What is the best sporting event IYO.

The best is definately the World Cup, but you say in my opinion, and my favorite is the Stanley Cup! :)

The world cup.What's the stanely cup and the world series? :x (A new Acura car will be raffled between Users who'll tell me to google it!-let me save your breath,i'm not about to....)grape_of_wrath

Stanley Cup is for NHL (hockey)

and the World Series is for the MLB (American Baseball league)

[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"]The world cup.What's the stanely cup and the world series? :x (A new Acura car will be raffled between Users who'll tell me to google it!-let me save your breath,i'm not about to....)UnknownSniper65

Stanley Cup is for NHL (hockey)

and the World Series is for the MLB (American Baseball league)

nothing can be compared with the world cup

The World Series or the Super Bowl.

I voted "Super Bowl," but I'd enjoy an average Saturday of college football a lot more.

America: Super Bowl

World: World Cup

Me: NBA Finals

The World Cup.

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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"]The world cup.What's the stanely cup and the world series? :x (A new Acura car will be raffled between Users who'll tell me to google it!-let me save your breath,i'm not about to....)grape_of_wrath

Stanley Cup is for NHL (hockey)

and the World Series is for the MLB (American Baseball league)

Winter Olympics. Followed closely by Summer Olympics. If neither of those count, the World Cup easily.

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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"]The world cup.What's the stanely cup and the world series? :x (A new Acura car will be raffled between Users who'll tell me to google it!-let me save your breath,i'm not about to....)grape_of_wrath

Stanley Cup is for NHL (hockey)

and the World Series is for the MLB (American Baseball league)

Apparently when the two American national leagues decided to play against one another they wanted a name that sounded epic, so they went with World Series. It isn't meant to be taken in a literal way.

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake by a long shot.

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

Samurai_Xavier

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Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

rawsavon

please explain how it "brings out the worst in people", if anything it takes out the best in people

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

hyrueprince11

please explain how it "brings out the worst in people", if anything it takes out the best in people

[QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

rawsavon

Well, the topic is not about what sport is best, but about what sporting EVENT is best. As an event, the World Cup is by far the best. You can't dispute that.

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] I really don't think it is (unless we are talking about the biggest...but we are talking about the best). 1. Any sporting event that prefers to get things wrong (instead of embracing technology) cannot be the best...see soccer and baseball 2. It brings out the worst in peoplerawsavon

please explain how it "brings out the worst in people", if anything it takes out the best in people

when did a riot/murder happen in a world cup?

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

Samurai_Xavier

Well, the topic is not about what sport is best, but about what sporting EVENT is best. As an event, the World Cup is by far the best. You can't dispute that.

I just did.

Can't be the best when there is rampant missed calls, cheating/bending of rules, disgraceful activity, and poor TV presentation
-see all the bad calls that are easily correctable with a quick replay system for goals
-all the flopping that ruins the game (fluidity)
-france's behavior...you would never see an NFL team act that way

Soccer COULD be the best, but they refuse to adapt.
The NFL does everything it can to stay current

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="hyrueprince11"]

please explain how it "brings out the worst in people", if anything it takes out the best in people

hyrueprince11

when did a riot/murder happen in a world cup?

Is this a serious question? of course the World Cup is the best out of those.6_volts

[QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

rawsavon

I have to agree that the last world cup was a shower of **** - worst I've seen for many a year. Shame really, as there's been some amazing ones over the years. Too much diving, bad refereeing, and the fact the club game is just becoming too big these days and players aren't even bothered about representing their country as much.

I will however instead go for the Champions League in soccer as the greatest sporting event (after the Olympics)

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Riots, murder, etc. ...do I really need to go on I never said that it does not bring people together thoughrawsavon

when did a riot/murder happen in a world cup?

that doesn't have anything to do with football, south africans just wanted to get payed

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

poptart

I have to agree that the last world cup was a shower of **** - worst I've seen for many a year. Shame really, as there's been some amazing ones over the years. Too much diving, bad refereeing, and the fact the club game is just becoming too big these days and players aren't even bothered about representing their country as much.

I will however instead go for the Champions League in soccer as the greatest sporting event (after the Olympics)

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="hyrueprince11"]

when did a riot/murder happen in a world cup?

hyrueprince11

that doesn't have anything to do with football, south africans just wanted to get payed

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] I really don't think it is (unless we are talking about the biggest...but we are talking about the best). 1. Any sporting event that prefers to get things wrong (instead of embracing technology) cannot be the best...see soccer and baseball 2. It brings out the worst in peoplerawsavon

I have to agree that the last world cup was a shower of **** - worst I've seen for many a year. Shame really, as there's been some amazing ones over the years. Too much diving, bad refereeing, and the fact the club game is just becoming too big these days and players aren't even bothered about representing their country as much.

I will however instead go for the Champions League in soccer as the greatest sporting event (after the Olympics)

[QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

rawsavon

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="poptart"]

I have to agree that the last world cup was a shower of **** - worst I've seen for many a year. Shame really, as there's been some amazing ones over the years. Too much diving, bad refereeing, and the fact the club game is just becoming too big these days and players aren't even bothered about representing their country as much.

I will however instead go for the Champions League in soccer as the greatest sporting event (after the Olympics)

SplatterDuck

Somethings make you upset but compel you to keep watching (like when my Cowboys play bad)
The flopping and bad calls just turned me off.
i wanted to get into it...but I just became irritated and turned it off

Superbowl for sure. One game to win it all and a lot less room for error.

The World Cup.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Samurai_Xavier"]

Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit its the World Cup, mainly because its a global sporting event seen by billions of people. It unites many different cultures and nations. And not to mention it lasts over a month.

6_volts

[QUOTE="SplatterDuck"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] I have never watched Champion's League...so I can't comment. But it just amazes me when a game refuses to use available technology to make its game better or refuses to adapt the rules to make it better. All those missed calls made me not even want to watch the US (felt like we got ****ed every match) All that flopping was sooo annoying and rewards bad players...I hate it in basketball as wellrawsavon

Somethings make you upset but compel you to keep watching (like when my Cowboys play bad)
The flopping and bad calls just turned me off.
i wanted to get into it...but I just became irritated and turned it off

Super Bowl. This last World Cup certainly made me want to ignore it for a while. Ugly play, stupid officiating, no instant replay, and the fans are simply ****s.

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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Family murdered the dad this year b/c wanted to watch the world cup...or changed the channel...something like that Riots: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5282826/ce/us/riot-police-clash-protesters-durban-south-africa-germany-australia-match&cc=5901?ver=usrawsavon

that doesn't have anything to do with football, south africans just wanted to get payed

first I'm pretty sure people have always been payed for doing whatever they do in a superbowl

second that would've never happened in first world countries like the US

third the world lasts a month while the super bowl only lasts a day making the chances of something happenening higher

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[QUOTE="SplatterDuck"] One very simple but frustrating reason why............the head of the world football association is a moronSplatterDuck

Somethings make you upset but compel you to keep watching (like when my Cowboys play bad)
The flopping and bad calls just turned me off.
i wanted to get into it...but I just became irritated and turned it off

Why would I do that and waste my time :?
I am a sports nut (listen to sports all day at work, watch sports, watch sports programming)

I wanted to get into it.

But watching grown men flop like little ******* every game was just annoying...and the refs rewarding them was even worse.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="hyrueprince11"]

that doesn't have anything to do with football, south africans just wanted to get payed

hyrueprince11

first I'm pretty sure people have always been payed for doing whatever they do in a superbowl

second that would've never happened in first world countries like the US

third the world lasts a month while the super bowl only lasts a day making the chances of something happenening higher