the most grueling activity one can partake in (with the exception of mass murder). Also the only reason Europeans riot.
by mephisto June 2, 2003
Tyler: Hey man, do you play soccer?
Taylor: Yeah dude, it's awesome. It takes a lot of skill and practice and it keeps you in good shape.
Taylor: Yeah dude, it's awesome. It takes a lot of skill and practice and it keeps you in good shape.
by whatserface December 22, 2007
A sport, which, unlike american football or baseball, cannot be interrupted for commercials every 10 minutes and because of that is not seen much (if at all) on American television.
American Football guy: man I can't wait for the superbowl commericals!
Me: sports are not about commercials dumbass, go watch soccer
Me: sports are not about commercials dumbass, go watch soccer
by tachobg October 27, 2006
The Real Football, the Round Ball Code,the Beautiful game, The World Game.
it is Football because
1) a ball defined in a dictionary is a sphere
2) the players, kick with their foot, the Goalkeeper is the exception as he/she can catch the ball
Round ball code most definitely requires skills like other sports. It may not be as physical as other football codes, but it still requires some physical strength and a shit load of mental strength.
remember there are 22 players on field, and they have to be control themselves from diving hard, and resist from fighting with the opponents- (they get carded two yellows and get suspended for a game in internationals, while in domestic league it might be two games, depending on how rough the oul or tackle was), they also have to be able to control the ball, judge the distance when they pass a ball to a teammate (and this is kicking not throwing a ball),or when they do free kicks, players have to concentrate on a small goal post, which is rectangular and has the cross bar, players have to know what there teammates are thinking meaning the players have to work together in the sense that they have to know where to go and receive the ball. The ball is not controlled by hands but by the foot, and its not easy kicking a ball in a cold winters day or a sultry hot day and even worse a rainy day, which is hard because the ball is harder to kick on a rainy day. They have offside rule.
to top it off "soccer" or Futbol/ Football is a mentally top game,its the ultimate human game, technology doe not interrupt the game like other football codes. Its better with the injustices and justices of the game because it creates drama and people talk about it!!!
it is Football because
1) a ball defined in a dictionary is a sphere
2) the players, kick with their foot, the Goalkeeper is the exception as he/she can catch the ball
Round ball code most definitely requires skills like other sports. It may not be as physical as other football codes, but it still requires some physical strength and a shit load of mental strength.
remember there are 22 players on field, and they have to be control themselves from diving hard, and resist from fighting with the opponents- (they get carded two yellows and get suspended for a game in internationals, while in domestic league it might be two games, depending on how rough the oul or tackle was), they also have to be able to control the ball, judge the distance when they pass a ball to a teammate (and this is kicking not throwing a ball),or when they do free kicks, players have to concentrate on a small goal post, which is rectangular and has the cross bar, players have to know what there teammates are thinking meaning the players have to work together in the sense that they have to know where to go and receive the ball. The ball is not controlled by hands but by the foot, and its not easy kicking a ball in a cold winters day or a sultry hot day and even worse a rainy day, which is hard because the ball is harder to kick on a rainy day. They have offside rule.
to top it off "soccer" or Futbol/ Football is a mentally top game,its the ultimate human game, technology doe not interrupt the game like other football codes. Its better with the injustices and justices of the game because it creates drama and people talk about it!!!
Football is a hard sport, even a player, and there are other professional football players of other football codes saying that football (soccer) players have a lot of talent and are skillful
an AFL player said that his teammate "(... got in goal at one stage and one of their coaches (football coach) took a penalty. Tom (player) has good hands – we know that – but he barely moved as the ball flashed past him. The speed and precision was immense."
an AFL player said that his teammate "(... got in goal at one stage and one of their coaches (football coach) took a penalty. Tom (player) has good hands – we know that – but he barely moved as the ball flashed past him. The speed and precision was immense."
by moodism April 1, 2007
A sport played world wide, but in most countries called football, not soccer. Here in the US many people think the US team is bad, but they are wrong. When the US mens national team entered Germany this Summer they were ranked 12 out of Fifa's 127 mens' teams, not so good are they? The sport originated in England and was spread to its colonies on several continents, for is one reason of its global domination. In the US many American Football fans and players will out of nowhere call a soccer player words such as Gaypher, Puccy, and Baby, even though they are covered in foot thick pads and break every thirty seconds to hudle in a circle and use poor vocabulary to make up plays. I have played both so don't criticize me for being "ignorant" to either sport. I think we should put much more effort into excepting soccer teams and players into our country, for soccer is our image in sports to the rest of the world. it takes speed, agility, intellegence, and common sense, {and also does not pay more for a player the fatter they are}!
American Football Fan: *While eating bags of chips and jumping off of the couch when some guy catches a ball in a marked area* "You play soccer, thats a puccy sport!"
Soccer Player: Yeah, and I don't have to weigh over 300 pounds to join the team either.
American Football Fan: Well, they really sucked up this World cup while in erm...wasn't it China?
Soccer Player: it was Germany, and mabye if you watched the sport once in a while you would notice how they are in the top 10 percentile of Fifa ranking...
Soccer Player: Yeah, and I don't have to weigh over 300 pounds to join the team either.
American Football Fan: Well, they really sucked up this World cup while in erm...wasn't it China?
Soccer Player: it was Germany, and mabye if you watched the sport once in a while you would notice how they are in the top 10 percentile of Fifa ranking...
by Jibbyjab August 7, 2006
Soccer IS the most popular sport in the world, but In the USA and Canada it is one of the most hated. From the definitions I have read about soccer, people are stereotyping about how people stereotype about soccer. Yes It does take skill, but so does American football, soccer is looked as a pussy sport because there is little contact, and more dives than olympic diving teams. People say you have to run for ever and no football player could ever do that, when they do that for training all the time.
Soccer DOES take skill, but it takes less brawl, and brawl is more attractive to the USA and Canadian citizens, it also is not the sport with the most skill, if anything, paintball/airsoft has the most skill (shooting, running, adjusting to the wind to aim, jumping, dodging, shoulder rolls, conserving ammo, and many more, but thats not this topic)
And I am NOT unfit or fat, I am as a matter of fact in very good athletic shape, I am also not a football or soccer player.
Soccer DOES take skill, but it takes less brawl, and brawl is more attractive to the USA and Canadian citizens, it also is not the sport with the most skill, if anything, paintball/airsoft has the most skill (shooting, running, adjusting to the wind to aim, jumping, dodging, shoulder rolls, conserving ammo, and many more, but thats not this topic)
And I am NOT unfit or fat, I am as a matter of fact in very good athletic shape, I am also not a football or soccer player.
What soccer players think all football players are like,
football guy: Hey soccer sucks I am fat and make fun of soccer because I have no life.
What they are REALLY like
football guy: I hate soccer players, they always wine about us not liking them.
What football players think soccer players are like
soccer guy: I am homosexual, skinny, and would loose in a fight againts my 3 year old sister
What soccer players are actually like
soccer guy: Football players think they are so great just because they can hit people and bench this and do stronger stuff, but they have no skill whatso ever.
football guy: Hey soccer sucks I am fat and make fun of soccer because I have no life.
What they are REALLY like
football guy: I hate soccer players, they always wine about us not liking them.
What football players think soccer players are like
soccer guy: I am homosexual, skinny, and would loose in a fight againts my 3 year old sister
What soccer players are actually like
soccer guy: Football players think they are so great just because they can hit people and bench this and do stronger stuff, but they have no skill whatso ever.
by KOSR! TNS November 26, 2006
by CPAINE January 5, 2006