I actually don't mind watching football/soccer. It's not as loathesome as american football.

CarrieMpls said:

esp after they score goals and run around showing off their magnificent abs/pecs

OK, I'm familiar with the rules at rudimentary level.

But I have no clue what a league is or what it even means to be in a league.

What exactly is a league? Can seperate leagues compete against each other?



Believe it or not I don't even know what it is for American football (nor what divisions are).

TheVoid said:

a league is a collection of teams.
yes, leagues can compete against each other. in Europe, the champions of each individual national league play against each other to see who is the best team in Europe. this is called the Champions League.

Thanks, snugglepuff


Now answer me this....

So I was hanging out with my mother's best friend's husband (a German fella) who tried to explain to me in VERY broken English (I spoke even more broken German ) about the various 'levels' of teams and what 'level' team Kaiserslaughtern was.

What is he referring to? level ?


Is there a book I can pick up to learn this shit?

I'm trying to be more butch for 2010.

whistle said:

Thanks, snugglepuff


Now answer me this....

So I was hanging out with my mother's best friend's husband (a German fella) who tried to explain to me in VERY broken English (I spoke even more broken German ) about the various 'levels' of teams and what 'level' team Kaiserslaughtern was.

What is he referring to? level ?


Is there a book I can pick up to learn this shit?

I'm trying to be more butch for 2010.

TheVoid said:

the bigger European nations (England, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, etc.) have multiple divisions-a top division where all the really famous teams and players are, and then several lower divisions.

if a team finishes in the bottom 3 or 4 places in their division, they can drop down to the next lowest division. this is called 'relegation' (that is what happened to Kaiserslautern a few years back).

the only way back to the top is to finish in the top 2 or 3 places in the lower division, earning you a place in the higher division again (Kaiserslautern have not done this since they were relegated, and they remain in the German 2nd division today).

yes, there are loads of books about this. any of the 'dummies' books would sort you out, i reckon.
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TheVoid said:

Here's all you need to know - this explains the English football league system:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...gue_system
I think the German system is similar, basically it's a hierarchy system, so that teams can go up to a higher ranking league, stay in their current league or go down to a lower ranking league, depending on their scores for a particular season.

purplehippieonthe1 said:

Thanks, David!
Hopefully by the end of this year, I'll be able to talk all of this stuff with you guys and totally get into it.
I'm trying to butch up for 2010.

TheVoid said:

No problem.
I don't watch football that much, but the stuff I know about it is because many of my friends follow the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.

The Icelandic national football team sucks for the most part (never qualified for the World Cup), but we have a few good players that play in the lower ranking leagues in England and one player (Eidur Gudjohnsen) who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
That's him (picture from when he played with FC Barcelona):


But most Icelanders don't bother with the local teams - they just watch the English Premier League.

Plus where I come from (a small village), as a kid, if you did not say you supported Liverpool in the Premier League, it was almost as if you were begging to get your ass kicked.
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purplehippieonthe1 said:

I should like to see him naked.

I'm trying to butch up for 2010.




An orgasm will ease cramps and help you sleep better after...

Soccer players can be pretty hot.

But rugby players...those guys make me

Lord have mercy.

Efan said:

I love rugby player builds.
Nice and meaty. Great legs and shoulders.... MEN

Fauxie said:

I'm not the one that made this thread gay this time!
It was efan!

soccer: the act of chiseling your abs and giving yourself obliques while playing a "sport"

american football: the act of behaving in a latently gay manner while playing a "sport"

rugby: the act of behaving in a very gay manner while drunk and beefy.


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[Edited 3/18/10 19:30pm]

I will be able to tell you more about football/soccer after this years World Cup.
This is my first one and it should be interesting since the US and the UK are playing.
I have already bought the baby England shoes and outfit for the event. Now I need to find some US stuff to balance it out. I have a feeling daddy will not let him wear a US kit though.




Scarily, I know most of the names of these fellows and which teams they play on.

I need to check out the US squad, there is no one cute playing for England.

MrsMdiver said:

Our team don't seem as handsome as they used to be....
Oh well, i'm still looking forward to it!