Why Is It That Americans Call Football, Soccer?

Because they named football football, I guess. So they couldnt have two sports

1. How to be an aggressive defender in football/soccer?

Well, since you can anticipate moves well, try intercepting more, getting in between passes and winning the ball back. You do not necessarily need to slide tackle to be a good defender. Get yourself in good positions and block shots, intercept and win the ball through standing tackles if you can.

2. Football/soccer fans: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Ignore skater dude, Neymar has to be one of the most overrated players ever, he has not proven anything, I can name 20 players off the top of my head that are way better than him. Now to answer your question, I think Ronaldo is better, he's done it in Manchester and now at Madrid, Plus Messi is a striker with the greatest spanish players ever as his teammates, of course he's gonna score a lot of goals. But Ronaldo is a winger, yet he keeps scoring from 40 yards, free-kicks,penalties,headers even back-heels( like he showed this season).

3. Nike vs. Adidas vs. Puma for football (soccer)?

puma's cleats suck, there's like 2 pair that are descent Nike has great cleats Adidas has ok cleats and their apparel and accesories are the best

4. AMERICANS, "do you realise if you made footballsoccer to you....?

It's true. I am British and it is clear from the USA players in the English game that there is some real talent out there. And with many times more people in the US than many other countries, there has to be more undiscovered talent. Better investment in school soccer and professional clubs would undoubtedly make the USA a strong force n world football.

5. How would you rank these top flight football/soccer leagues?

The English premier league is the hardest & most popular league in the world. Fun fact 1) BPL (Premier League) 2) Ligue 1 3) Bundesliga 4) Series A I do not know about the rest, they are too ****.

6. Why Is Football/Soccer so boring?

Astro-turf? you must be in the US. I've never been much of a fan and I will never understand why some people are so emotionally attached to the teams they support; supporting a small local team I can understand but how can people with no association or interest with Manchester or Liverpool or wherever be so fanatical about teams from those Cities? Half the players do not even come from those Cities - or even from the same Country. It's dumb. But I do appreciate the game and I watch World cup matches sometimes; you've got to pay attention to the strategy and tactics going on; it's not just a bunch of guys running around the pitch chasing a ball, they are working in unison and predicting what their opponents will do next. Watch carefully and you will notice "paths" created for one team to go on the offensive while the defending team rushes to change their positions to create a blockade. In the old days goals were scored much more often but the game has become much more tactical and strategic now so it's much harder to find an opening and score. If you can find it, the 2011 Women's World Cup (FIFA) when Japan beat the USA is worth watching; yes I know the USA lost but it was still an amazing match to watch.

7. When Americans critise football (soccer)?

Soccer is an okay sport and I like it but watching most whole games does produce a lot of action to most of us Americans . Can I ask why British people do not like American Football as much

8. Where can I find a store that sells Holland national football (soccer) jerseys and scarves?

Sorry, I can not help you. 77

9. When do football (soccer) fans have time to purchase refreshements and relieve themselves?

At half-time. A soccer match is split into two halfs of 45 minutes each, with a 15 minute break inbetween. An especially hungry and thirsty fan can buy food and drink before the match, consume it during the first half, relieve himself in the break, then repeat the procedure for the second half, at least in theory.In practice there may be queues for facilities, so this fan might opt to leave his seat just before half-time to beat the queues, or risk missing the start of the second half. You do not mention alcohol explicitly, but this is of course a big factor on input/output of fluids. Even where alcohol is not allowed in the stadium, fans may have been drinking before the match, and 45 minutes may be too long. In this case, the fan would just have to risk missing a couple of minutes of action to take a trip to the toilets. If the match is a decent one, then the action should be enough to entertain fans for 45 minutes at a stretch