In the NBA, NFL. MLB, if you get knocked over, you get up, act like it's water off a duck's back. Think of the Dwayne Wade commercial. If you were to play-act the way soccer players do, you would be absolutely ridiculed by the media and fans. Can you imagine LeBron faking a foul by writhing in pain on the floor when he'd only be brushed lightly, if at all? I don't know about you, but don't you think all the faking that goes on in soccer is a little antithetical to what the sports is all about? Don't get me wrong - I love soccer and I think soccer players are incredible. But all this faking of injuries and fouls really bothers me.
2006-07-10 02:43:30 · 7 answers · asked by shaolin samurai 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Totally true...drives me crazy, and it's one reason that soccer is not as popular in the US...it's disgraceful that acting has become a part of such a noble game and that men describing themselves as athletes behave that way...there's even a foul that can be called for "taking a dive" in the box...that says it all...
2006-07-10 02:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by cfluehr 3 · 4⤊ 4⤋
I agree with the part about faking injuries part. I know they are doing it to get the foul, but no sport does it. It is pathetic. Yes they run almost nonstop for about 90 minutes, but they do too much faking. I think they should be taken off the field for the rest of the game, even if they are not hurt. It will teach them a lesson. Only the good soccer players don't fake injuries!
2006-07-10 02:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree. I think it bothers everyone out there. However you have to understand, a lot of coaches use this as a strategy. I have played soccer for a long time, and I have seen many coaches. I have been told by some...that if I get knocked down, if it seems believable to roll on the ground in pain. It is very unethical, but that is the world we live in today. Pathetic eh?
2006-07-10 02:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Modern_Monroe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blame Fifa, the coaches, the referees. Rich spoiled kids without parental supervision will almost always try to get away with things. Because FIFA is not doing their job, I think it is up to us; the fans to boycott the games whenever players like C. Ronaldo and others are scheduled to play. As long as we support these cheats it will continue and nothing will change.
2006-07-10 03:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's all about American Football...you know the sport where we dress up Monkeys and Gorrillas in Helmets and Shoulder Pads and have them run around with a ball.....and a stadium full of fat white people yelling...Run, Niglets, Run!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-10 04:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by ICE_ICE_Baby? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-10 16:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by soccerchick7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT EVER
YOUR WHINNING BECAUSE YOUR BUNCH OF SISSIES CANT BEAT GHANA!!!!!
WANKERS
AT LEAST THIS WAS A WORLD COMPITION UNLIKE THE AMERICANS PLAY WITH YOUR WORLD SERIES.
ALL YOU WANT IS A TITLE IF YOU CANT GET IT BECAUSE YOUR NOT GOOD ENOUGH YOU SLAG DOWN A SPORT
WELL GO AHEAD YOU SUCK AND YOU KNOW IT
HERES ANOTHER ONE TOO
TENNIS YOU SUCK THERE TOO!!!!!!
2006-07-10 02:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by SHAUN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋