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SteelBird
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In all sports, I watch football (soccer) the most. I like the term "football" than "soccer" but have to enclosed it in brackets all the time to prevent misunderstanding
. You know, there is a joke that the Cambodian makes of the American "You (American) call football as soccer, and you call the game that players play with hands as football" (they mean that American football should be called handball). I also see that American football is mostly played by hands. You can hardly find an American Football fan in Cambodia. Then I did a Google search and came across an article like this
To host a single game and winner take all. Well, this is possible in final match only, and it must be a neutral field. If it happens at someone's home field, the home team takes all the advantages, and it would become unfair. As I stated before, there are two types of final match; one single game in neutral field, the winner takes all. And two games, one in each team's home field, and aggregate score will decide the game.
In all sports, I watch football (soccer) the most. I like the term "football" than "soccer" but have to enclosed it in brackets all the time to prevent misunderstanding
. You know, there is a joke that the Cambodian makes of the American "You (American) call football as soccer, and you call the game that players play with hands as football" (they mean that American football should be called handball). I also see that American football is mostly played by hands. You can hardly find an American Football fan in Cambodia. Then I did a Google search and came across an article like this To host a single game and winner take all. Well, this is possible in final match only, and it must be a neutral field. If it happens at someone's home field, the home team takes all the advantages, and it would become unfair. As I stated before, there are two types of final match; one single game in neutral field, the winner takes all. And two games, one in each team's home field, and aggregate score will decide the game.
Re: Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2013!!!
The rest of the World has the same feelings. I already knew about the term soccer after reading many, many discussions/arguments at SSC.
American Football is called football because kicking the ball was once a more important part of the game over a century ago..
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The rest of the World has the same feelings. I already knew about the term soccer after reading many, many discussions/arguments at SSC.
American Football is called football because kicking the ball was once a more important part of the game over a century ago..
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Now for our daily dose of Photos!
kwaigonegin
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Popeye, generally speaking a tie is a tie therfore no one wins however in championship game if there is a tie, then additional 30 minutes of game is played. If it's tied again after that, then they go for a penalty shootout where each team alternates their shot and it is based on best of 5. In the extremely rare event where both teams score 5 on each side then there is sudden death where the first team to score two penalty kick in a row wins.
Popeye, generally speaking a tie is a tie therfore no one wins however in championship game if there is a tie, then additional 30 minutes of game is played. If it's tied again after that, then they go for a penalty shootout where each team alternates their shot and it is based on best of 5. In the extremely rare event where both teams score 5 on each side then there is sudden death where the first team to score two penalty kick in a row wins.
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Soccer (football) is the easiest game to understand 1 goal is 1 point. And if after 90 minutes the goal score is even then it is a tie. The tie in a final can be broken by thirty minutes of extra time and after that penalty shootouts will decide the match. But that's only at championship matches or at world or continental cups. In league matches a win will get you 3 points, a draw gets you 1 point and a loss is 0 points. But in Champions League matches where there is a home and away game then the aggregate result of the 2 matches is what counts. And if the aggregate is also a draw then you have to look at home and away goals. In that case the away goals are worth much more.
American football a kind of rugby is a really hard to understand game. I have try to watch a Super Bowl game once and fell a sleep after perhabs just 20 minutes as i had no clue of what was happening on the pitch! And it was also quite late.
Soccer (football) is the easiest game to understand 1 goal is 1 point. And if after 90 minutes the goal score is even then it is a tie. The tie in a final can be broken by thirty minutes of extra time and after that penalty shootouts will decide the match. But that's only at championship matches or at world or continental cups. In league matches a win will get you 3 points, a draw gets you 1 point and a loss is 0 points. But in Champions League matches where there is a home and away game then the aggregate result of the 2 matches is what counts. And if the aggregate is also a draw then you have to look at home and away goals. In that case the away goals are worth much more.
American football a kind of rugby is a really hard to understand game. I have try to watch a Super Bowl game once and fell a sleep after perhabs just 20 minutes as i had no clue of what was happening on the pitch! And it was also quite late.
kwaigonegin
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yes soccer is very easy to understand but football (american) is not that difficult either. Just remember the objective is still the same which is to get the ball to the opponent's side. Once one side scores (touchdown) than it's the other side's turn to try.
I guess it can be difficult to understand the line of scrimmage because you only have so many tries where you have to past a certain distance. but think of tries as downs...the offense has four downs (essentially four tries) to go 10 yards. If they do it in four tries or fewer, the team then receives another set of four downs until they reach the endzone. If they don't then it is the other team's turn to score.
Baseball is much harder to understand in my opinion.
yes soccer is very easy to understand but football (american) is not that difficult either. Just remember the objective is still the same which is to get the ball to the opponent's side. Once one side scores (touchdown) than it's the other side's turn to try.
I guess it can be difficult to understand the line of scrimmage because you only have so many tries where you have to past a certain distance. but think of tries as downs...the offense has four downs (essentially four tries) to go 10 yards. If they do it in four tries or fewer, the team then receives another set of four downs until they reach the endzone. If they don't then it is the other team's turn to score.
Baseball is much harder to understand in my opinion.
solarz
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Baseball? No way. Baseball just involves somebody hitting a ball with a stick, and then try to run a circle before the opponents catch that ball. If they can't run through the entire circle, they can stop at a "base", where they will be safe. There are 3 bases + the home plate (where the guy hits the ball), hence they call the circle a "diamond". Each guy that makes it back to the home plate scores one point for his team. Each team takes turn hitting the ball.
There are other details of course, but that's the gist of it.
BTW, I learned football rules from playing Madden NFL with friends.
Baseball? No way. Baseball just involves somebody hitting a ball with a stick, and then try to run a circle before the opponents catch that ball. If they can't run through the entire circle, they can stop at a "base", where they will be safe. There are 3 bases + the home plate (where the guy hits the ball), hence they call the circle a "diamond". Each guy that makes it back to the home plate scores one point for his team. Each team takes turn hitting the ball.
There are other details of course, but that's the gist of it.
BTW, I learned football rules from playing Madden NFL with friends.
Equation
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You think Baseball or American Football is difficult to understand? Try English Rugby (their form of American Football) and English game of Cricket (British baseball). Now that's hard to understand!
Rugby has no forward passing, it's nothing but play options. Pitch to the next guy, and if he fumbles they all crowded together and kick it on the ground to the back guy and run options again.
Cricket, which involves not a single thing with the insect at all. They use a flat bat and the bowler (pitcher) throws it to him. If he hits it he and his team mates run up and down as fast a possible touching the bases (north and south base, no 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home bases). And the playing field is circular not a diamond shape infield or anything like that.
That's the best I can describe them on top of my head.
You think Baseball or American Football is difficult to understand? Try English Rugby (their form of American Football) and English game of Cricket (British baseball). Now that's hard to understand!
Rugby has no forward passing, it's nothing but play options. Pitch to the next guy, and if he fumbles they all crowded together and kick it on the ground to the back guy and run options again.
Cricket, which involves not a single thing with the insect at all. They use a flat bat and the bowler (pitcher) throws it to him. If he hits it he and his team mates run up and down as fast a possible touching the bases (north and south base, no 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home bases). And the playing field is circular not a diamond shape infield or anything like that.
That's the best I can describe them on top of my head.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
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I am amazed and stunned.... Post 1296 had about a dozen possible Mrs Equation's.... If ever there was a game that everyone can understand and hate down to the very center of there being Dodge Ball... Its not a sport its a beating disguised as physical exercise.
I am amazed and stunned.... Post 1296 had about a dozen possible Mrs Equation's.... If ever there was a game that everyone can understand and hate down to the very center of there being Dodge Ball... Its not a sport its a beating disguised as physical exercise.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
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I don;t know anything about rugby or cricket but I think rugby is cool! basically a bunch of big sweaty guys jumping on top of each other and they wear ZERO protection unlike football.
You think Baseball or American Football is difficult to understand? Try English Rugby (their form of American Football) and English game of Cricket (British baseball). Now that's hard to understand!
Rugby has no forward passing, it's nothing but play options. Pitch to the next guy, and if he fumbles they all crowded together and kick it on the ground to the back guy and run options again.
Cricket, which involves not a single thing with the insect at all. They use a flat bat and the bowler (pitcher) throws it to him. If he hits it he and his team mates run up and down as fast a possible touching the bases (north and south base, no 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home bases). And the playing field is circular not a diamond shape infield or anything like that.
That's the best I can describe them on top of my head.
I don;t know anything about rugby or cricket but I think rugby is cool! basically a bunch of big sweaty guys jumping on top of each other and they wear ZERO protection unlike football.
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