Contessa football terms are not rocket science

[malaise]

It's a freaking draw not a tie. 1-1 is a fugging draw.

[Codeine]

1. There's nothing wrong with calling a draw a tie.

American English is different from (or should I say "different to" ;) ) UK English.

[enlightenment]

3. Even in US football - soccer - it's called a draw, not a tie. n/t

[Codeine]

5. I prefer draw as well,

but that's just terminology. It affects nothing to call it a tie, as we would call any other sporting result a tie here. :shrug: There was a pretty good NPR piece on American soccer fans feeling obligated to ape England's football terms the other day.

[malaise]

9. This is about football terms

not British English v American English. 1-1 is a draw.

[Codeine]

14. It is a draw. And a draw is a tie. There's no significance in the difference. nt

[HipChick]

15. It's a draw and Contessa is in idiot

[malaise]

44. Correct sis

:fistbump:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. You can't score just 1 point in football.

You're probably thinking of soccer.

[WeDidIt]

11. No, he's talking about football

Not the American sport where guys dress up in armor and do battle.

[Codeine]

20. The English have been known to call it soccer as well,

as they invented the term.

Nobody gets bothered when Aussies call it soccer.

[HipChick]

22. Hardly...

more like soft wimps...ever watched rugby...very little padding..

[WeDidIt]

24. You've got to be much tougher playing REAL football than the Americna version

The armor takes the brunt of the hit in the American sport.

there is no armor for REAL football players.

[EOTE]

25. So what you're saying is that football needs more injuries and deaths.

Just wanted to make sure I know where you stand.

[proteus_lives]

29. Say that to an NFL player.

And look at the difference in the game, tactics and size of players.

If Rugby boys played the same way as Americans do, they would be weeping for padding.

[malaise]

31. She thank you

:rofl:

[Johonny]

17. You can score a rouge in football

[11 Bravo]

40. Actually, you are incorrect. In the CFL a team can score a single point.

[Cant trust em]

4. 6 or 1/2 dozen. nt

[Renew Deal]

6. Your colourful post reminds us of your favourite way to say it.

But really, it's all the same. The score is nill plus one each. :D

[mikelgb]

7. this is the most important DU thread in at least 10 years

I'm flummoxed

[Codeine]

8. Your back line is at sixes and sevens. nt

[gratuitous]

10. Aw jeez, it's not even a real sport

The good lord gave us two hands for a reason, and that bunch of swan-diving, shin-grabbing mama's boys need to get into something that allows them to use theirs. Even the most famous hit in soccer history was one player head-butting the other. You think Juan Marichal would have settled for head-butting Johnny Roseboro? Not on your nelly. He grabbed a bat and started swinging, by golly. Now there's a real sport!

The game ended in a tie. Probably a bow tie. With a floral pattern, if you know what I mean.

[malaise]

19. LOL

The entire world minus 300 or so million think it's the greatest sport on the planet and there are at least 20 million football fans in the US.
We're just thankful that we have our own feeds.

Why don't you call it handball if you need to use hands. :evilgrin:

[Codeine]

21. LOL!

Handball! :rofl: I love it!

[gratuitous]

26. A bow tie with a sloppy knot

:P

[Lance_Boyle]

28. There are already two kinds of handball.

The US version is racketball without rackets, and the Euro version is water polo on dry land. And then there's the slang meaning, but we're probably all better off not venturing into that territory.

[petronius]

12. Does that mean that each group only got the round kicking thing into the target

one time? Like a stalemate? :shrug:

[Enrique]

13. only foreigners say draw

;-)

[Oregone]

23. No shit. Talk `Merican around here

[Blue_Tires]

16. although i did learn the hard way years ago that there is NO such thing

as a "goaltender"... It's always a "keeper" -- i used to think they were interchangable...

[enlightenment]

38. or, depending on circumstance the

'bl***y no-nowt ba****d who couldn't stop a shot playing six-a-side in the pub squad !'

or

'brilliant! Simply brilliant Master of the box !'

[DavidDvorkin]

18. Rocket science is not rocket science

There's no such thing.

http://eyeblister.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-not-rocket-science.html

[pundaint]

27. There's no 1-point score in Football, are you talking about Soccer?

[malaise]

30. Sorry there's only one football on the planet

The other version has American in front of it as in American football. :evilgrin:

[pundaint]

32. Well, if that's how you get your kicks - enjoy.

[Codeine]

34. And Aussie rules football. And Canadian football.

Of course, there's only one football that MATTERS! On that we agree. :)

[Mudoria]

35. Indeed

and the ball is not round in it either.

[malaise]

36. LOL

The world is watching this one :D

[Codeine]

37. I dragged my ass outta bed at six am on my day off.

and I'll be doing that all month. And my DVR is gonna get a workout on the mornings I work.

[malaise]

41. Well worth it every four years

You have loads of company

[SargeUNN]

33. well let's see

if you say half a dozen that is different than saying 6, What an idiot. A draw and a tie is the same thing an to say different is showing stupidity.

[malaise]

42. You will never hear a football fan say tie - 1-1, 0-0 etc

DRAW. That's football culture - deal with it.

[mrmpa]

39. If the game is ongoing

and the score is 1-1 its tied up. If the end score is 1-1 it's a draw.

[malaise]

43. Correct the score is tied

but the game is a draw