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One thing that always bug me about soccer

Matthias

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I'm a casual fan of the world cup, always rooting for the US.  Yet over the years I notice something repetitive in the game of soccer that grates on my nerves.  The excessive flopping on fouls.  One little tackle to the ground and cats act like they got shot in the leg, only to get up and run around like nothing ever happened.  I can't stand flopping in basketball, but it's a new level of flopping concerning the game of soccer.  Be men people, and get your butts up after a hard tackle!

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Hehe.  Of course as a casual fan, I find the rules of the game very easy to get a grasp on.  With the right organization, the sport could become big nationally.  I would like to see soccer become more popular here in the states.  I think it loses some of it's fire here because it's a major sport for the world.

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I thought soccer players were tough. I look at Vinnie Jones and think he may have taken a life at one point in the game. Then I turn on the World Cup because I was tired of waiting for NFL Network to talk about the Panthers and I see everyone playing the 'I'm not touching you' game.

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Giving up on a play and hoping the referee awards you the foul is un-American. We love American football because your taught to fight for every inch. Never give up. That is what we are taught.

 

In practice American pro athletes try to influence the referees all the time. Coach K  is infamous for trying to influence officiating. Cam flopped in the playoffs to try and buy a call. Lebroning is a thing. That Tennis guy from olden times would yell at refs. We talk big about playing sports with honor and sportsmanship. But any pro athlete will put gamesmanship ahead of sportsmanship.

 

I will concede this, those Soccer players are very small and going at high speeds. They slow it down to 5 frames per second and it looks like acting but it's all happening in a flash. A kick to the leg can be very painful at those speeds. Of course they milk it but they are taking real pain and exaggerating it.

 

Let's not forget our college coaches have players fake injury to stop a high powered offense. All of these things are awful in my mind but Soccer gets all the blame for them.

 

In the US we call it whimpy, flopping, etc. In Europe they call it "clever". They don't see it as a lack of machismo.

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I thought soccer players were tough. I look at Vinnie Jones and think he may have taken a life at one point in the game. Then I turn on the World Cup because I was tired of waiting for NFL Network to talk about the Panthers and I see everyone playing the 'I'm not touching you' game.

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Clint Dempsey did just play the majority of a match with a broken nose.

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As someone who grow up playing/watching soccer and a bit at college level, I can say that its both flopping and actual hurt.

As Kendrick said when you are going at certain speeds the slightest touch and you will lose balance and fall. Plus there ain't a lot of padding so a kick to the ankle/leg etc is actually pretty painful (especially from a boot) Just imagine bouncing your toe on something and the shot of pain you get. Its similar. Does the pain last long? No but doesn't make it anyless painful in the moment. Adrenaline takes over and masks the pain and then players seem like they are fine.

Of course a lot of it is faking and trying to buy a foul, especially with how huge yellow/red cards are. It all changed about 10-15 yrs ago when the game started to get reffed differently, ie less and less contact allowed. Naturally players are taking advantage of that.

Will never say soccer players in general are not tough as I've seen numerous players play with broken nose/cheek bone, bloddy heads, broken arms etc.

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I have played soccer for 6 years, some hits are really painfull but you never fall on the ground crying like a baby, you are rather cussing until the pain is gone. Soccer can be a good game but i am really really mad at cheaters, whiners and trash talkers as well, like Materazi during the 2006 WC.

 

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