please only answer if you know any thing about football !!!!
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I think that - yet again - the FA will not make the right choice:\nClough never managed England when he was obvoiusly the best coach\nTaylor was only appointed because the FA liked him.\nI happen to believe that the England coach has to understand English players and how they like to play.  This means he needs to have coached in the Premiership (and coached English players).\nSo all the names are being bandied about, but not Venables?  England played the best I ever saw under him, he understands players and knows how to get the best from them, but the FA won't even entertain him.  If not him I hope O'Neill gets it.
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What has this to do with English Football?  Did I miss something obvious?
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go to  http://www.ardnoosh.com/  all football news and entertainment cool stuff
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Born and raised on (real) football (soccer)!!!  Football is the only sport I can watch on tv.  Its my fav. team-sport to play.  Football is worldwide!  Perhaps people in the U.S. arent to fond of it because they like to think theyre better, having the attitude of 'oh, we're better than you, so we can make our own sports...' type of attitude.  Eff american psuedo-football!
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football is a contact sport, played on a 100 yard field. Like most other sports teams are separated into offenses and defenses. The offensive personnel attempt to take the football across the field 10 yards at a time. They have four attempts to travel at least 10 yards to renew the number of plays they have. On the fourth attempt they will usually either punt (to put the ball further on the other side of the field) or kick a field goal for 3 points. The offense moves the ball by either handing it to a running back, who tries to run with the ball until he is tackled.. Or throwing it to a reciever. The Quarterback is the center of the offense, and is the one doing all of the handing and passing.If the Quarterback misses the reciever it's an incomplete pass, and one of the 4 plays (called downs) is used up, without any yardage gained. If he misses his target, and one of the defenders catches it the other teams offense gets to take the field wherever the interceptor was tackled. If anyone ever drops the ball, it is called a fumble, and everyone will jump on it, if the defenders have possession of it, their offense takes the field, at whatever point the ball was. If the offensive players get on top of it first, it's a used down, and they have to start at wherever the ball is. At the end of the field there is a goal line, which the offense will try to get past it into the end zone score a touchdown.  If a reciever catches the ball, the defensive players will attempt to tackle him as well, before he can run past the goal line, and score a touchdown.  If a person is tackled for a loss of yardage, then it is added to the total that that offense has to acquire to sustain their drive. For instance, it's 1st down and 10 yards, then the Quarterback hands the ball to the halfback, but he is tackled three yards further back than they were. Now it is 2nd down and 13 yards. During passing plays the defensive players will either fall back and try to cover recievers so the quarterback can't throw to them, or blitz the quarterback and attempt to tackle him.\nDuring running plays you have almost the entire defense pursueing the ball-carrier. On each side there are 11 men. On the defense you have defensive linemen, who are usually really big and blitz almost every play. Linebackers who aren't as big, and both fall into coverage and blitz nearly equally, and defensive backs who are almost always in coverage. On the offense you have the offensive line, five men who block blitzing players, and attempt to open running lanes for ball carriers. Tight Ends, who both block and go out for passes. Wide recievers who almost always run out for passes. Running backs who carry the ball. And quarterbacks who throw the ball, run occasionally, and generally manage the offense.
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Read this\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl
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football DUH!!!!!!!!!
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Well, considering the Scots invented it, and called it FOOTball, cos you kick the ball with your FOOT, it kind of makes sense to me.  Less of the language please.
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http://www.footballhistory.com
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Where to begin...Bobjosh did you see the hit on Trent Green?  Did you watch the replay, do you know what a concussion is and what it causes?  Don't give me that he's a crybaby or a wuss because he's still not back, I'm not a chiefs or Trent Green fan, the hit was brutal and obviously damaging, but it's a part of the game.  If he tried to come back sooner, he could die because of a scond concussion...wouldn't exactly be a brilliant move on his part.  You are correct in that rugby evolved from soccer and american football from rugby, I'll give you that much.  In regards to soccer injuries, most occur because soccer players, unlike rugby and football players don't know how to protect themselves and minimize contact.  Most football and rugby players learn this naturally because your body can get knocked around when least expected, so one has to be aware of how to take the least damaging hit or landing (something Green didn't do too well).  I respect soccer to an extent, but I've seen more dives in soccer games than I've ever seen in a football game (dives do happen in football games), and if a guy takes a dive in a rugby game, they shouldn't be playing.  Also...the NFL and NCAA D1 have the most extensive drug testing policy of any professional and collegiate sport, so lineman don't run 4.5 40s because they're juicing you moron.  In regards to complete conditioning Rugby is the most taxing hands down (I've played all 3 sports though not soccer extensively)  You are constantly on the move between a run and a sprint and have little time between halves.  Not to mention forwards are also constantly scrummaging, rucking and lifting in lineouts.  Football is explosions and power, the average play is 4 seconds.  Soccer you are running a lot, but not back and forth across the field, you play one side or the other, Rugby is back and forth depending on where the ball is going next.  As far as entertainment...I'm undecided Rugby is incredible to play but I can't decided if I enjoy watching it more than Football, both are on a similar level of excitement, whereas soccer is deadly dull for 89 minutes and 30 seconds of most matches.  It's not due to the defensive nature of the game, because I enjoy hockey, it's because soccer is just not exciting.  As far as raw talent in each sport, soccer can't compare to football, which can't compare to rugby.  A well refereed, well played rugby match is a thing of beauty, and one that requires immense talent in ballhandling, kicking, running, rucking, and everything else.  Football is extremely intensive at each position, which is why there are few utility players in football, it is much easier for a forward to play midfield and a midfielder to play defense than a lineman to play receiver or a linebacker to play quarterback.  The game of american football is far and away the most intricate and has the most diverse possibilities for every play...not so in rugby and especially not in soccer (yes I know there are plays in soccer, but how many does a typical team run...5? 10?  Let's look at 10 different formations with 15 plays each, and that's a small playbook.  Try and tell me football players are dumb, they may not know a pronoun from a presbeteryian, but they know what to do on a trips left ripper max 475.  In conclusion soccer is a sport which has bred two of the best sports on Earth, and that's about the only thing its good for...unless you're trying to get over that sleeping pill addiction...
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Don't fret, as a keen footballer myself you will be pleased to learn that footballs are no longer made of pigskin, and neither do they contain a pig's bladder. So hack away in the safe knowledge that God won't set fire to you. Do make sure you kill all those sinful neighbours first though.
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Only semi-pro like the Texans.\n\nCoach
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Yes,\n\nbut in football anything can happen
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i LOVED the game!!!! especially at the end with the whole chaos going on in the field!!! \nthe penalty kicks were making me sit at the edge of my seat!!!!
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Dear  Tfrosts ,\n Nowadays football is hard to predict.Who could predict Cameroon's win against Argentina in the opening match of 1990 and the same story for Senegal win against France in 2002 ??\nVidic( Serbia & Manchester United defender) believes  that they can be the Greece of EURO 2004  in Portugal and sock every one.\nWe will wait to see !\nBest Regards..Iranian Bobby(Hopefulboy1978@yahoo.com)
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Anyway Rule #1 football is play with the foot!\ndon't pick it up and run!!!
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Best Football team in the world.