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[Azurro]

While the naming is odd the very best players in the world are playing in the MLB which wasn't the case when they coined the name in the early 1900s

The best baseball players in the world and they can't be bothered to keep their weight in check? What kind of a joke sport is that?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The best baseball players in the world and they can't be bothered to keep their weight in check? What kind of a joke sport is that?

That word soccer really bothered you didn’t it

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

Children arguing about which sport is better: I don't understand why this isn't a bannable offense like console warring is. It's way more cringe.

Agreed. As always these threads always, always turn to shit.

 

[Henry Panic]

I thought FC stood for Fight Club, and this was UFC.

Now I don't know what FC stands for. French Croissant? Fruit Cup? Fuck Comcast?

 

[Elysion]

Soccer has a smooth flow to it, but almost zero action and too much diving. Its the major sport where you can tell by whats going on the field if there will be a goal or not due to distance. In other sports, a long TD, home run, 3 pt bomb or blast from the blue line can happen fast. In soccer, everyone knows there's no goal being scored until the player with the ball zooms in close or does a cross or corner kick. When a team has ball control and gingerly passing it back and forth at centre (including to even their own goalie), you know there's zero chance of any action of goal being scored.

The average number of goals during a high-level soccer match has decreased significantly over the course of the last century. So much so that there have been FIFA officials who suggested that they should maybe make the goals larger, to increase the chances of scoring. If they ever did that, successful large distance goal shots would probably become more likely.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

So how will this work? Can you play as Kolian Mobappe and Lian Mossi?

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

And not a single mention of Tennis ...

 

[poppabk]

LMFAO it came down to penalty kicks. If there is a less aesthetic and skillful way to decide a sporting event then let me know.

"Nothing has come close to that for sporting drama in recent years"

Maybe in the sports you watch.

Err did you watch the super bowl? Final minutes - the defending team desperately wants the opposing team to score while the attacking team does everything in their power to not score. And then there is a referee call that means that the whole backwards thing becomes moot.

 

[iorek21]

I hope it’s not just a title change but also a complete revamp of the formula. FIFA is very, very far from a realistic football simulator.

 

[The Fartist]

I thought FC stood for Fight Club, and this was UFC.

Now I don't know what FC stands for. French Croissant? Fruit Cup? Fuck Comcast?

UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship, FC in EAFC stands for Football Club

 

[buenoblue]

But it will still be the same shit

 

[phil_t98]

While the naming is odd the very best players in the world are playing in the MLB which wasn't the case when they coined the name in the early 1900s

maybe the best players are there but calling it the World Series is very odd. ,ike I said Americans like high scoring games

doesn't mean they are wrong but also doesn't mean Football is bad either, most watched sport though globally and then followed by cricket then hockey

 

[phil_t98]

People don't want to know England coined the term soccer, they think its all us Americans

They make the name up we use it still today and they get offended by it somehow

that's because its known globally as football except in America

 

[GymWolf]

Most have rules and penalties for doing so.

Same for soccer, you get a yellow card for simulation if the referee is a good one.

 

[Thebonehead]

People don't want to know England coined the term soccer, they think its all us Americans

They make the name up we use it still today and they get offended by it somehow

Well the English also came up with the sport of rounders with it's bases, bats and ball......

 

[Topher]

Well the English also came up with the sport of rounders with it's bases, bats and ball......

Hmmmm

"The game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor times, with the earliest reference being in 1744 in “A Little Pretty Pocketbook” where it was called baseball. "

Rounders

The game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor times, with the earliest reference being in 1744 in “A Little Pretty Pocketbook” where it...

web.archive.org

 

[Thebonehead]

Hmmmm

"The game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor times, with the earliest reference being in 1744 in “A Little Pretty Pocketbook” where it was called baseball. "

Rounders

The game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor times, with the earliest reference being in 1744 in “A Little Pretty Pocketbook” where it...

web.archive.org

The name baseball was superseded by the name rounders in England, while other modifications of the game played elsewhere retained the name baseball.[5] The game is popular among British and Irish school children, particularly among girls

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

All this discussion and nobody said anything about American football players sucking oxygen after running for 3 seconds and waiting another 30 for the end of that unsmart commercial with animals and lots of cgi?

 

[Topher]

All this discussion and nobody said anything about American football players sucking oxygen after running for 3 seconds and waiting another 30 for the end of that unsmart commercial with animals and lots of cgi?

 

[skyfall]

Children arguing about which sport is better: I don't understand why this isn't a bannable offense like console warring is. It's way more cringe.

 

[Henry Panic]

UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship, FC in EAFC stands for Football Club

I didn't say I didn't know what UFC meant.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

https://i.gifer.com/4WWP.gif

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

 

[Topher]

I was really talking about that second part, but sure. NFL players are built for taking hits as much as they are for running around on the field. That guy is 260 pounds, all muscle.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

I was really talking about that second part, but sure. NFL players are built for taking hits as much as they are for running around on the field. That guy is 260 pounds, all muscle.

Protected by pads and a motorcycle helmet.

 

[Topher]

Protected by pads and a motorcycle helmet.

Which adds even more weight.

And for good reason....

 

[Valkyria]

I live in the US where Soccer ranks anywhere between the 6th to 8th most watched sport so most Americans would rather watch anything else.

Now a lot of this has to do with we simply do not funnel our top athletes to the sport and it starts in High Schools, at least in Indiana

I have worked with a lot of kids over the years to be better baseball pitchers and even when they are multi sport stars I have had my kids tell me Athletic Directors at their school have told them to not play all 4 major sports and have asked them to specifically drop Soccer because it doesn't make the school any money because no one goes to the games.

Cool, welcome to the Internet. This is not the USA.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

So how will this work? Can you play as Kolian Mobappe and Lian Mossi?

EA still has all the real players and the individual conferences signed to EA Sports FC. The only thing they lost was the brand name of, and references to, "FIFA".

 

[The Fartist]

I'm just saying, some consistency would be nice, I like console warring for the banter, but you get warnings or banned for doing so. At least console warring is relevant to this forum, where as soccer vs football is usually just reduced to what they should be called, so lame.

 

[The Fartist]

I didn't say I didn't know what UFC meant.

I thought FC stood for Fight Club, and this was UFC.

Are you sure?

 

[Henry Panic]

Are you sure?

The joke flew over your head so hard, it flung your mom out a 5 story window.

That's the type of homicide you comitted.

 

[The Fartist]

The joke flew over your head so hard, it flung your mom out a 5 story window.

That's the type of homicide you comitted.

Easy there, tough guy, no need to bring mothers into this, unless you're that weak. Sorry I hurt your internet feelings, sweetie.

 

[KURDISTAN YPG]

we footy fans are very happy EA lost the fifa license, this means more of a free market for football games.

 

[jezhumphrey75]

same old engine probably, just another re skin.

 

[TheGrat1]

Err did you watch the super bowl? Final minutes - the defending team desperately wants the opposing team to score while the attacking team does everything in their power to not score. And then there is a referee call that means that the whole backwards thing becomes moot.

No comparison can be made. The game did not end because a penalty was called. The fifa WC could only end with PKs at that point.
The holding call is not a designed and compulsory part of the game. Penalty kicks are. Even then the Eagles a had a (slim) chance to win.
You also got the events out of order. The Chiefs were trying to score while the Eagles were desperately trying to stop them. Then the penalty was called which let the Chiefs bleed the clock and go for the field goal, only at that point (post-penalty) did the Eagles have any incentive for them to score an unopposed touchdown. Even then the field goal could have been blocked or the snap fumbled or a miracle play from the Eagles. There was still potential for a wild outcome. Penalty kicks will always be shitty penalty kicks.

 

[Sleepwalker]

So how will this work? Can you play as Kolian Mobappe and Lian Mossi?

No lol, they have all the licenses for club and player likeness, they only really lost the name FIFA and the world cup.

 

[Henry Panic]

Easy there, tough guy, no need to bring mothers into this, unless you're that weak. Sorry I hurt your internet feelings, sweetie.

I think this guy couldn't tell that post was obviously not serious.

I blame social media.

 

[The Fartist]

I think this guy couldn't tell that post was obviously not serious.

I blame social media.

Or maybe you're just not funny. Also, I don't do social media, unless you count GAF.

You know what? Please break down your joke for me, explain it to me like I'm five, a five year old on social media, please, some crayons would be great, thanks.

 

[Banjo64]

Lmao some uncanny valley shit. Official ultimate edition cover:

 

[Hendrick's]

Fuck Cares?