| Two of the most beloved sports Football and Soccer | | | | teams within your team. There are three major |
| have much in common. Lately, many are wondering | | | | teams that consist of a football team: The offense, |
| why there is such an international pull for soccer while | | | | the defense, and special teams. Each one has a |
| football remains an American sport. This articles intent | | | | specific objective. The offense with a quarterback, |
| is to bring out some of the similarities and differences | | | | receivers, and guards' objective are to score |
| between soccer and football based on: history, team | | | | touchdowns, while the defensive team's job is to |
| size, and fan size. | | | | stop the opposing team from scoring by tackling the |
| History: Football vs. Soccer | | | | quarterback, runners, or blocking passes. Special |
| Football is actually a relative from soccer. Though the | | | | teams deal with punts, field goals, and kickoffs. All in |
| date is unsure of when the sport was first known to | | | | all there are anywhere from 30 - 60 players that |
| be played, there were many professional teams | | | | combine to make a football team. |
| starting to spring up in the late 1800s. It was not that | | | | Soccer is a continuous sport. Meaning unlike football |
| much different from its closer cousin rugby, but was | | | | where you have set plays and an offensive and |
| showing some far different plays from soccer | | | | defensive team, in soccer the ball is always going. |
| already. | | | | That being the case there are still offensive and |
| Here is an interesting fact. Soccer or "football" as is | | | | defensive parts to the play of soccer. One can tell |
| as known in most European and South American | | | | whether a team is on the offensive or defensive by |
| Countries is actually the founder of both rugby and | | | | where the ball is on the field. If the ball is on your |
| football. The major disconnections occurred when the | | | | side of the field then you are on defensive, if it is on |
| rules for soccer changed to a "no hands" rule. At this | | | | your opponent's side then you are on the offensive. |
| point rugby was born. Later as rugby split into two | | | | Fan Size: Football vs. Soccer |
| different kinds of play: traditional rugby which allows | | | | Determining which sport has a greater or more loyal |
| drop kick goals and more footwork, and American | | | | fan base is difficult. Here in the United States |
| football which has kickoffs and field goals | | | | American football by far has the larger fan base. |
| (reminiscent of its soccer days) tackling and hand | | | | However, outside of the United States (and perhaps |
| offs (similar to rugby) and forward passing, options, | | | | Canada) you do not hear much about football, only |
| and other additions. | | | | soccer. Entire cities have been known to shut down |
| Soccer on the other hand has a long history, | | | | for the world cup, and yet the most watched event |
| according to the Munich Ethnological Museum there is | | | | was last year's super bowl. One thing is a fact. Both |
| a Chinese text dated around 50 B.C. talking about | | | | soccer and football have loyal fans that are not going |
| "soccer" games in china. Though it is unsure how | | | | anywhere. |
| similar these games were to what we know as | | | | Conclusion |
| soccer today. | | | | Soccer or Football? Well when it comes right down |
| Team Size: Football vs. Soccer | | | | to it, you are choosing between two very popular |
| There is a tremendous size difference between | | | | sports that will continue to gain momentum in the |
| football and soccer. In football you not only have | | | | years to come. |
| players that make up a team, but you have specific | | | | |