Originally Posted by BEAVER (Post 17485641)

It is also for faking injuries and something called "Nil Nil".

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 17486066)

Considering they play 90 minutes on both offense and defense, the occasional fake injury to get your team a breather still pales in comparison to 15 minutes breaks in the NFL so we can run a bunch of commercials.

Think about it this way, Tyreek hill is actually in motion for maybe 40 seconds of a 7 or 8 play drive that takes up 4-5 minutes of actual game time.

Christiano Ronaldo is in motion probably 3.5 minutes in the same 4-5 minutes, playing both offense and defense.

No timeouts
No substitutions when you're "tired"
No standing breaks between plays

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 17486066)

Considering they play 90 minutes on both offense and defense, the occasional fake injury to get your team a breather still pales in comparison to 15 minutes breaks in the NFL so we can run a bunch of commercials.

Think about it this way, Tyreek hill is actually in motion for maybe 40 seconds of a 7 or 8 play drive that takes up 4-5 minutes of actual game time.

Christiano Ronaldo is in motion probably 3.5 minutes in the same 4-5 minutes, playing both offense and defense.

No timeouts
No substitutions when you're "tired"
No standing breaks between plays

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 17486080)

Bullshit. You think Hill runs a route and then just stands still in place until the next play? He has to jog back to the huddle, jog to where he lines up for the next play, and sometimes go in motion before the snap.

Watch any soccer player and tell me they don’t take “breaks”. When the ball is on the opposite side of the pitch they will walk slowly or literally stand motionless for stretches of time.

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 17485585)

At first glance I figured this was just a billionaire owner vanity project to show off to his friends but apparently Real Madrid is owned by about 90,000 fans who vote for things like the team president so they probably had to have voted on this.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17486144)

What is Real Madrid? Is that different than Fake Madrid?

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17486144)

What is Real Madrid? Is that different than Fake Madrid?

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 17486080)

Bullshit. You think Hill runs a route and then just stands still in place until the next play? He has to jog back to the huddle, jog to where he lines up for the next play, and sometimes go in motion before the snap.

Watch any soccer player and tell me they don’t take “breaks”. When the ball is on the opposite side of the pitch they will walk slowly or literally stand motionless for stretches of time.

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 17486268)

And he gets to go sit down when he gets tired or when the defense is on the field.

They may "take breaks" as you put it, but there is no sitting down and no getting a "breather on the bench" either.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 17486080)

Bullshit. You think Hill runs a route and then just stands still in place until the next play? He has to jog back to the huddle, jog to where he lines up for the next play, and sometimes go in motion before the snap.

Watch any soccer player and tell me they don’t take “breaks”. When the ball is on the opposite side of the pitch they will walk slowly or literally stand motionless for stretches of time.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17485895)

Flopping is awful but it does seem to be something you see mostly in Spanish and Latin American leagues/teams. The Premier League, for instance, isn't really that bad about it. They play pretty physical.

But Brazil is, without question, the absolute worst. Even as an extremely casual 'fan' (i.e. I watch it because my kids play it and sometimes they want to watch it), it's easy to see it. Brazil and Mexico are the worst offenders and then there are several other South American squads that aren't as bad but still awfully bad. Spain and Portugal probably next.

Italian and French teams take a bit of heat for it but i really don't think they're too bad. English and German teams don't do it much at all. Americans do it a bit, but nowhere near as egregiously.

Ultimately I think diving is largely cultural. If someone told me they had academies for it at an early age in Brazil, I'd absolutely believe them. I truly believe they celebrate it. And the frustrating part about Brazil is they don't have any sort of talent gap they're trying to close. When Nigeria does it, they're doing it to try to close a gap between them and their opponent - the soccer version of 'uglying up the game' so you can steal one.

But when Brazil does it, it's just them being monumental pussies. Because they are, in fact, monumental pussies.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 17485854)

Zach just creamed in his size 46 waist pantaloons.

Obligatory "soccer is gay" comment.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf (Post 17486277)

When a soccer player has to get up and keep going 40 seconds after being hit by a 300 lb. man trying to hurt them, I'll start giving 2 shits about how rough they have it having to jog around the pitch for an hour. They are all soft as Charmin.