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Funniest cheat in sport.

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AstroManLuca said:
I like how you think that there are more or more serious injuries in a non-contact sport than in two of the most violent contact sports there are.

There's a REASON they wear protective gear in hockey and football. Even then, injuries can be pretty severe (concussions are a big one, and can lead to long-term permanent brain damage). In fact, the protective gear can sometimes cause more injuries than it prevents - helmets can be used as weapons and the gear allows players to hit each other more recklessly.

I'm not defending how rough football is. I actually wish it weren't so hard on the players because it's bad for the game. But no one can claim that soccer is harder on players than football. That's just ridiculous.

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I played soccer and rugby during high school and college, and IMHO are demanding.

Some of my buddies played hockey (including one of my brother inlaw) and football and they admitted that soccer & rugby are the tougher games.

Did you take a look at the attached video?
It is not an isolated incident.

On one high school provincial soccer game that I was in 3 of my teammates was carried out on stretchers (I haven't been in a team sport that had that many injuries, other than cycling). 1 left with a broken leg, 1 attained cracked rib, 1 chipped cheek bone. And, 1 teammate was clothesline at the neck so hard that I though he was going to die (luckily he was able to walked it off after passed out for 10~15 seconds), he stayed out for the rest of the game and was taken to the hospital at the end of the game. The refs called off the game and announced a 3 way tie for that year because the game was so rough.
 
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Before clicking in the link I just KNEW it had to be soccer. Where else do you have guys falling all over the place like they just got shot in the leg, having to be carted off on a stretcher, only to jump back up and run down the field like 30 seconds later? It's one of many reasons why I can't watch that stuff anymore. Is there no way to penalize someone for flopping?
 
TheNinja said:
Before clicking in the link I just KNEW it had to be soccer. Where else do you have guys falling all over the place like they just got shot in the leg, having to be carted off on a stretcher, only to jump back up and run down the field like 30 seconds later? It's one of many reasons why I can't watch that stuff anymore. Is there no way to penalize someone for flopping?
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There is but it is not enough to deter the cheaters.
 
iGas said:
It is one of the toughest sport. Injuries can be pretty bad due to high speed and no protected gears, unlike hockey & American football, hence many ahole players fake injuries as a tactic.

Worst soccer accident ever must see -- Warning: very graphic!
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Soccer one of the toughest sports? They don't even fucking hit eachother! You want tough? Play rugby. They don't wear pads, and they are tackling eachother constantly.
 
iGas said:
Not a backup but I played left wingback, or left mid for soccer. I played position 11 left wing, but sometime I play position 14 right wing in rugby.

Not too shabby for an 180lbs Asian @ 5'11" 😉
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Pffft. If you're not #1 thru #8, you're not a real man. 😛

<--- #5. Gonna play 80 mins tomorrow. :thumbsup:
 
Cerpin Taxt said:
Pffft. If you're not #1 thru #8, you're not a real man. 😛

<--- #5. Gonna play 80 mins tomorrow. :thumbsup:
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I would love to join you, but I'm now in my mid 40s, and have a pin in my wrist, couples in the ankle, and a bum knee.

The last time I played was a bout a decade ago and I couldn't last 1/2. I was pretty quick in my youth that why I played running positions (held the city 1000m record for 3 years).

PS. A couple of times I played #7 and it wasn't anything hard while getting hit at low speed, and little running. Wings has to run hard into a bloody wall all day 😉
 
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Flopping is a Euro/South American thing. They're the best floppers in all sports and in Basketball they're the ones that flop 99&#37; of the time.
 
iGas said:
I would love to join you, but I'm now in my mid 40s, and have a pin in my wrist, couples in the ankle, and a bum knee.
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Yeah, I'm 32 in April. I hope to keep playing until I'm 40 but that all depends on my knees and my shoulders. I separated my left shoulder almost exactly a year ago, but it seems to have healed up alright. Other than that, I haven't had any real catastrophic injuries. (knock wood)

The last time I played was a bout a decade ago and I couldn't last 1/2. I was pretty quick in my youth that why I played running positions (held the city 1000m record for 3 years).
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I'm not that fast at top speed, but I have strong legs so I've got a good push for scrums, rucks and mauls and I make good tackles. I don't really pass for shit, but as a 2nd row I'm not really expected to.
 
iGas said:
It is one of the toughest sport. Injuries can be pretty bad due to high speed and no protected gears, unlike hockey & American football, hence many ahole players fake injuries as a tactic.

Worst soccer accident ever must see -- Warning: very graphic!
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people die in football. The force exerted on someone by the ave NFL linebacker plowing into you has been measured, at point of contact, as the same as a car smashing into a concrete slab. the fatality rate would be closer to 20&#37; if it weren't for the "armor." likewise, the "armor" increases the incentive to bash the snot out of someone even harder.

you are an idiot.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/31/110131fa_fact_mcgrath


Next to golf, soccer is the biggest pussy sport out there.

(if it weren't for the danger of death by firey explosion, so too would be professional left-turning)
 
zinfamous said:
people die in football. The force exerted on someone by the ave NFL linebacker plowing into you has been measured, at point of contact, as the same as a car smashing into a concrete slab. the fatality rate would be closer to 20% if it weren't for the "armor." likewise, the "armor" increases the incentive to bash the snot out of someone even harder.

you are an idiot.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/31/110131fa_fact_mcgrath


Next to golf, soccer is the biggest pussy sport out there.

(if it weren't for the danger of death by firey explosion, so too would be professional left-turning)
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fuck you man. I lost my 2nd cousin's roomate from getting hit in the head with a golf ball. the sport is fucking deadly! there have been many studies that show that. so fuck you!
 
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