The beautiful game

[Strike For The South]

I played it and it is the most tiring thing I've ever done. And it was just the indoor version!

But TBH it was the most fun I had in a while and I'm going to go do it every week

Yall have a convert!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I always found indoor soccer more tiring than outdoor...both are great fun though.

[Hooahguy]

traitor.

[pevergreen]

I always found indoor soccer more tiring than outdoor...both are great fun though.

I've played one game of indoor, vs however many years of soccer...11?

Indoor has a lot more stop/starting, but proper soccer will test endurance. And skill.

[seireikhaan]

SPEECHLESS...

[InsaneApache]

The brilliant thing about footy is how cheap it is to play. After all the only thing you really need is a ball. I must have played it for thousands of hours and had great fun doing it.

Great to see we have another convert SFTS. :)

[Louis VI the Fat]

Aye, all you need is a ball. That's the beauty of the sport. Any backyard or open space will do, and you can play it with any amount of people. One against one, two vs two, four against eightteen kids. With goals, with a wall, with any rules you like. It is always very tiring.

Strangely, I've never played football properly, on a real pitch, with goals and 22 players. I hated footbal when I was still at school. As a result, I'm rubbish at it.

I only ever play in a park. Where I think myself Zidane as I twist and turn and give countless great passes. Alas, my silly teammates never truly understand the greatness of my tactical insight and are never to be found where my brilliant passes are delivered.

[InsaneApache]

I played a bit of Saturday afternoon amateur footy in my late teens. If the lads had been out on the lash the night before it always took on a interesting dimension. Try running about for an hour and a half with a bloody great big hangover. Kill or cure comes to mind. :o

I just remembered an funny occaison during that time.

Our centre forward (ahhh...those were the days) was a good player. If he'd kept off the beer and trained a bit harder he could easily have played for a league team. He liked his ale and women (as you do) too much though. Anyways one game we were up Blackburn way on an away fixture. The game had settled down and was a bit boring to be honest. Then with a great one-two our centre forward found himself mano e mano with the goalie.

With mounting exitement I watched as he swerved past the 'keeper and thundered towards the open goal. All he had to do was tap it in! Wait! No! He just stopped running and feel onto his knees. WTF!

He started shouting "mushroom! magic mushrooms!" and started picking them in the five yard box. We all ran up to him and a sure as eggs is eggs there was a great big patch of liberty caps. Half the team started picking them while the ref was running about his arms flailing and constantly blowing on his whistle. It turned into something resembling an Ingmar Bergman movie. Just surreal. I've never laughed so hard during a game.

I still chuckle when I think of it. :)

[Rhyfelwyr]

Good man! :)

[naut]

I played a bit of Saturday afternoon amateur footy in my late teens. If the lads had been out on the lash the night before it always took on a interesting dimension. Try running about for an hour and a half with a bloody great big hangover. Kill or cure comes to mind. :o

Hehe. Sounds like my team, the joys of U21s football! Great story too!

Indoor is great fun. Used to play it in the summer, when outdoor season was over. I now play weekly in the regional amateur comp, won 12 - 1 on the weekend. Great way to blow off steam.

[johnhughthom]

Indoor football/soccer is much more tiring than full 11 a side as you never really get a break, you pretty much have to be on the move the whole time. That new not allowed to balance against the wall rule is pretty lame though.

[tibilicus]

The brilliant thing about footy is how cheap it is to play. After all the only thing you really need is a ball. I must have played it for thousands of hours and had great fun doing it.

Great to see we have another convert SFTS. :)

Sure is. Nothing like being a kid and using your school jumpers for goal posts.


The beuty of the game is just how accessible it is.

[Ferret]

I only ever play in a park. Where I think myself Zidane as I twist and turn and give countless great passes. Alas, my silly teammates never truly understand the greatness of my tactical insight and are never to be found where my brilliant passes are delivered.

LOL!

SFTS: you probably found it more tiring because you actually move in football, instead of stopping for minutes after every few seconds of play when you play American football :P

[Reverend Joe]

I thought "the beautiful game" was baseball. Hrumph.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Alas, my silly teammates never truly understand the greatness of my tactical insight and are never to be found where my brilliant passes are delivered.

i think you mean:

my pases always miss, and i like to blame my teammates.

:P

jk, i just thought that was so funny and such a set up.

[Hooahguy]

I thought "the beautiful game" was baseball. Hrumph.

I said the same thing, Reverend.

SFTS, you have officialy lost your "all-american" title in my book.

[Hooahguy]

oops, double post. curse this choppy internet connection!

[Rhyfelwyr]

So long as he calls it soccer he's still American.

[Strike For The South]

Lost my All-American status?

Do you know who you're talking to?

[Hooahguy]

Lost my All-American status?

Do you know who you're talking to?

Strike for Europe

[Reverend Joe]

Strike for Europe

HAHA!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

If I could post smilies, that would be a smily. Damn the ailing org.

[drone]

Lost my All-American status?

Do you know who you're talking to?

Played against any Mexicans yet? You will need to learn the nuances of gringo ball to defeat them, young grasshopper.

Indoor is great. You need to think fast and make quick decisions with the ball. It wears you out faster since you are always involved in the play and there are more direction changes.

[InsaneApache]

Hat doff to Drone. A yank to boot. :)

[Strike For The South]

Played against any Mexicans yet? You will need to learn the nuances of gringo ball to defeat them, young grasshopper.

Indoor is great. You need to think fast and make quick decisions with the ball. It wears you out faster since you are always involved in the play and there are more direction changes.

Ya. You can always tell ther're legit because they pull there hait back. lol

It's a ton of fun I like it

[LittleGrizzly]

I have been playing indoor recently, its paticularly tiring when you have one extra one the one side as you have to constantly run to make up for the missing player. Because i hadn't played for a while it took a bit of time to get into it but im back into my stride now... i just love scoring as well...

Glad we have a convert STFS, its a brilliant game.

[Prussian to the Iron]

i frickin love this sig!!

[Reverend Joe]

Hat doff to Drone. A yank to boot. :)

Yep, he's a yankee all right.

Actually, in all seriousness I have no problem with Football. I just think it's kind of a wimpy sport when compared with, say, Rugby.

[drone]

Yep, he's a yankee all right.

Them's fightin' words.

[Tratorix]

Yep, he's a yankee all right.

Actually, in all seriousness I have no problem with Football. I just think it's kind of a wimpy sport when compared with, say, Rugby.

I can't think of many sports that aren't wimpy compared to rugby.

[Louis VI the Fat]

For those who don't read LEN's footballodium:

Yanks stun world soccer.

The United States will contest the Confederations Cup final after causing a huge upset in Bloemfontein tonight by inflicting a first defeat on Spain since 2006.

Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey scored the goals as underdogs USA, having lost their opening two games in the tournament and only squeezed through Group B by the skin of their teeth, set up a final showdown against either Brazil or hosts South Africa on Sunday.

The result was one of the biggest shocks in recent international history, with the all-conquering Spanish having broken the record for consecutive wins with their 15th on the trot against South Africa at the weekend.

The European champions would also have claimed the record for the longest unbeaten run if they had avoided defeat tonight, having drawn level with Brazil's run of 35 in that South Africa match.
Even the 86th-minute dismissal of Michael Bradley - son of coach Bob - could not deny the USA, who were left to celebrate a famous victory.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...ions-cup-final