Even sumo???

Dan
 

Being thin may well cause problems for some people trying to make it as a footballer, then again, you'd think being short would also be a problem, but many of the world's greatest footballers were really small men, e.g. Maradona, Romario, Baggio, Zola, Muller, Zico, Puskas, Owen, Greaves, Matthews, Juniniho, Papin, Robbie Fowler (he was great once, remember?), Beardsley, Brady, Abedi Pele (the Ghanaian, not the Brazilizn. Then again, even the Brazilian Pele was only 5ft 9"), Mattheaus, Ockocha, Carlos, Scholes, Hagi, Kinkladze, Del Piero, Davids, Overmars, Dalgleish, Keegan, Ball, Nevin (okay, Pat Nevin wasn't as great as the others, but he was my favourite player, when I was a kid) - I don't think any of these players were over 5ft 8".
 

Why is it called Football though when most of the time they throw it or run around holding it in their hands?
 

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Because they're stupid.
 

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Quote: Curt @ May 12 2008, 3:09 PM BST

Most of the Football (North American Football) players in the Canadian Football League have day jobs. We don't pay very well.

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Shit! You were talking about being too thin for AMERICAN football, and I wasted about 20 minutes thinking up all of those names, thinking you were talking about our version of football!!
 

Quote: Aaron @ May 13 2008, 1:38 AM BST

Because they're stupid.

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What a ridiculous comment. Why perpetuate a truly lazy stereotype?

It's true, they do not have the same academic qualifictions as people who have gone through the education system in it's entirety. Essentially, they begin fulltime work at around 15/16 years of age. However, anyone who only measures intelligence in terms of academic qualifications is an absolute knob - and for the record, I have a First Class degree and am also studying for an MA.
 

Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 13 2008, 9:34 AM BST

Why perpetuate a truly lazy stereotype?

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Because it's largely true.
 

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Come on! Stop being such a Daily Mail reader!
 

Nothing wrong with reading the Daily Mail.
 

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There is something very wrong with reading the Daily Mail.
 

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Business Time.
 

Quote: Curt @ May 12 2008, 3:09 PM BST

(North American Football)

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Never noticed what a great/apt acronym that makes

Quote: catskillz @ May 13 2008, 2:33 AM BST

Shit! thinking you were talking about our version of football!!

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And the rest of the world outside N America's!
 

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I was watching some football in the pub, and the barmaid said "I don't know anything about football, I support Man Utd." I offer her remark here, without comment.
 

Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 13 2008, 9:34 AM BST

What a ridiculous comment. Why perpetuate a truly lazy stereotype?

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Because this is supposed to be a comedy site.

Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 13 2008, 12:00 PM BST

Come on! Stop being such a Daily Mail reader!

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Better than being a Guardian reader.

I just look at the pictures in the Sun.
 

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