I'll disagree with this. I'd say rugby players have it tougher as they do all the same running twisting and turning as a football player but they also get battered and bruised throughout the ordeal, and have tougher tests of strength included. However, I'd say that football (soccer) players have more technical skill. And yeah, boxers are right up there, definitely.Originally Posted by Del Murder
International football is awful to watch. I wouldn't suggest introducing yourself to football by watching the World Cup, even though it's essentially what I did as well back in 2002. I would suggest watching the English Premier League. It's far, far more exciting. Still the odd 0-0, but yeah, much better to watch. Faster, better crowds, etc. But for pure entertainment with guaranteed scoring, watch rugby. The rugby world cup is on this year, and it's one of the few sports where the international matches are of top quality, so I'm hoping it'll be really good.
The thing that can make low-scoring sports good is that there is very often the possibility of a win being turned into a draw or even a loss in the matter of a few minutes right at the end of a game. Sure, you don't get to see so many goals, but the worth of the goals is enhanced that way and also very often the worth of the games themselves. When you watch high-scoring affairs, it's often a game that is already over before half-time, and while that can mean you get to see a lot of goals/tries/tuchdowns/whatever, it also means that you very rarely get genuine excitement to euphoric levels at the very end of a match. It feels very good to watch your team turn around a game in the dying minutes.
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