English Rough Draft
Thomas Swiatek
Football vs. Soccer
“When I meet a European, the first thing I say is, “I’d much rather watch football than football.” But I’m just teasing them, and they know I’d really rather watch football than football.” (Jarod Kintz). Football and soccer are two very different sports but at the same time they do have some similarities. Football is very much a contact and strength sport and soccer is more of a technique sport. But football does require technique as well, and soccer requires more contact than one might think. Differences include scoring, gameplay, field size, equipment, and game length.
Both sports have a total of 22 players on the field 11 on each team, and in each sport like most, the goal is to score more points than the other team. In both sports the offensive players take all of the glory when a goal or touchdown is scored. But in both sports without a good defense, its hard to win. The most important similarity is that both sports have a very passionate fan base.
Although they have some similarities there are also quite a few differences. First of all American football is played with an egg-shaped ball while soccer is played with a sphere shaped ball. Football players are usually large and strong due to the contact of the sport which requires them to wear padding to protect themselves, including shoulder pads, helmets, and padded pants. Soccer players are usually quite a bit smaller, a heck of a lot faster, and have to be very well conditioned. They only have shin guards as padding. Another major difference is scoring. In American football six points are awarded for a touchdown and one point for an extra point which occurs when a ball is kicked through the uprights after a touchdown. Three points are awarded for a field goal which is kicking the ball through the uprights. Also two points for a safety which occurs when an opposing player is tackled in his own end zone. Soccer scoring is only 1 point and it’s simply called a goal. The game
Football vs. Soccer
“When I meet a European, the first thing I say is, “I’d much rather watch football than football.” But I’m just teasing them, and they know I’d really rather watch football than football.” (Jarod Kintz). Football and soccer are two very different sports but at the same time they do have some similarities. Football is very much a contact and strength sport and soccer is more of a technique sport. But football does require technique as well, and soccer requires more contact than one might think. Differences include scoring, gameplay, field size, equipment, and game length.
Both sports have a total of 22 players on the field 11 on each team, and in each sport like most, the goal is to score more points than the other team. In both sports the offensive players take all of the glory when a goal or touchdown is scored. But in both sports without a good defense, its hard to win. The most important similarity is that both sports have a very passionate fan base.
Although they have some similarities there are also quite a few differences. First of all American football is played with an egg-shaped ball while soccer is played with a sphere shaped ball. Football players are usually large and strong due to the contact of the sport which requires them to wear padding to protect themselves, including shoulder pads, helmets, and padded pants. Soccer players are usually quite a bit smaller, a heck of a lot faster, and have to be very well conditioned. They only have shin guards as padding. Another major difference is scoring. In American football six points are awarded for a touchdown and one point for an extra point which occurs when a ball is kicked through the uprights after a touchdown. Three points are awarded for a field goal which is kicking the ball through the uprights. Also two points for a safety which occurs when an opposing player is tackled in his own end zone. Soccer scoring is only 1 point and it’s simply called a goal. The game