canadian response) - 29/01/2003 10:58:54 AM 11 Views
Woo! *does the Canuck dance* - 29/01/2003 11:08:16 AM 7 Views
*also does the Canuck dance*.... - 29/01/2003 11:14:17 AM 7 Views
You two are scaring me *NM* - 29/01/2003 11:19:59 AM 5 Views
Re: You two are scaring me - 29/01/2003 11:23:19 AM 7 Views
They both Suck but isn't this the wrong comparison? - 29/01/2003 10:53:14 AM 22 Views
Very nice post, my friend. - 29/01/2003 11:17:17 AM 12 Views
Sis boom bah! *shakes pompoms* Yaaaaaaay HOCKEY! *NM* - 29/01/2003 11:20:42 AM 4 Views
Yep. - 29/01/2003 11:06:51 AM 8 Views
"Intellingent" you are - 29/01/2003 11:12:31 AM 24 Views
Some prefer one, some the other. - 29/01/2003 11:36:28 AM 16 Views
Go Canucks and Wild... - 29/01/2003 11:49:32 AM 9 Views
That was a good game. - 29/01/2003 11:59:20 AM 6 Views
Yeah! what he said! *shakes pompoms* Yaaaay team! *NM* - 29/01/2003 11:59:00 AM 3 Views
It's the violence aspect. - 29/01/2003 01:08:07 PM 11 Views
Give blood play soccer - 29/01/2003 02:54:47 PM 8 Views
Been there. - 29/01/2003 08:43:31 PM 8 Views
An american who loves Real Football - 29/01/2003 01:36:27 PM 15 Views
I thought the Game of Kings was Chess? *NM* - 29/01/2003 09:11:26 PM 4 Views
And pollo, and horse racing... - 30/01/2003 09:36:46 AM 6 Views
Re: And pollo, and horse racing... - 30/01/2003 10:04:58 AM 4 Views
ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder. *NM* - 30/01/2003 04:09:54 PM 2 Views