I don't know if it is just me, the American psyche, or the boring and effiminate nature of soccer. But, I do know this: I would rather have my Wisdom teeth pulled out by a witch doctor with rusty pliers than watch a male soccer game. In a woman's game, at least some of the players are cute. In the first case, no one wants to sit through 90 minutes of wasted effort and scoreless contests. In the second place, no one wants to see "a grown man cry" because he scraped his knee on the grass!? American football is played by real men who endure intolerable pain, agony, and in some cases, disabling injuries. I only have to flash back to a Cowboys/Giants game in late 92 or 93 where Emmit Smith separated and or broke his shoulder blade in the first half. He stayed in the game, with his left arm dangling and useless. But, he led the Cowboys to a victory that won a playoff spot. To me, that embodies the spirit of American football. Toughness, grit, and self-sacrifice are the norms. It is nothing like global soccer, where preening and overpaid peacocks find every reason to avoid effort, pain, and exertion.

soccer,hockey,and baseball are all alike to me.all 3 make me want to take a nap

American football a mans sport is that why they wear helmets and protection, Rugby is a mans sport no helmets or protection

American football athletes are so large, powerful, and fast that they have to wear some type of protective gear. You have got 245 pound fullbacks and even larger linebackers and linemen with sprinters' speed. Even then, they still incur injury. Without protecive gear, I do not think they would have enough players left to finish a game.

Football (soccer) might not be tough, but watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TE2xLJV_Ug&feature=related

Rugby is much more fun to watch than football. As is soccer.

I guess it just where ur from. in Scotland the main sport is football (soccer).

I like playing soccar, but its so hard to watch on TV. Just like golf!

it's just you.

In Europe it is called Football and not soccer . It is very famous there and in many parts of the world . I used to play it and I enjoyed it tremendously . Watching people like Zidane, Renaldo, Pelee....etc is heaven .

I love soccer, especially during a World Cup year (next year! )

Obviously you never play a real game of soccer.I personally have had more injuries than i can count,including playin more than half a season with my groin muscle torn from the bone.

Don't get me wrong,i like american football......but how can you call it football when only 1 or 2 guys on each team kick the ball.I mean the clue is in the name FOOTball lol.

Go to google and type in the search "The Beautiful Game" and tell me what sport comes up. Only 1 sport is called the beautiful game.

Aye mate world cup next year should be good even if we didnt make it again.