We take the NFL team put them in futbol uniforms and they do their best at soccer to see who is better at the sport best 3 out of 5. Then we take the soccer team put them in football (NFL) gear and play the best the states got in the NFL? That way we can finally put to rest which is the better sport. Plus this would attract a shitload of fans of each sport and each team only gets 1 month to train. Whoever comes out best the the US will concede soccer is the hardest and best sport. If the soccer team win then it will truley show which is real football
I’m not a sports person in general, but I have as much enthusiasm to watch a tennis match as I do to watch a game of ping pong. I don’t get it.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 2 days ago
I’m not dogging on soccer players at all, takes some real stamina and conditioning to do what they do… but if you put them on the field with even the worst NFL team, someone is gonna get hurt. Most people don’t realize just how powerful even the average NFL player is… then you put them up against someone like Ray Lewis (picking retired player to avoid favorites) it’s going to end bad.
To put it in simpler terms, it’s like asking why we don’t see which boat does better in the Indy 500?
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I agree someone is going to get hurt but nfl players on average are going to gas out long before a soccer player.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 2 days ago
Right, I agree. Conditioning is wildly different in both sports. 4 seconds of sprinting and physical impact 90-120 times versus 90+ minutes of jogging and sprinting is no comparison.
wjrii@lemmy.world 2 days ago
A few might not be utterly exhausted and wishing for death, but running around attempting to play soccer for ninety minutes is not the same as succeeding. Even Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs with some soccer experience aren’t going to hang with any professional team; that’s just not what they train for. Then there’s the skill issue. It would be like asking which Indy car would do better in the America’s Cup. ;-)
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 2 days ago
Oh yeah, sorry, I didn’t fully flesh out that thought, was cooking dinner.
You’re right, obviously… but by “compete” I simply meant it would go exponentially better than the other way around.
Poor choice of words on my part, apologies.