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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Football doesn't even need to mention the year, just say Jet vs. Colts and super bowl.

Or show the picture of Riggins running over the Miami safety and ask what game it was.

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Amen. Although I'm assuming you meant Ice hockey when you say hockey. Field hockey is quite popular around the world.

Edit: IMHO, I think Americans would get into soccer only if they were to ever win the World Cup. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ October 09, 2003, 23:28: Message edited by: TerranC ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">So what ? You have one league with about 50 teams(sorry, don't remember exact number ) in 150M people market. In Europe, there are 30+ leagues with THOUSANDS of teams competing for about the same money. No wonder there is no such monopoly <shrug>.

In fact, in 2-3 years superleague may emerge if top football clubs get their way with UEFA . I hope it will never happen. Football is a people game still.

If American-style sport businees prevail, we will see Barselona moving to Turin, because of the LOW tax break for a new stadium http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Can you imagine this ? Just read Thermo' post again and get to grip that it is all about money folks, not about national pride or any such nonsense. Just pay, you suckers http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Or we will move Dodgers back to NY http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ October 10, 2003, 00:24: Message edited by: oleg ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">First of all the Dodgers are a baseball team. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Your point about the number of teams isn't really valid. The 30 Team NFL is just the top level of professional Football players. There is Arena Football and several smaller semi-pro leagues, many of which likely outdraw some Pro Soccer teams. Then there are several levels of College football. Some of the bigger schools there out draw NFL teams in attendance. And literally thousands of highschool and youth Football teams. That's even bigtime sport in some towns.

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[quote]Originally posted by geoschmo:

Quote:

First of all the Dodgers are a baseball team. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ...

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh, yes, I know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . Just coul't resist because of the Bob Doyle' lowest point http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . Not sure about NFL equivalent though . Rams may be ? or houston oilers (notice the low case please http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif ) -> Nashville Titans ? NHL is even worse IMHO. I lived 5 years in US. At first I tried to affiliate with some professional team but soon realized it is a crap and pure bull**** (if one exist of course). I stick with college teams since. They just don't jump around in a search of long buck and dumping loyal fans http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Go Longhorns !!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ October 10, 2003, 01:21: Message edited by: oleg ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">At least our fans only paint themselves and make loud noises at games. English soccer fans are world-renowned for being listed as WMD's. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">At least our fans only paint themselves and make loud noises at games. English soccer fans are world-renowned for being listed as WMD's. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hmm. I do vaguely remember some disturbances after Detroit Pistons game not far ago?

Anyway, football is a modern equivalent of war. American football is a ruse to present leggy cheer leaders to the prudish customers.

Lads, can you imagine such a sceanary at Anfield ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif They' never walk alone http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Sorry after having watched both games of "Soccer" and "Gridiron" I would have to pass on both of them.
At a nil-all Soccer game, you are lucky if you see just one brawl while leaving the match, while the padded Gridiron players, appear to be more worried about getting hurt than playing the game.

Now Australian Rules Football and its cousin, Gailic Football, now they are sports. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

I suppose I have to say how great the Rudby is too, since Australia is hosting the "Rugby World Cup" which starts later today.
Mind you I'm sick of their advertising - "Get your Rugby World Cup tickets now, and see a Once in a Life Time Event, that only happens every 4 years". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Possibly. But that's basketball. And even then, you don't see Pistons fans being rated as more deadly than the French Army.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That's nothing. You should see what gets on the commericals during the games nowadays... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ October 10, 2003, 10:30: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Which IMO is precissly the reason why I'm so turned off by professional sports in NA. Although never a football fan I used to be a big baseball fan. But when 99.99% of the players vote to go on strike with the wages they are making it really turns me off.

[ October 10, 2003, 11:43: Message edited by: DavidG ]