Why do Football (Soccer players) OVERACT when they get hurt?
540714
I think that your right, soccer players who dive or act hurt makes the sport less credible to many fans.  \n  I do think that you shouldn't forget all of the American sports where acting hurt gets you calls and it is not looked down upon.  In basketball, players take charges and flail their arms up in order to get offensive charges called.  In football, kickers and wide receivers often make a dramatic fall in order to get massive penalties called.  In hockey, players go down in a second if they are being hooked.  For some reason, these overreactions are looked highly upon in American sports, but looked down upon in soccer.  \n  I think your right, there is no place for faking injuries in sports, but dont forget about the standard which has been set in American sports as well.
1007830
Football by the very nature of the game concentrates mainly on the feet - with the speed and standard of football increased the tackles and contact to the lower part of the body will be quite hard & frequent. With rugby on the other hand most of the contact will be experienced in the upper body - the training builds up the upper body to take the hits. Probably since there is more 'flesh' (muscle & bulk) on the upper body the degree & frequency of contact that can be sustained would be greater than around the ankles & shins. \nThe rolling around bit by the footbal players is probably due to the fact that in todays football/soccer games it is that hard to score a goal due to the high level of skill, any advantage gained will be a bonus.\nWith rugby union now being a fully professional sport, increased speed & fitness combined with the large number of games being played I think injuries will be more common place. What you will notice is that due to the reasons just mentioned before, the retirement age of the rugby players will decrease, remember Paul Rendel 'The Judge' played international rugby for England in the 1980's at the age of 36 - it will be unlikely that players will represent their country at an international level at such an age in future.
751521
I've played goal at a pretty competitive level for the past several years and I've had some really nasty bruises from slapshots that snuck under a pad or hit me in an unprotected area. I've also strained the ligaments in my knee pretty bad and aggravated an old lower back injury several times. All in all, though, I've been pretty fortunate as well. No broken bones or missing teeth!
160209
Many times it's not caused by an injury but can be caused by a person being overweight and putting too much pressure on the cartilage which compresses it causing extreme pain in the knee when walking.  Can be corrected with knee replacement surgery.
733373
Depends who's playing... For the Italians its a drama with all that diving and fake injuries... But others do take it seriously as a sport... It's just unfortunate that those drama queens are the ones the up and coming soccer (or other sports) players have as role models.
636716
weight is not meant to be lost quickly. That causes injury.
1015994
American football players would be stronger and faster, but soccer players would have more endurance.  Depends on how you want to define being in shape...
788472
of course it is. Everyone gets hurt, so don't let it stop you. And if you play for a club that won't cover your injuries you are just plain stupid.
1039271
Why would any sane person shoot a soccerball? When you shoot them they pop.
303074
A lot of them are usually due to the fact the players try to do too much too soon.  Also as I'm sure you've noticed, there is a lot of time between plays, so unlike most of the other sports, baseball players are unable to keep their muscles warm, and then required to use them at full speed for a short amount of time.  Think of that poor RF who could conceivably go through an entire game of about 2.5 hours without having a ball hit to him, and then in the bottom of the 9th may have to make a 300+ft throw to home to save a run.  That'll kill your arm in a hurry, especially early in the season.
162853
Yes I do. The dancers I know are usually in better shape than the football players I know...... Dancing is a strenuous aerobic activity that is HIGHLY competitive.
1158364
hehehe.... all the player does that.... just see how ecuador plays... all fake injuries and fouls, i agree that they are the new hollywood actors in the football arena ;p
1031014
A lot of stuff used to happen at football grounds...\n\nIt is part of the general effort to make football more of a serious game played by adults.  Do you see shop assistants running down the high street with their shirt over their head every time they make a big sale?
915763
Because there is not enough scoring and people fake injuries all the time.  That is really what irks people the most.  If FIFA would start to take a hardline with the injury faking and penalize teams for it then it would stop and make the sport more watchable.
725546
Do you warm down after the match? One of the things Arsene Wenger introduced to Arsenal was the idea of warming down after the match. A gentle jog to bring the muscles down gradually from extreme exertion to not being used instead stopping suddenly. \n\nI'd say it's more likely your muscles repairing after being used so much. A few weeks isn't enough to get to peak fitness, heck I remember being a postman and coming back to work after a holiday, it would take 3 weeks for my feet to stop stinging. Give it time.
1097893
Certain infractions cause certain punishments.  It may seem like the behavior isn't all that bad, but soccer isn't rugby or football--the rules are different.  Check them out.
227155
AFL players are after quick bursts of energy and not slow-releasing energy as they burn so much energy so quickly. that is why the use of powerade and other sports drinks and even the drip are being used now days.