Football/Soccer

[Nightblade]

Any people watch football/soccer out there?

 

[Devine]

Yeah.
Anderlecht.

 

[Skycraft]

My favorite part is when they score a goal... yet I rarely see it happen.

 

[Crazed_seal2]

Whats Football? Whats Soccer?

Nah Im just kidding...

Although I dont watch em. Too much falling over and crying...

 

[Zarathustra]

Although I dont watch em. Too much falling over and crying...

I love football, soccer or whatever you want to call it. I'm in the US, so I guess I should go with soccer. Anyway...

The simulation is getting ridiculous - it's impacting tactics, it's impacting the outcomes of games, and it's impacting how youth players approach the game. I think FIFA and the individual leagues all need to take a page out of the american football playbook and start reviewing tape. If they find that a player dove, fine them a game's pay. If it draws a PK, hit them with a suspension. There's simply no deterrent in maybe getting a caution in the off chance that the referee catches you.

 

[DeadBoss]

Yes, sure i'm watching F.C Barcelona <3. I can't forget the results from the prevous year (2010), they are in really good condition.

 

[Azurot]

I love football, soccer or whatever you want to call it. I'm in the US, so I guess I should go with soccer. Anyway...

The simulation is getting ridiculous - it's impacting tactics, it's impacting the outcomes of games, and it's impacting how youth players approach the game. I think FIFA and the individual leagues all need to take a page out of the american football playbook and start reviewing tape. If they find that a player dove, fine them a game's pay. If it draws a PK, hit them with a suspension. There's simply no deterrent in maybe getting a caution in the off chance that the referee catches you.

I somewhat agree with you. However, I play soccer, albeit youth soccer, but I play rough and enjoy playing that way. Being a center defenseman I find great enjoyment in either legitamately pushing another player off the ball, hopefully resulting in them hitting the ground, hard. And knowingthat they're trying to get a call by intentional diving makes it so much more enjoyable for me. NOT in a fulfilling way of, "Oh look at me I'm bigger and stronger than you are and I can kick your ass off the ball." but more of a, "Oh look, you fell, I'll give you that one, but you're still a pussy."

With that said, I myself do occasionally dive, especially if I believe the game is being called unfairly, usually me getting the sharp end of the blade.

So yes, I play/watch/live soccer.

 

[Zarathustra]

I somewhat agree with you. However, I play soccer, albeit youth soccer, but I play rough and enjoy playing that way. Being a center defenseman I find great enjoyment in either legitamately pushing another player off the ball, hopefully resulting in them hitting the ground, hard. And knowingthat they're trying to get a call by intentional diving makes it so much more enjoyable for me. NOT in a fulfilling way of, "Oh look at me I'm bigger and stronger than you are and I can kick your ass off the ball." but more of a, "Oh look, you fell, I'll give you that one, but you're still a pussy."

Hahaha I play too but I take the diving a little differently. Players that dive piss me off to no end. After a couple of times winning the ball cleanly and getting called after the guy goes down clutching a random body part, I kind of want to stomp on his face.

I bet a third if not more of my cautions come from people pulling that crap. I hate having to think to myself, "oh, this is #8, I probably shouldn't go in as hard since this little bitch drops as soon as he's touched and I'm carrying a yellow/close to my goal/whatever."

And I know what you mean... I've done it when the ref was just atrocious and everybody is doing it, but I have to say it made me feel dirty afterward. Dirty like waking up to a whiskey hangover and a girl in your bed who was much better looking 12 hours earlier.

 

[darkdeathknight]

Yeah. Football is the greatest.

 

[D a w n]

Definetly. BVB <3

 

[Wraithling]

I like to tune in on the EPL games during weekends. Been an ardent Arsenal fan for 11 years.

Gunners for CL! Bring on Barca!

 

[Nightblade]

I support Bayern Munich and Manchester Utd mostly,with some support for Valencia.

 

[SA Dashie]

I play soccer myself and am in a great winning team and I do my great part in center back but I don't like watching soccer much over the TV as it is to slow and a bit to wimpish in my opinion:G It's more that I like getting into the action than watching

 

[Steel_Stallion]

it's called football.

the entire world calls it football, north america doesn't. the world is also sane enough to do other things more sensibly.

get over it.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Personally I think it's more deserving of the name football since you use your feet more often, but since it bothers you we'll be sure to continue calling it soccer.

 

[GhostThruster]

the entire world calls it football, north america doesn't.

Nor does Australia.

If you're not a Manc, you're a wank!

 

[SA Dashie]

Lol I'm Australian in my country we call foot ball soccer because our country sport is AFL also there is no other name because this sports only league is in Australia :J. Meh whatever:L

but since it bothers you we'll be sure to continue calling it soccer.

LOL