Why amercan peoplo don't like football?

Question

Why amercan peoplo don't like football?

Answer 1

Hey vspy464 mate, how's things?

First off, love Aussie Rules Football and NFL ( partial to the cowboys ).

I guess we Aussies get annoyed when we see it reported after the recent Superbowl that the "New York Giants were Champions of the World" and MLB is the "World Series". I am interested in your take on it.

Cheers...

Answer 2

look at the first 2 answers and you will have your answer, they are ignorant, one stated the international community, does't want them to succeed because will be so good, how big headed is that, but not surprising really, any country who has their 'footbal' final and call it the world championship says it all.

as for it being fast, yank football is the most overated sport known to man, the players are covered in padding, drug takers are the norm, they have  team to defend and one to attack, it stops after every play. they even have cheerleaders to keep people interested, it is like everything else that comes out of america, overrated and all trimmings with not much else, i would watch soccer b4 grid iron any day,   aussie rules in the number 1 game in the world anyway in my opinion. and no americans, that isn't rugby or rugby league.they are both better than grid iron too, real men without all the padding.

Answer 3

Well some do. You can't lump everyone into a category like that.

But as for why it's not a popular national sport? I'd have to guess (and this is my personal interpretation) is because the field is so huge, the scoring so low, and the games so long, to most Americans who like the up-close, fast action of say American football, basketball, or hockey, soccer is just, well.... boring.

I should also add that while not popular as a spectator sport for adults, it is extraordinarily popular as a team sport for kids, both boys and girls.

Answer 4

kck stated it quite well.  I'll take it one bit further, though.

Many of us do like soccer.  As an American who enjoys the traditional American sport scene (American football, basketball, and baseball), now that I understand soccer's strategies and rules, I find it infinitely more exciting and fast-paced than any sport we have.  I can quite see why soccer truly is the world sport.

That being said, interestingly I've found that soccer fans from other countries tend to patronize Americans who do support soccer - like we don't know anything about it, that we'll never have success on the international level, that our MLS is a joke, blah blah blah.  

Sometimes I think the international community doesn't want soccer to succeed in the U.S. because they fear that perhaps we could produce some of the world's finest talent and be an actual threat to win the World Cup on a regular basis...

Answer 5

becuase they have no sence of control. football is a sport everyone likes and if americans don't like it, they should go and choke on their vomit

Answer 6

Really?!?!?!    Americans Choke on thier vomit.......hmmmmmmmmm   interesting, I happen to like the

AFL though I'm from the UNITED STATES of AMERICA and following the sport for years now, and I like AMERICAN FOOTBALL too, come to think of it I like all AMERICAN SPORTS, and I like ALL THE SPORTING EVENTS OUT OF AUSTRALIA. ya sometimes our sporting events can be boring but hey FRENCH GIRL   WHO THE h**l ARE YOU????  oh that's rite your brains were fried by all that bleach on your friggen head........LOL   Ozzy  could of not said it any better myself,  and now for Aggie oui,je suis jolie?    go @$%^ yourself and Chooka, nice avitar with Mount Rushmore in the background.which is in North America.....LMAO!!!!

Answer 7

I am an Australian Aussie Rules Supporter and find this question quite offensive!

I have a very dear American friend who loves his American Football, and rightly so !

Why should we expect people from other countries to understand or like our game if it is something that is not often played in their country?

Same here! just because American Footy isn't played much here, I wouldn't say that I don't like it ! I actually don't mind it, if you try and understand a lilttle more about it, it is a great game.

Please don't stereotype ALL American people!

You will probably find that they are nice people, just like we are supposed to be!!!

Answer 8

Because NFL, Baseball and Basketball are pretty much their national sports and they hate football because they suck at it.