The World's Hardest Sport

JRE Podcast Host, UFC Commentator & Stand Up Comic Joe Rogan Talks To Gad Saad About The Fittest Athletes Being Football Players And How It's A Very Hard Sport
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[@mindlab_]

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[@teamsami_ethio]

That’s what make the game beautiful, no f’ing commercials every f’ing possession. 😂

[@aimanazrie8944]

Wait until you see the broadcast got minimized so they can insert the ads at the sides... 😂

[@joaquimmatabelejr3074]

Man, I'd play 90 min game 2 to 3 times a week

[@muhammedadel2606]

I mean we are running ads on the side. That’s what they are for. Ads are running the whole time during a game.

[@xZigZagg]

​@@muhammedadel2606So annoying

[@jdawg93]

And no F'ing score too 😂

[@Keld1987]

Problematic for americans and their short attentionspan.

[@anthonyernst999]

Why yall keep hating on us for no reason? What did we do to you

[@Nxxc.]

@@anthonyernst999 export race wars and homosexuality?

[@anthonyernst999]

@@Nxxc. Oh yeah

[@crackandbooze]

​@@Nxxc.🏳️‍🌈?

[@crackandbooze]

​@@anthonyernst999no freedom?

[@trincaogiovanni960]

"Jamie, pull up that video of a bear playing soccer"

[@jambo061]

😂😂😂😂 quality comment wow

[@ottosantiagolassus]

😂😂😂😂

[@FunFunFun120]

😂😂😂😂

[@JacobGrim]

😂😂😂😂 hahaha so original!

[@iRunJungle]

Ok

[@imhassane]

Football is my whole childhood, I grew up in west Africa. We would wake up at 5:45AMAM (I still wake up today at 5:00AM automatically at 24 yo) go to school at 7 AM, come back at 3PM, play football till 6PM then we would shower and if it was our turn to get electricity we'd meet with all the friends (actually, our friends and their friends) to watch a Jakie Chan movie or some other chinese movie and if it wasn't our turn to get electricity (it was alternating days back then now we get it 24/7) we would play hide'n seek or our grandfathers or our parents or parent's friends would tell us stories, we would meet under a tree and make a circle to listen to them. Those were great times. Soccer is how we made friends and how we bonded everyday.

[@besxngmichxxl2527]

Hi bro. Would love to know where you are in West Africa. Ile-ife, Osun, Nigeria here

[@imhassane]

@@besxngmichxxl2527 I’m from Guinea

[@Wicked_K]

Beautiful memories, these are the things that we that give us the warmest feelings when we remember them

[@Sir_Zombie1ted]

You have a ball and want to play, basically it is like getting a key to a treasure chest and having to look for the treasure chest - with the ball you need to learn how to make friends, and thus helping you build social skills.

[@Jon14141]

Nice

[@olbapoli4074]

Joe was impressed by incredibly medicore players...imagine if he saw the elite players from europe lol

[@ivanbustelo79]

Or Argentina

[@kayenat10]

Now he has the chance to go and watch the goat

[@mikeoxlong4588]

@@ivanbustelo79argentines in Europe? Right? The South American leagues are literal farmer leagues nowadays with a few diamonds in the rough

[@ivanbustelo79]

@@mikeoxlong4588 yeah that's what I meant

[@LukasMatejka-du5hb]

yeah, but not every player looks like CR7...... that guy is ready to win a fitness competition :D

[@JL-fx8ci]

The best feeling is after you’re done playing and you go home shower and lay down; your feet not touching the ground is the best feeling ever because the pain feels so good lol

[@mateoleon524]

Hahahhaj 😂😂😂😂 so true your feel like your floating

[@owengriffin3356]

Nah it’s when your legs ache when the season starts again and as your lying down you roll over and your legs cramp in the most horrendous and horrific pain ever, but you can’t exactly move so you just suffer in silence

[@krishnarughoobur8309]

​@mateoleon524 soo trueeee...its also such a relief like😮‍💨

[@stimulatemyexistence5669]

​@owengriffin3356 yes!! I love to suffer

[@lesibamodau395]

A beer is great after 3 points as well

[@erod8386]

I’ve always said this and people called me crazy for thinking soccer is hard. Imagine having to play 45 min of soccer. Get a 10-15 min break. Then go again for another 45min + depending on the game. You cannot get any breaks and it’s straight running. Along w that your sprinting for 1/3 of the game and having to keep ur technic to kick a ball w it. It’s incredibly hard

[@almost9people]

My small town only had enough players to have one spare, lots of times we didn't even get a break in a game if anyone got hurt. Sure had good endurance back then.

[@capnjelly6370]

The hardest part of soccer is the running. The game itself really isn't that hard and in my opinion boring to watch. But again nobody is denying that soccer players are the most fit.

[@kalebmcdaniel9147]

Wrestling is the hardest sport

[@unciclistaenbuenosaires8287]

Agree with you, but I invite you to going on a bicycle for 4+hours at the same cadence/speed.

[@MrBOOM-fq3lw]

soccer is very hard but everyone sleeps on motocross and actually a lot of motocross riders play soccer for the endurance training. You gotta throw around a hot 220lb bike for a 45 minute+ race and usually there’s 3 of them. People seem to think the bike Carrie’s you around but you have to hold on to it 😂

[@Nero8978]

The best feeling after a game of football in England, is going straight to the pub that sponsors you and receiving a plate of sausages, some bread, chips and a pint. If you know, you know.

[@Jon14141]

Nice

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

Constant off and on jogging and sprinting for 90+ minutes is insane.

[@davidhaddad9022]

At that level too. I can play for 90 mins, but I'm not doing it against people who push that level of pace and pressure

[@Go21place]

And the constant battles for the ball, shielding from defenders, going up for the ball, having to back pedal, move laterally, change direction instantly to full speed. The game is constantly moving so all this can happen as many times as it needs to

[@joeb578]

It's the best thing ever

[@utkarshmishra6485]

there is break

[@NoGo1581]

There is a 15 min break after 45 min playtime

[@Rondo2ooo]

What is most impressive when you see a high level game live in the stadium, is the speed of the game. It's totally different than on TV.

[@williamfarnaby]

this. the agility and reaction is on another level

[@Football_Advanced]

Yeah it’s crazy to watch people running off the ball and it really makes you notice how much happens rather than just watching tv where you’re focused on the ball all the time

[@eksiongooi8011]

I remember seeing player POVs on the pitch and man that shit is so much more intense than anyone could ever imagine.

[@sunseeker9581]

Wait til you guys learn about Rugby

[@robertrossi9364]

I'm not even a sports guy(watcher). Nothing compares to hockey outside of combat sports they're the best of the best by a long shot.

[@b.k.5667]

Another reason why i have so much respect for elite soccer players is the sheer amount of competition. No other sport even comes close to the number of players. So many kids around the entire globe grow up with the dream of becoming a pro soccer player. Being at the top in soccer is the hardest simply due to the huge amount of soccer players

[@nocomment4848]

Having played both soccer, rugby and aussie rules, i can honestly say that nothing compares to aussie rules for fitness requirements

[@andrewheffernan2961]

100% true

[@codyjarvis]

Motocross would like a word

[@Muzlightyear]

​@@codyjarvisnah. I've got mates who are pretty chunky who wouldn't be able to even run a 5k who do motocross

[@Sampsonoff]

Dude Tour de France riders gotta be way more fit though. 200km+ every day over mountains for 3 weeks straight

[@Ham.rigs07]

For sure , riding bikes around a MX track is a insanely tiring, I had no idea until I did it with my mate, blew my mind how guys ride all day.

[@thelastgoodmaninjersey]

I played basketball in school. I was pretty fit. One day I was trying soccer with the soccer team and I was gassed while they were still going. I developed a whole different appreciation for the work they had to put in after that.

[@tobberino]

It’s astounding how fit they are, it doesn’t look like it’s too hard and exhausting. But when you try it for the first time it’s extremely difficult to keep up. I used to play 90 min with ease but now I couldn’t even do 20 min without dying lol.

[@DeanoSauruzRex]

I thought the logic of hardly sprinting across a small court, to sprinting 80% of the time on a field 5x larger would have been the indication that those 2 sports are not the same athletically.

[@raggy-raggy]

​@@tobberinoI used to play back to back games, now i struggle to make back to back tackles. Good ol American processed food lol

[@zivkovicable]

Here in Serbia soccer and basketball are both popular, so i played both at a low level...it's just a different type of fitness and set of demands. i found soccer easier because of my size and body shape.. The sport i tried that absolutely killed me after a few minutes was waterpolo..That shit is insane, both from a fitness perspective and the constant underwater physical assaults and opponents trying to drown you. .

[@aceman0000099]

I played soccer a lot, but when I payed basketball I got sweaty in 5 minutes

[@TomEightToes]

Joe rogan discovering non-American sports that don’t have a ad break every 30 seconds:

[@PerryCuda]

And by non-American you mean a sport that in the US has the largest national participation of any nation and of any sport.

[@Batman39278]

​​@@PerryCudafootball is an english sport mate

[@PerryCuda]

@@Batman39278 missing penalty kicks is the English sport.

[@noahbrown9708]

No I think he was talking about for monetary reasons. Soccer games are problematic for television companies because they can't make money from ads because there is only 1 break.

[@user-lk2js1fo9v]

@@Batman39278it’s an English sport but it’s played all over the world…. You can still watch it in the States. You act like we can’t just turn on MLS over here in the states and see Messi play the same way you guys do in England😂…. It’s not any different

[@Yo-mum37]

Test Match Cricket 5 straight days under the sunlight😂

[@sanyogitapardeshi7285]

Don't compare Cricket to football. Football is only 90 minutes long but try running for 90 minutes continuously. In Cricket there I no running except Running in between the wickets and fielders saving the ball for a boundary. After a bowler bowls there Is already like 20s long time for him to get Back. I know Bowlers run ALOT but except them there ismt alot of action. There are some super fat players as they know if they him the ball super hard they won't have to run.

[@Yo-mum37]

@@sanyogitapardeshi7285 lol really Football is not straight 90 min its 45-45 btw they play at night without heat of sunlight Only Cricketers knowa Cricket is harder😆

[@sanyogitapardeshi7285]

@@Yo-mum37 haha I know it's not constant running it's on and off jogging and sprinting at super high speeds. Cricket is nowhere near In difficulty. It's just chilling foe the rest of the team at batting time. Doesn't always look like a team sport.

[@sanyogitapardeshi7285]

@@Yo-mum37 also they play in afternoons too. You just watched some clips of night. If standing in sun is difficult according to you, then running is obviously much more difficult.

[@Lilbarney19]

​@Yo-mum37 you are so stupid, players batting are doing the most running while the fielders stand like lemons waiting for a ball to come there way every so often ( batters don't even run that much ) With your logic people who sit on the beach in the sun for a holiday are more fit than football players.

[@frytasia]

Apparently the most demanding sport is rowing .

[@BlahMcJones]

I will attest to that! I was the 7 seat (top starboard) at UCLA years ago, and I played Rugby for the university as well. Crew was much more demanding from a fitness standpoint.

[@Jon14141]

@@BlahMcJonesnice mate

[@freddiemedley5580]

Most demanding sport at pissing everyone else off on the water more like. Kayak down even a level 4 piece of white water and we'll see if you still think those posh prats do the most demanding sport on the water.

[@freddiemedley5580]

​@@BlahMcJonesthat's American Rugby M8. Also union isn't the most demanding sport in the world, its a game of chess. Where every position needs to be built in a specific way, to fulfill there role. Play Rugby league in the north of England or Australia and let's see if you still think rowing is the most demanding sport.

[@pedrorafaela403]

best feeling is when your tired and after a game you just wanna get back out there again

[@Shivian124]

Jump into a nice cold pool after a game

[@nzrzcrbz3166]

I thought i was the only one that feels that way after training sessions and match day

[@aquatazer]

It’s so weird to me because I played soccer for about 12 years growing up, and even now after not playing sports for a few years, even if I’m dead tired after doing something active, I can just keep going. I honestly think playing soccer for so long just built an extra level in me. I am absolutely terrible at basketball, but even when I lose and I’m exhausted, I can just keep going for some reason. It’s perplexing because I’m very out-of-shape now and it just happens. Baseline fitness I guess.

[@ImDembe]

Yeah that was the best when i used to play basketball, you push to the limit, change and comes back in and it feels like you can play the rest of the game at full pace after waking up the body.

[@micah.101]

Mainly only if you win. After a loss you’d be depressed for the rest of the day

[@MrPoutPout64]

Man said “problematic for television” like football isn’t the most watched sport in the world 😂

[@percy3993]

For Americans. Come on he said that

[@marvinasas2060]

It's problematic for american television. They just love their commercials. It's so funny in Germany when they show American football, they always show the commentators that do some analysing of the game or talk about players or give some other side notes and all that stuff while they show commercials in the USA. I swear to god, if they would show as many commercials here, literally no one in this country would watch that.

[@MrPoutPout64]

@@percy3993no he didn’t 😂

[@CaptainUncle1836]

He's thinking from his American perspective, if you look at all there other sports they have quarters and timeouts. Forgive him that's all he knows

[@HighNLo]

​​@@MrPoutPout64He never said it but it was implied under the assumption you know how American sports work on TV

[@jcrdnz7568]

Its a stamina sport for real. Its why timing is so important. Gotta know when to make a run.

[@jlogan2228]

I once heard a soccer coach telling a high school team at the beginning of the season that to even be able to be on the team you need to be able to run for an hour non stop as thats a BASIC bare minimum fitness requirement .....thats insane

[@michelbidart7286]

I miss being young and fit and playing football for 8 hours straight on a weekend day just for fun.

[@Robzi_1000]

What’s stopping you

[@mendeleyev1790]

My dad is 66 plays every Wensday 5v5 heavy ball you know in Argentina we call it dad futbol

[@dm1972]

you can still be a little older and fit, go workout lazy

[@mendeleyev1790]

@@dm1972 you can be 200kg and still be amazing at futbol

[@jayx2514]

Guys are missing the point, it’s no nastalgia not the fact he can’t play anymore.I still train, not football but I still recount my youth playing sport for hours, not tiring or wanting to do anything else.

[@jonathanhancock9765]

Played soccer for almost 6 years straight, club, highschool, Friday nights at a random field. Best shape I was in my entire life. Constantly running and jogging. I remember midway thru the season we started every practice with 6 laps. And then had practice for two hours afterwards, and then about two games a week. The cramps were unbearable but my stamina was thru the roof, I can’t jog for 5 minutes now without feeling like death 😂😂 Edit: thanks for all the likes, and to all the people saying it’s football not soccer, you knew what I was referring to 😐

[@xretcyvbnimo]

I'd take 5 mins tbh. I'm done after 10 seconds.

[@mann8283]

@@xretcyvbnimothat’s a medical concern

[@ey5373]

Football is not easy at all. You’re running, jogging all game long. It’s a mixture of long distance and sprinting. Played football/soccer throughout my high school and I agree that if anyone wants a 6 pack and high stamina, that’s the sport you play.

[@jackoliver1082]

Wrong. Fittest athletes are swimmers. Fight me

[@skyedopa5938]

Those cramps are insane 😂😂😂

[@user-ff4ex7ll7w]

I played football as a hobby and soccer in school. Football training was harder but running up and down that huge field during a soccer game was insane.

[@Glue88]

I remember playing pickup basketball with a friend who played soccer his whole life. Wasn’t the most skilled player but he was impossible to guard off-ball. He would not stop moving the whole game. The stamina soccer produces is top notch.

[@yoong___]

That’s what i miss the most about high school. My coach decided our edge over other teams would be speed and conditioning. Looking back now that I’m completely unfit it was ridiculous how long we could run with the amount of power and speed we used.

[@sbombfitness]

Get back on the grind, no need to give up

[@yoong___]

@@sbombfitness never said i gave up. I’m grinding

[@Phenriir]

@@yoong___ the elixir of life right there

[@samuellaureano9159]

I think about this so much I would play for hours before without hesitation… now anymore than an hour and I’m gassed af

[@Phenriir]

I just jogged a decent amount today. I’m pretty happy with the harvest I got at the end. Felt really good once I got into the zone but, tbh I didn’t stay there long and easily got gassed out. Still good that I got more out of what I put in though

[@brentbush2176]

I actually did this experiment when I left the Army. I had the G.I. Bill paying for my schooling so I asked the soccer coach if I could walk on because I didn’t need any scholarship money. He said absolutely young man. I was in the best shape of my life and so proud of my pink Nike soccer cleats as it was the year after they went viral in the World Cup . I only tried out as the goal keeper since the guys in my Army unit dared me to. The first 2 days of practice I couldn’t even finish the workouts in proper time, everyone was like who is this douche bag? The coach gave me every chance to stay on. Day 3 I gave up 5 goals in a single half against the Alumni team. I did block one shot and it felt like I got hit with a sledgehammer in my forearm. I will never talk bad about soccer players again. It was a very humbling experiment. I actually gave my cleats to another player who wasn’t as well off as me and thanked the coach for the opportunity after 3 days. Shout out to my boys in the 1st Battalion 3rd US Infantry Regiment and players of Northwood University. They actually won the NAIA National Championship the following year.

[@juliobello4561]

Don’t get me wrong I was close to semi pro but I think you went hard on yourself. You should of done some training by yourself for at least three month I bet my ass you could be top player in your unit. But you need lots of dedication and balance diet.

[@ikkec2674]

Appreciate the efforts, a lot of people talk but to put yourself in is admirable

[@elsancho-mx7om]

Armies physical requirements are quite low.....

[@ishraqbinruhul740]

​@@elsancho-mx7om As a short ass GK for my College team I really thank you for explaining our pain... the Strikers are usually very powerful and the ball hurts like a bitch... but we still sacrifice all parts of our body so that the ball does not go in the net... Those who think that they'll be able to do 10/15 goals in football don't know what goalkeepers and defenders are there for

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

now try hurling

[@cameronburch3532]

When I played in high school we had 2.5 mile warm up lap before practice even started. Then we practiced for 2 hours. After that we did sprints. No one can tell me their sport took more energy than soccer.

[@andrewfrazier9290]

wrestling

[@taylorjorgenson7230]

When I was in the Navy there was a guy that was a soccer player. When we would run on the track for a Physical Readiness Test. He wouldn't stop running when he got done. He ran until everyone was leaving. Running was the last test.

[@janekmundt579]

People who don’t play soccer underestimate the exhausting effect of quickly accelerating and decelerating your pace on a constant basis. That’s why there is also a lot of knee injuries. Add to that the insane amount of general competition in soccer as a world sport and you get players kn the highest league running 10 k per Match or more… The strain of playing for that long on high intensity is insane…

[@lintonreddy7276]

Spot on!

[@Wassim6538]

Yeah, as an example, the test any ref must pass to exerce includes running 40 meters in less than 5.8 seconds or smt like that. Which means 30km/h on average. Going from 0 to 30km/h in 1 second is hard as hell. You need to do so 6 times in a row. Then, without getting a break, go on to run do 40 100m runs on the beep test. This is just the bare minimum to keep following the game.

[@Liamsmith214]

Soccer❌️ Football ✔️

[@johnbender5061]

I train MMA and I think running and field sports are much more dangerous in terms of life changing injuries cos it's hard to tear an ACL in mauy Thai or boxing whereas you see it all the time in basket ball and footbal

[@TiiqawxHD]

Imagine players like ronaldo (yes messi also but hes lazy on the field , no hate to him) who are training 24/7 to stay on top

[@satinelover4068]

At least Joe showed more respect that Dana did.

[@user-ub6eu6rn6j]

He was comparing the skill against hockey players. Yes I could play as a fit but it's harder to play hockey.

[@RoarofdalioN]

Dana sucks

[@shivanshkoul3292]

@@user-ub6eu6rn6jhockey is nowhere near football mate

[@johanyventura6669]

Dana its just a cockroach

[@marloshear3799]

​@@shivanshkoul3292it is when it comes to taking damage and being harder

[@snakepilskin2171]

“I play professional sports... not tryin to be the best at exercising” - Kenny F. Powers

[@bofinq4839]

Up to 2 hours of play, ONE ad break.

[@tobberino]

I quit playing football 6 years ago after playing it for 10 years. It didn’t bother me being on the field for 90 min basically without any breaks. It felt so good, you just can’t describe the feeling. My health is a lot worse now and I’m finally realising how incredibly fit I was, damn I miss those days..

[@Babynate1000]

Yes you could run all day just from the endorphins and the fact it's consistently moving helps

[@tinman9341]

Amen brother! Not sure ven basketball is like that.

[@koen4261]

you can still go out running.

[@stoney3694]

HS wrestling was the most difficult sport I ever participated in, even topped soccer, our summer practices were an hour of sprints, then weights, then 1 1/2 hours of nothing but bodyweight and grappling. Our wrestling room was at 90-100° all year round and I was in incredible shape

[@George-pl7eu]

No break we have half time tho

[@hant2661]

park ji sung: you guys got break time?

[@KennyFCB]

Park Ji Sung- "What is a break?"

[@NabzMC]

Park Three-Lungs

[@user-io8cm4dk1f]

@@NabzMCthat’s not it 😂 it’s Three-Lung Park as his name is Ji-Sung Park

[@jinfin221]

Who?

[@Alexander24328]

​@@jinfin221wait you are kidding right?

[@StudioMod]

Tennis is no joke either. Those sets are insane.

[@stepaqc2069]

💀💀💀

[@natetill812]

Golf is without a doubt the hardest sport to be a professional at

[@StudioMod]

@@natetill812 I meant in terms of athleticism.

[@reganboulton1868]

@@StudioModso did that guy

[@StudioMod]

@@reganboulton1868 Then he was wrong. Golf is the only sport where old man can still effectively compete... it's also the only sport that I know of that has a CAR lmao. You literally stand there and hit a ball with an already weighted stick (requires very little strength).

[@yateswebb]

Soccer and rugby are just the pinnacle team sports.

[@remarcablemc4992]

Played it for 10 years, from 7 to 17. Made me heaps fit, had the time of my life. Wish I never stopped, here I am 36 years old, working almost everyday just to afford rent, for a house I don’t own. Awww yeah, lovin life mate.

[@illi6378]

Go join a cheese & wine team, man! (Yaknow, the ones thats just there for social and fun purposes) even if you just go 1 day a week for 2hrs. Exhausted? Yes. Fulfilled? Bet yer arse

[@zaynes5094]

I still get up and have time to workout and go for a half-hour run, something easy paced, but usually during the mid-season training for my peak times, I always get some speed work in on the track. Usually repeat 400s at sub 1:35 splits. Doing between 6-8 in top shape. It's fun, much more fun than the long and easy days, but it's still time-consuming. I'm still at home and don't have many bills to pay yet, so I'm taking advantage of it while I still can and before I have to really get training hard for the police academy.

[@cnce145]

Dude if u love it , u'll find a way . Im almost in the same situation as you , n I managed to play twice a week n night. Although, If u don't hav a car I might be a bit difficult but faisable.

[@orientalbean]

Keep the dream alive mate

[@giovannycabrera5254]

Cheers mate! From Mexico and California homes!😎🤠

[@xXTTGxMoDzXx]

Imagine Joe Rogan at a CL/WC final😂 Blud would talk about it for a year straight Holy 700+ likes 🥹🤍⚽️

[@stevensmoltz4383]

Guarantee he goes to a WC match in 2026

[@BubblesMcNair]

Anyone would talk about going to a CL or WC Final for a long time unless they go to them constantly

[@joshuadominguez5188]

Lmao you say that like if you been to one. Wouldn't you keeping talking about it for years??🤦🤔

[@xXTTGxMoDzXx]

@@joshuadominguez5188 yes, but I am not Joe Rogan, nor do I run a podcast, I meant he would talk on his podcast about it all day & shit if I went I would too !

[@midsizesedan7620]

Imagine watching grown men collapse on the floor and cry like little girls. Soccer is ass. Watch a real mans sports like rugby.

[@mashdeegaaaaz6655]

ANOTHER EPISODE OF ROGAN KNOWS BEST 😂

[@m.a.riz7496]

Man said socerr😢

[@NarutoUzumaki-ri9oo]

“Jamie pull up that video of a bear racing a soccer player.“

[@user-jn3hr4se7n]

😂😂😂 Great

[@joneri85]

''WHile riding a pitbull''

[@TheCho5en]

Underrated comment 😂

[@TheMattew777]

Absolutely right. I think most people dont realise how fast paced professional football is, very little thinking time before you have to play the ball

[@jordanjohnson7285]

Hahahaha they might be going fast paced but I really really really don’t understand the appeal. It is so so bleedy boring

[@marty2090]

​@@jordanjohnson7285 Not enough black people in it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ahangautam2627]

@@jordanjohnson7285 it does not matter whether something is hyped or not. What matters is whether you like the sport or not. You know, I love football so much(not soccer, it's football) that I can continuously watch three matches in a row without getting bored.

[@Briguydude]

@@jordanjohnson7285one could say the same thing about American football. They stop every 2 seconds and the game takes forever, there’s an ad read or commercial constantly. Yet it’s the most popular in the US. Different sports appeal to different people

[@chango.-.]

​@ahangautam2627 it's soccer 😂

[@MrRDRII]

*giggles in bull riding*

[@DKendrick1]

I live in Doha, Qatar and witnessed World Cup last year. It was insane to see how in shape these guys were. Whole new respect for me as a native Houstonian…

[@Aeraleach]

i now have a picture in my head of americans watching soccer/football and yelling at the tv "They're so in shape!!! Insane!!"

[@claudiocerezo1644]

How many wives have you collected?

[@pawelkasprzak5251]

Look at all wrestlers football playe look like boys betwen mens 😅

[@pawelkasprzak5251]

Like Greko roman wrestlers

[@gonkong5638]

@@pawelkasprzak5251 Wrestler use their upper body. Soccer player use their fricking legs.

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

I played a lot of soccer growing up. Realise today it was great for my body and when I started running to stay fit in my 20's, I could run more than any of my peers at the time. Still run 15 miles a week in my late 30's.

[@mr.awesome8021]

That's amazing, so inspirational

[@Vakator-29]

Damn i miss running everyday 😢. I got into shape and just running a few miles everyday i felt the best ive ever felt in my life, and most importantly i was always super happy 😢.

[@robertslunte7945]

U mean football

[@realalphee]

@@robertslunte7945 Ur definitely nine years old

[@rroyog]

raptor legs

[@TrulyEvil420]

“Full contact sports entered the chat 😂

[@user-uw8ru7eq5c]

These guys should see Australian football

[@Cormano980]

That's not even a thing

[@willyg4917]

Aussie rules athletes are incredible , most of the prime midfielders are 6ft , 100kg and can move on a dime

[@user-satya6189]

​@@Cormano980It's a thing.. it's called footy

[@imnotgaybut7673]

​@@Cormano980it is a thing, it's called the AFL

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

​@@Cormano980its a thing...its real.their speed and overall conditioning is remarkable...super physical game too...

[@sunstroked7127]

It's fucking called football Thanks for the support everyone But I have to say what language do you speak ...? I rest my case ❤️🙏

[@pmlrsalt5422]

Lmao loser

[@skylaninaction]

they are praising football to the highest degree and this is all you can say

[@onesaltyboi6575]

They Fr taking about how good the game and its players are and this is what you care about💀💀 it’s literally just a diffrent word for the same thing

[@OHBJJ9634]

Its called no one gives a shit

[@OHBJJ9634]

Its still boring as fuck. As almost all sports are

[@natv8059]

As a football player, you have to also be tactically intelligent because football is basically a game of chess now

[@R9naldo]

Why u acting like u play in the prem 😭😭 your tactics are 4-4-2 and boot the ball up the pitch

[@natv8059]

@@R9naldo just thought that everyone was talking only about the physical and not the tactical

[@azertu2u2]

Thats why man united are bad at the moment because most of the players are brainless legs

[@crisperez9659]

You’re very right, football has evolved to something more strategically than it was before.

[@rizzyfc6512]

Bro said 4-4-2 is that the only formation you know

[@Apexfutz1]

Without any question at all. Top three fittest. *Soccer *gymnastics *wrestling *swimming *running *anything else

[@Jesper-bl2ns]

I remember some years ago the english national team were playing and the tv-station that owned the rights decided to put an ad on in the middle of the first half. Unfortunately a goal was scored during the commercial and they were close to riots in the streets. People that worked for the tv-station and the advertised companies were sent death threats.

[@internetbodhi1009]

The way it should be.

[@Critical_Stinking]

Bollocks mate. There's never been an advert during play. Never.

[@tofoo72]

A football field is massive and you are expected to run up and down the field non stop for 45 minutes then repeat it again for another 45 minutes without losing your pace or getting tired at all. You have to have intense stamina and be very skilled at controlling the ball with your feet, kicking it perfectly where you want it to go on demand every single time, and more. I don’t know how anyone can assume that football is an easy sport.

[@dodo19923]

All while fans are either singing your praise when you do well or if you slow down/have a shit game they hurl all sorts of abuse at you in chants. It's funny how people think contact sports are "it" when football is the most widely watched sport on earth.

[@satadrubanerjee4862]

It's not massive it's just perfect

[@duongthanhtung492]

Soccer*

[@dodo19923]

@@duongthanhtung492 Football. Ball - feet only... Hands not allowed.

[@sunseeker9581]

Er theres plenty of pauses during football. It is tiring but I prefer that over rugby any day

[@dantemv1950]

In Mexico, the tv stations don't give a f*ck about interrupting the game. They just make the screen for the game smaller and put a commercial right in the middle of the game. and they have the commentator read the ad, and they do it every 2-3 minutes or so. They do this because the two biggest broadcast companies own teams in the league, so it's all within the family. That only happens with the Mexican league and national team matches, which I personally do not watch.

[@deliciousmix0959]

Ong annoying asf

[@raymondcerv1370]

Alas, I see someone speaking facts about my country.

[@HoboHunterRik]

Also the game is 0-0 for the last 60 mins and doesn't look to be changing any time soon. Might as well throw a few commercials in there

[@zaxfn]

They’re still not completely interrupting the game, you can always watch it as long as they’re not in half time

[@yojou3695]

disgusting

[@Banzybanz]

There are no advert breaks, but the players do get short breaks whenever there's stoppages in play.

[@mathieupayment6893]

jamie pull that video of me commenting soccer after inhaling helium from a baloon

[@XxMidnightToker420xX]

Glad to see joe recognizes the amount of stamina and strength it takes to run non stop on a field for 90+ mins

[@biochemicks2709]

Strength no, stamina yes

[@jacobwheeler2462]

Zero physical aspect meaning they need no protection its like running a race super boring to watch a sport where scores are frequently 1-0

[@Masterk1988]

​@@jacobwheeler2462obviously you have never played completely or at all. If you had you would know how physical soccer is lol and if you need a big score to keep u entertained idk what to tell ya

[@Masterk1988]

​@@biochemicks2709without strength you would just get ran over or knocked down lol... Always funny when people try to talk about sports they've never played competitively

[@biochemicks2709]

@@Masterk1988 the level of strength required in football is among the lowest among sports that can be described as physically intensive

[@TheJonbonesjones]

Meanwhile Dana says “soccer is the easiest sport in the world, how hard is it to score in a 🥅 this big” smh 🤦🏻‍♂️ Joe knows his shit

[@Ostemikkel]

American football is harder and i'm not even an american

[@alphapablo3514]

@@Ostemikkelcap

[@Ostemikkel]

@@alphapablo3514 bro the rules and overall stuff you have to know the minute details in american football heck even i know the rules in normal football

[@surjayanroybarman6844]

​@@Ostemikkellol American Football😂😂😂, that shit doesn't even come close to real football

[@jgg6932]

​@@surjayanroybarman6844lol put NFL players up against soccer players the soccer players would like little boys 🤣 it any other athletic competition NFL players would destroy high level soccer players

[@RegardedONE]

Soccer is in the top 10, but you can’t tell me a soccer player is more fit than a boxer, rugby player, or swimmer.

[@jensb6522]

100% footballers are more fit. Without question.

[@RegardedONE]

@@jensb6522 More fit than a boxer, rugby player, and swimmer. You’re crazy bro, FOH

[@CrabbyO]

"Devisco?"😂😂😂

[@Scribble336]

Joe had that realisation watching the American league. If he watches a top flight Premiership game his mind will be blown.

[@cg5648]

You think he is not familiar with those guys 🙄 shut you yap.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Its still boring af

[@Scribble336]

@@user-wr9ej6xe4j Unlike four quarters of a game that have more stops than starts..OK. Maybe you should watch a top game before splurging out the same old generic American rhetoric.

[@josehernandez9565]

@@Scribble336he’s literally saying that HE finds it boring, Jesus Christ dude calm the fuck down

[@bjplvsut]

@@user-wr9ej6xe4jI can’t name one American sport that’s actually exciting. I mean like you even made racing shite driving around an oval wtf is that

[@stevenhewes1990]

In the civilised world we call it "football."

[@fredrikjohansson2793]

But in the Country of Freedom, Liberty and oil they call it whatever they want..😆 Like they would actually use stones as a weight measurement and Dicks for length measurements

[@STANKORachev]

​@@fredrikjohansson2793Soccer, not football. Damn europeans....

[@trajcejovanov2358]

Civilised people in America are in prison

[@LeprechaunTits]

The term soccer was made in britain....

[@tomben6180]

@@LeprechaunTitsIt was made in Britain but dropped immediately as the general population hated it.

[@daystriker1680]

Soccer players are some of the most in shape people ever man

[@megamagnet1]

My high school was super small so we had just enough players to play, which meant no substitutes. We were in GREAT shape on that team 😂

[@Eskii_NZL]

As a former rugby player I used to clown on football and the players calling it a girls sport etc but after growing older and actually watching the sport I'm genuinely so impressed with how fit these guys are 😂

[@anotherperson2629]

My friend used to play soccer a lot when he was younger (more than 10 years ago) Nowadays only once a month or so but he's still shredded, has thick ass legs and can jog for almost 2 hours straight without stopping despite being a smoker

[@christianshepherd7375]

Soccer and rugby have to be the 2 fittest sports out there no question about it

[@danieldelcarpio5446]

“Jaime pull up bears playing soccer”

[@ovieiffie7800]

Nice one😂

[@Manudyne]

Zlatan's bycicle kick goal is the best goal I've ever seen. Beyond peak athleticism. 🗿🍷

[@samuelfranco6439]

That's dumb, the goalie is not in position... he would not score it otherwise.

[@samuelfranco6439]

Cr7's against Juventus is better, but it's not the best goal ever. There are so many better.

[@chunkychinboi]

@@samuelfranco6439nah, no way you sayin that💀

[@jjiiijj]

you should see Zidane's volley in the grand final of the biggest club tournament in the world vs Bayer Leverkusen. That's the goal.

[@ghostface1500]

@@jjiiijjgreat goal but bale’s bicycle kick is even better

[@patrik6088]

in usa everyone is trying to squeeze maximum of money from everything. When you as a european watch single nfl game its so overfilled with commercials, instead of some good replays its only commercials

[@Eric-ss8li]

Of all the sports I played, i found soccer and hockey to be the hardest physically

[@Naz8_]

Tennis pros are ridiculously fit. 4-5 hours with constant concentration with every point being pure war. No leaning on teammates or not chasing down a ball or making a run. You're at it full pelt constantly. The mental fatigue is maddening. Formula One must be up there too.

[@Jra8994]

Amueter wrestling rugby mma

[@DantesFromHospital]

men tennis definitelly. Woman tennis is different sport, they aren't athletic enough its more about beeing precise.

[@mausousap]

sorr of valid observation, im gonna assume you dont play sports, tennis is not up there in terms of the spports that deman the msot cardio

[@DantesFromHospital]

@@mausousap broo, tennis is definitelly hard on cardio, they have very high stress levels, and if you play 5 hours grandslam in men, its very tough. You have to be precise in shots while very fatigued. Top level athletes are all very exceptional. You have never played 5 hours tennis with top speed. Watch top tennis players, they are built like marathon runners. If thats not cardio, you are stupid af.

[@RobNuttz]

@@mausousapYes it is, it takes so much more energy to constantly change direction than it does to jog continuously

[@RLNero]

I played basketball and football from as early as I could until high school. I tried playing soccer and could not believe how hard it was to transition to that kind of training. Running, jogging, and sprinting continuously for hours at a time. Truly a different breed of fit.

[@Orto4956]

Yeah but injuries are less severe when they happen. Usually leg injuries, very rarely anything to the head or spine. Unlike football or Hockey. Honestly Hockey is probably the most tiring because it is structured similar to soccer but it has the contact of football.

[@ziginaigra]

baskettball is much harder than football,in football u have more "free" time

[@einhornkotze0765]

No commercial breaks just in the half time That’s why this sport is just the best and it’s called football

[@Inventor1488]

MMA is in all type and form superior to soccer

[@einhornkotze0765]

@@Inventor1488 why is Football the most watched and liked sport then ?

[@reganboulton1868]

@@einhornkotze0765it isn’t, the most watched sport is actually cricket

[@reganboulton1868]

@@einhornkotze0765so next time do some fuckin research

[@einhornkotze0765]

@@reganboulton1868 but I guess football has the most fans or ? With 3.5 Billion people watching it (google results)

[@lucasrios1556]

I did a lot of sports growing up, and played college ball and track, soccer wasn’t too bad (workout wise), just a lot of cardio/running. The hardest sports workout ever was HS wrestling, we would workout on another level there, nothing came close, not even power lifting

[@randylake106]

😂 Joe said "AHHHH MY GAWDDDD"

[@TylerG13]

As someone who played from the age of 5 all the way up to high school, the pace is immense. I can’t say it made me as tired as wrestling, but you’re on a soccer field for so much longer. If you’re a midfielder, you’re running constantly until you’re off the field. And the foot skills required are underrated imo. A random person on the street could never take a ball away from a professional if the pro isn’t kidding around. They’d make the average person look so stupid and silly.

[@sayaye4120]

that because wrestling use different muscle group than soccer(futbol), i brought soccer player to wrestling practice and he throw up, and i went to their soccer practice and i couldn’t play a whole half 😂 but yeah soccer you need to have crazy endurance, wrestling endurance is different because you’re using your whole body unlike soccer where yes you’re running and need good stamina but is mostly the lung and leg that are needed to be train,

[@alphonsemarolle5785]

Same, I played from 7 to 16, almost always midfielder and often without any replacement and outnumbered (in the last year's my team didn't have a lot of players so we would be less than 11 anytime someone was missing.

[@Aviewfromabove1]

Lots of Americans find soccer boring but 1 goal can win a game ! The intensity is different level

[@user-me3hh3vi1o]

Soccer, Track, and Basketball are definitely the hardest sports endurance wise

[@alextabara9150]

I tried watching superbowl and honestly it was impossible because of the amount of ads they had

[@chosentonessournotes]

It’s the only reason people watch nowadays; the ads. Super Bowl ads are more popular than the Super Bowl itself.

[@Dozaaaaa]

@@chosentonessournotesno they are not 😂 you’re tripping

[@chosentonessournotes]

@@Dozaaaaa Okay. Some football fans watch for the football. But most people I know, “like seeing all the ads,” as they would say.

[@youloveulises]

​@@DozaaaaaI've literally never watched a super bowl game for any reason other than ads and halftime show 😂😂

[@will224488guy]

@@chosentonessournotes Probably because your group of friends arent into sports

[@nanhunter87]

It's fucking wild that football not having breaks is a barrier in the US. I played a fairly average level, Sunday league til u16s, district schoolboys, bit of Saturday men's league etc. The last thing I wanted to do was stop for 5 minutes. My heel would be full of lactic acid My shins would be sore, cause I'm not a small bloke and I run flat footed The studs up two footer I took 10 minutes ago will be stinging. Thank fuck for the wrap around ankle bit on shinnies mate. Grealish has my eternal respect for what he bowls about with. 50 year old Irish man comes running on with a wet sponge. Don't worry Chopper, next chance I get he is having it. At no point do I want a break. And back to the point. It's incredible that Americans can't imagine a spot without ad breaks. Fucking WILD

[@jimo9555]

I'm 59, just started playing "super vets" (over 50's football) a few weeks ago ...took a pair of back studs in the shin last week ...OMG!! the memories that brought back! I still can't walk, but looking forward to the next game on Tuesday :p

[@jackcleary500]

Can't beat the magic sponge... or better yet, the magic rub, containing poitín, housed in a former bottle of bud, or sometimes shampoo bottle 🫡

[@matthewboyle728]

It’s more so about the ads I think. American sports are so used to filling their broadcasts with ads every other second for commercial breaks so soccer is less appealing to the American sponsors in the usa

[@elsancho-mx7om]

He's an idiot, the barrier is the lack of excitement and action. Vast majority of us didn't play soccer so it just looks like a bunch of sissies kicking the ball to eachother and falling and crying like a toldler when they get touched. Yeah basketball players do the same sissy crap but the vast majority of Americans are at least somewhat educated on the sport of basketball and are able to understand the intricate strategy of he game. Oh and they have dunks/high rate excitement

[@trublu72lewis77]

Why the foul language? Interesting post nevertheless.

[@h.o.s.s.sizzle7752]

Same goes for a basketball 🏀 court 😂

[@Worsie30]

*Rugby has entered the chat*

[@pehur00]

Why is half time not seen as break

[@solinhogm]

Cuz for American viewers a 15mins break is barely a break at all lmao, they used to four 10 mins ad breaks bro

[@oryxisatthefront8338]

@@solinhogm💀

[@doubletapthatdotty4597]

@@solinhogm5 minutes of play, 10 minutes of changing from offence to defence and then 40 mins of ads before the game starts again😂

[@rangoman1815]

​@@solinhogm Even for Indians who watch the sport called cricket 😂

[@AlphaAbyss_]

It is a break but it means like how in American football you have pauses between downs ect and switching possession over I think not sure if I'm accurate about that as I don't really watch your football but it also applies in basketball in ther forms of the constant subs and time outs out with the quarter breaks while football has rare subs that take up a very small ammont of the game and that time wasted for subs get added on at the end and there are no time outs or breaks for commercials so yes half time is a break but I think Joe is more refering to what I said above

[@Mikiepage]

After conditioning for a summer every year we could run for what seemed like forever. The best shape I’ve ever been in was my four years of soccer

[@4Everlast]

Tha F are you waiting for? I'm playin in the middle of nowhere, 3x a week, we got 60 years old's, even 60 year old goal keepers, they can handle 90 minutes with no problem, even if they're smokers.

[@zaynes5094]

@@4EverlastTrue. The grind nevers stops and the ability doesn't go away, it only changes as our bodies start to break and fall apart. We just have to be smarter and more efficient on how we play. I ran long distance in HS and still run 4 days a week 4-5 miles, sometimes bumping down or up, but I still do it. I play basketball at the park in town and I'll always see some 50+ dude with his grandkids shooting around and then they'll be the ones that want to play ME, the 25-year-old police in training.

[@4Everlast]

@@zaynes5094 Absolutely. Not to mention the many purposes playing sports has, but as with anything in live, it's never good to do too much of something, all within a good measure. And again as with all good things in life, healthy things, there are risks involved, of course. Once you start doing sports for 5-10 years, often, you can't stop, literally. Otherwise your risk of death by heart attack grows, as with years you change your body, your heart expands and you got it used to pumping a lot of blood, there for, you can't stop, as if you're driving a Ferrari to the max for years, then you don't go beyond 40 mph, the engine's gonna get cluttered. BUT the risk of cancer is getting lower the more oxygen you get into your system. You keep doing it, keep playing what ever, soccer especially, it's like fast chess, but many of you play at once. You can always evolve your game, you got to keep changing your strategy depending of whom you're playing with and the best people to play with are surprisingly those better then you and kids! Playing with folks better then your self will push you to be better, if you're not stronger in duels or faster, you can always out smart them, out play them, and playing with kids will teach you to have a softer touch. Also changing the size and weight of the balls, playing on different surfaces and especially trying out EVERY position will make you hungry for more. For me it's mostly a great mental training, as after 90 minutes of a fast tough game you want to quite, but you got to push your self to stay playing, and you don't have the time to thing about life's problems, you stay focused on one thing and for some of us, that's difficult.

[@synpse]

#2 Hockey. My legs used to do that when I was in shape for high school and college D1 hockey.

[@5tr3ngth15k1ng]

Mike Boyle, a renowned strength and conditioning coach, once wrote that soccer players, specifically forwards I believe, had the greatest energy system development of all athletes. He explained that all children should play soccer as part of their athletic development before going on to concentrate in one sport.

[@airgunningyup]

Soccer is pure sprinting back and forth , unreal

[@prenomnom6203]

nope

[@maxwellknowsbest191]

yes@@prenomnom6203

[@stanleylivinus4699]

​@@prenomnom6203what?

[@mouaadjaaidi5011]

That's basketball or Rugby

[@nsforlunch574]

@@mouaadjaaidi5011an average footballer runs for 11km more than a basketball player and about the same for rugby players but rugby players have more breaks than footballers

[@kells9k]

Holy shit!! My dudes legs are pure beef

[@OwlJohlson]

Ok, but Australian rules footy literally has dudes running 20km a game while being an unprotected full contact sport 💀

[@mical2great]

Those dude weight under 200 pounds and slow af😂😂 imagine someone 230 runnin 4.4 speed comin at u full speed.

[@OwlJohlson]

@@mical2great Hahah you know nothing 😂😭

[@TheComputec]

exceptions do not prove a rule. Only a very few players cover 20KM... most cover 12-14... same as elite *soccer (Football players), but the ball is in play for over 50% of a football games whereas its on average only in play for 38% in AFL Plus remember that in AFL it lasts only 80 minutes with 32 minutes of breaks 6+20 +6, whereas in soccer it's 90Minutes with one 15 minute break Both sports have extra time (timeon) for interruptions/player swaps/injuries/resets etc

[@OwlJohlson]

@@TheComputec Okay you googled that, I legit have the source myself but ight. Outside of the midfield, but big bodied forwards and backs average 12-14 with full on contact from 360 degrees? If you have high half forwards and backs they are smaller bodied but still cover at lot of ground. Midfielders average 15-20 km while being a full 360 degrees contact sport with tackling, handballing, kicking, jumping, sprinting, marking? Add in the big bodied midfielders who are walking fridges 6’4 and above and how is this even an argument? Bahahahahah you can’t compare to footy, you just can’t. Don’t forget you have to bounce the ball when running, fatigued, have a bloke chasing you down ready to end your existence but oh shit I have to bounce it… Hahahah just stop with the google checks. Only sport that compares to AFL is water polo 😂

[@tjjuan3773]

They did not say it was the worlds hardest sport they just said that those athletes are the worlds fittest

[@greedygearedgiraffe]

Soccer.. You Americans man 🤣

[@connor-_7]

someone gotta show Joe jack Grealish legs 💀

[@jawadarif5676]

Forgot grealish he need to see reborto Carlos leg

[@Tomtomjameson]

Ronaldo

[@youtubeisfullofnerds5767]

@@Tomtomjameson behave 😂😂

[@biggiewhite]

Roberto Carlos and Javier Zanetti are the best examples!

[@youtubeisfullofnerds5767]

@@biggiewhite no 😂

[@ndi5670]

Played soccer in high school. We sent many a football player that thought they would just run over us, back to the gridiron. One even told me, “damn, at least we get some breaks. And get to wear pads too”.

[@vikingh3008]

Then try rugby 🏉 Completely different man’s sport, brutality of American football with the stamina of real football or soccer as you guys would call it

[@jasonvelasquez9733]

They have commercials during games but it’s handled by the commentators while the game is ongoing and they’ll have sponsors for free kicks, corner kicks, fouls and every other play in the game that lends itself to a pause. The soccer tournament in Colombia is like that

[@jadisperdu9412]

Everybody can run, few can skate

[@ThePhobiaCrew]

Bruh we played 3v3 with a group of friends for the first time using half the field. After about 5 mins of playing we all decided we need to get in shape. We were falling on the pitch and just lying there after a terrible sprint and failed shot. Professionals do those runs multiple times a game on a much bigger field. They are real athletes. Only thing to compare it to is wide receiver and even they get breaks between plays

[@DantesFromHospital]

bro 3v3 on that long field is too much but yea soccer players are different breed, i have many amateur football players since i am from europe and they run like crazy dog.

[@bonisheryt5534]

I remember playin for 5h straight on every week end with no substitute or rest once you are on that field it just feels good

[@tobberino]

The feeling is amazing, it’s like you become something else, like a machine

[@Gojira5667]

#2 has to be hockey.

[@ajsoto1795]

I remember in high school, the football players thought of themselves as the toughest. So we put it to the test. The only ones able to out do the soccer team, was the wrestling team.