You're right . . . far more entertainment watching a guy with a stick scratch his junk, hitch up his pants, and step into a "box", while another guy adjusts his cap, stares intently and throws a ball in his general direction. then we get to wait 30 - 60 seconds while they both do it ALL AGAIN before repeating the process . . . for the NEXT THREE AND A HALF HOURS.
why are ties bad? there's only ties in the round robin bracket. afterwards there's overtime, sudden death and penalty shots just like in your precious hockey.
i was a little underwhelmed watching argentina yesterday. i was expecting more from them. same with switzerland but i didn't watch most of that game.
portugal-germany should be very exciting today! both teams are very good and i have them both moving on in my bracket, but i'm cheering for germany - always been one of my favourites.
mexico keeps brazil scoreless in a 0-0 tie. impressive goal tending by mexico with what is being called one of if not the greatest save in world cup history.
Now the question becomes, how long before they can recover?
Also . . . Ronaldo left training today with knee problems, but will be 100% fit for the match with the USA. could BOTH teams from the Iberian peninsula exit in the opening stage of the tournament? IF so, it would seem to narrow the Euro contenders down to Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. And this assumes the Dutch WIN their Group, because I would not want to be the team playing Brazil in the Round of 16.
yeah, i read that before and watched the video. i think his celebration was rude and insensitive for sure. he's in spain first of all, and he's there for a sponsored tournament on behalf of pokerstars. he should try and show some class and restraint. however, i don't think he deserved to be fired for his celebration.
but it's not uncommon for a player to average seven miles per game. Seven! SportVU has tracked players running as much as 9.5 miles in a game.
american football:
players are only actually moving for 11 minutes on average during an NFL game. Only 11 minutes of action!...it seems that even the players that run the most (cornerbacks and wide receivers, generally) only run about 1.25 miles per game.
baseball:
Ah-hahahahaha. Seriously? C'mon, cut it out. Most baseball players won't run 100 yards during the course of a game, unless you count the slow trot on and off the field between innings. The bases are only 90 feet apart, so even if you hit three homers in a game, that's only 1,080 feet. Even if an outfielder did that and chased balls like crazy on defensive he probably wouldn't break half a mile. Nobody measures how far baseball players are running, because nobody cares and the answers would likely just be embarrassing.
maybe there's a reason that soccer players are usually considered one of the top athletes.
Soccer - fittest athlete maybe but not the best athlete. You only use half your body and your head I guess. One thing I find interesting is that there is no unlimited substitution in soccer so most of the players are on the field the entire time yet NHL'ers are fitness/cardio beasts and they only hit the ice for 30-40 seconds a shift. Why such a contrast?
Baseball I would argue takes the most skill by far. Not only is the object (the ball) travelling a lot faster and is smaller but requires the disparate skills of hitting (or pitching) and fielding.
Soccer - fittest athlete maybe but not the best athlete. You only use half your body and your head I guess. One thing I find interesting is that there is no unlimited substitution in soccer so most of the players are on the field the entire time yet NHL'ers are fitness/cardio beasts and they only hit the ice for 30-40 seconds a shift. Why such a contrast?
is this your personal opinion of hockey players or is this something you read? whenever i've seen anything they always say soccer players are the most in shape and athletic athletes. hockey players are probably up near the top though (although they all run like they're on skates all the time lol).
Baseball I would argue takes the most skill by far. Not only is the object (the ball) travelling a lot faster and is smaller but requires the disparate skills of hitting (or pitching) and fielding.
really? baseball requires the most skill? by far? more skill than soccer i'd probably agree since soccer is kind of the simplest sport there is, but i don't think i could agree that baseball requires the most skill over all other sports.
golf comes to mind as one of the toughest sports (if you count it as a sport that is).
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Different strokes moose.
why are ties bad? there's only ties in the round robin bracket. afterwards there's overtime, sudden death and penalty shots just like in your precious hockey.
portugal-germany should be very exciting today! both teams are very good and i have them both moving on in my bracket, but i'm cheering for germany - always been one of my favourites.
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To be fair, Muller should have gotten yellow for that embellishment. Embarrassing to see a German player stoop to that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6ULzbxfQsA
OR, did you mean THIS one . . . which was BETTER . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BiDt0cfXY
it was the one off the header by reymar specifically, but he was saving everything that day.
One for drtyore
Also, I hate to say I called it, but so long Espana.
Also . . . Ronaldo left training today with knee problems, but will be 100% fit for the match with the USA. could BOTH teams from the Iberian peninsula exit in the opening stage of the tournament? IF so, it would seem to narrow the Euro contenders down to Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. And this assumes the Dutch WIN their Group, because I would not want to be the team playing Brazil in the Round of 16.
italy didn't deserve to even tie that game though.
Minions playing soccer - YouTube
Well, we know who the Asian syndicates are betting on, right?
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yeah, i read that before and watched the video. i think his celebration was rude and insensitive for sure. he's in spain first of all, and he's there for a sponsored tournament on behalf of pokerstars. he should try and show some class and restraint. however, i don't think he deserved to be fired for his celebration.
How Far Do Soccer Players Run During a Match?
here are some quotations from the article:
soccer: american football: baseball:
maybe there's a reason that soccer players are usually considered one of the top athletes.
Baseball I would argue takes the most skill by far. Not only is the object (the ball) travelling a lot faster and is smaller but requires the disparate skills of hitting (or pitching) and fielding.
is this your personal opinion of hockey players or is this something you read? whenever i've seen anything they always say soccer players are the most in shape and athletic athletes. hockey players are probably up near the top though (although they all run like they're on skates all the time lol).
really? baseball requires the most skill? by far? more skill than soccer i'd probably agree since soccer is kind of the simplest sport there is, but i don't think i could agree that baseball requires the most skill over all other sports.
golf comes to mind as one of the toughest sports (if you count it as a sport that is).