This is hard, because I think American football is about manifest destiny and war and all those things Americans hold dear. The only way to make soccer king here is to stop the Revolutionary War.
Dull - Rugby union - a couple of seconds of action then a lineout then an infringement so penalty kicked to touch so another lineout out, scrum, scrum collapses another penalty, kicked to touch a couple of seconds of action, infringement at the ruck, another penalty, kicked to touch, lineout etc. Dull. 80 minute game with 33 minutes of ball in play time. Average of 37 lineouts, 15 scrums and 12 penalties per game (IRB figures). So very little actual action.
The reason football is the world's game is simply it is the best game, simple rules but endless tactical variation, amazing skills and you don't need to fit a particular physical frame to play and you can play it almost anywhere. It's about gambling your time on entertainment and as far as sports go, your best return is football. I grew up playing and watching rugby union but saw the light. Rugby league is better than rugby union but still falls well short of football.
I just got my Sounders FC Season tickets... do you?
This is hard, because I think American football is about manifest destiny and war and all those things Americans hold dear. The only way to make soccer king here is to stop the Revolutionary War.
Now back to cricket, if only the USA and Canada were test playing nations..... then Australia would have another two countries out there to routinley humiliate, just like we do the Poms.
Wait till Dale Steyn gets his teeth into you guys...
I think Australian cricket isn't as strong as it was a year or two ago, but you guys are still by far the best side in the world.
South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and England are probably the teams most likely to topple the Aussies.
Remember guys, that the typical US american doesn't need an excuse to wave his flag around, we do. And international football cups are one of the best excuses I can think about. If you want to see lots of black, red, and golden flags, while visiting Germany come during the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM), or next sunday.
For turkisch flags its a bit to late now.
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Sorry,but I can't say the S-word.
At least call it by it's proper name,like 99 percent of the world does.Football is a sport where you maneuver a ball with your feet.American football isn't.
Call your football American football!
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