Show me a SOCCER player as athletic as this guy...

[Im Still Ballin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNReN6hMmeQ
Or even come close to being as athletic as this guy. Take note. I'm not talking about skills here. Or conditioning.

ATHLETICISM.

[Bless Mathews]

Dayum.

Could you imagine dat buff ass niggah swinging a stick wit all his strength on a 4 year old?

[sweggeh]

Can he do this doe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vmm-xCq4To

[Im Still Ballin]

Skill wise? very impressive.

But athleticism wise? He's just a midget running at a decent speed that any NFL player could match.

[sweggeh]

Skill wise? very impressive.

But athleticism wise? He's just a midget running at a decent speed that any NFL player could match.

Football has some of the fastest sports stars in the world. Guys like Theo Walcott were on their way to the Olympics in sprinting before they chose football. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has a faster first 30m than Usain Bolt.

Also Theirry was no slouch back in the day either..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw0-cWvmwKA

[Im Still Ballin]

Every sport has their bit of elite. NFL's top end and average are just higher IMO

Throw on 50 more pounds of solid muscle and i doubt any of those soccer speedsters could keep up with the NFL speedsters.

[dannywpt]

It seems you have athletic ability confused with explosiveness

[sweggeh]

Every sport has their bit of elite. NFL's top end and average are just higher IMO

Throw on 50 more pounds of solid muscle and i doubt any of those soccer speedsters could keep up with the NFL speedsters.

Well they could if they trained to do so. But they don't because it is borderline useless in their sport. Also lets not pretend there aren't huge guys in football like Yaya Toure who are big as f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck but can run very fast.

[dude77]

2:32 bicep curling 405 lbs ? lol .. gtfoh .. nice editing

[Blue&Orange]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNReN6hMmeQ
Or even come close to being as athletic as this guy. Take note. I'm not talking about skills here. Or conditioning.

ATHLETICISM.

What's your point? American football is a dumb skilless sport, you just need to pump those PED's to be successful?

We already know that.

[Im Still Ballin]

NFL has the elite of the elite genetic specimens. How many others sports will you find a guy like Calvin Johnson? Maybe basketball and rugby or volleyball but thats it.

In the end it depends on how you value athleticism. Thats what's being discussed here. Who's more athletic? The 5 foot 7 160 pound soccer player who can run a 4.5 40 yard, or the 6 foot 5 265 pound NFL player who also runs a 4.5 40 yard? I think the answer is pretty simple.

[kurple]

Skill wise? very impressive.

But athleticism wise? He's just a midget running at a decent speed that any NFL player could match.

do you have any idea what athleticism means? Balance, body controll, stamina, sprint speed, acceleration, space awereness, eye-feet coordination are all athletic abilities

[Im Still Ballin]

But the main elements of athleticism are

1. Strength
2. Speed
3. Size

[kurple]

depends on what your goals are, doesnt it?

are you really this stupid

[kurple]

and there are plenty of "athletic" (by your definition) "soccer" players

micah richards (pre-injury) comes to mind. as quick as anyone and built as a tank