"Recognized" is probably not the right word here. The IOC exerts control over international sports; the more things that are "sports," the more things IOC can control.
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789159 wrote: Chess is recognized as sport by the International Olympic Commitee.
Chess is way better!!!, Even if soccer is the most popular sport in the world...
ADK
CzarWithinMoons wrote: This question is too easy- Soccer is not a real sport. Chess wins!
How is soccer not a real sport? I suppose your version of football where loads of men in tights jump on top of each other is a "real" sport then?
Mad_dog_96 wrote: CzarWithinMoons wrote: This question is too easy- Soccer is not a real sport. Chess wins! How is soccer not a real sport? I suppose your version of football where loads of men in tights jump on top of each other is a "real" sport then?
Um, whatever else one might think about American football, I don't think you can reasonably assert that the players are less "manly" than soccer players, even if they do wear tights.
i would rather watch soccer than chesss
Jun 25, 2008
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Chess and Soccer - Apples and Oranges - A game of Chess is a boxing match
Duffer1965 wrote:
Mad_dog_96 wrote: CzarWithinMoons wrote: This question is too easy- Soccer is not a real sport. Chess wins! How is soccer not a real sport? I suppose your version of football where loads of men in tights jump on top of each other is a "real" sport then?
Um, whatever else one might think about American football, I don't think you can reasonably assert that the players are less "manly" than soccer players, even if they do wear tights.
I don't think it's as much tights, as the fact that American footbal players wear 50 pounds of protection equipment. There's really only one 'manly' sport in that regard - and I call it Rugby. American Footbal is pretty much Rugby for sissies.
Jun 25, 2008
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@ eternal21
What about Aussie Rules is also known as Australia football League[A.F.L.]
they are a hard fast game with no protection! go West Coast Eagle!
eternal21 wrote: Duffer1965 wrote:
Mad_dog_96 wrote: CzarWithinMoons wrote: This question is too easy- Soccer is not a real sport. Chess wins! How is soccer not a real sport? I suppose your version of football where loads of men in tights jump on top of each other is a "real" sport then?
Um, whatever else one might think about American football, I don't think you can reasonably assert that the players are less "manly" than soccer players, even if they do wear tights.
I don't think it's as much tights, as the fact that American footbal players wear 50 pounds of protection equipment. There's really only one 'manly' sport in that regard - and I call it Rugby. American Footbal is pretty much Rugby for sissies.
If you really think that, I suggest that you don rugby attire and then get some football players to hit you at full speed like they get hit during a game. I suspect you'd be either permanently injured or killed. Rugby players don't wear protective equipment because it's possible to survive a rugby game without it.
Jun 25, 2008
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eternal21 wrote: Duffer1965 wrote: Mad_dog_96 wrote: CzarWithinMoons wrote: This question is too easy- Soccer is not a real sport. Chess wins!
How is soccer not a real sport? I suppose your version of football where loads of men in tights jump on top of each other is a "real" sport then?
Um, whatever else one might think about American football, I don't think you can reasonably assert that the players are less "manly" than soccer players, even if they do wear tights.
I don't think it's as much tights, as the fact that American footbal players wear 50 pounds of protection equipment. There's really only one 'manly' sport in that regard - and I call it Rugby. American Footbal is pretty much Rugby for sissies.
Have you ever heard or seen Shinty? It's like Hockey, except they are allowed to thump the rock solid ball as hard as they can at head height (not at heads though), yet no one wears helmets!!!
There is brave, and then there is just pure stupid :)
There must be some old army boys here that used to play murder ball before it was banned. (No, I've never played, or been in the army).
Oh, and for the record, football has reduced me to tears of ectasy, chess has reduced me to tears of fustration.
Russia for Euro 2008!
Jun 25, 2008
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xvirus wrote: SANDCASTLE wrote:
Go Chelsea !
hahaha, heres a comment worth cheering!
Anti-football 
Jun 26, 2008
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#33
Well, i have come to a conclusion chess is the most widely played sport and soccer is the most popular sport in global term.Chess is recognized as a sport.
kco wrote: Well, i have come to a conclusion chess is the most widely played sport and soccer is the most popular sport in global term.Chess is recognized as a sport.
Yeah,but here in America Football and baseball reign.
I mean Football as in the game where you tackle other people who have the ball.
Of course,its only in America :(
Chess is famous for some people.
Soccer/football is famous for some people
None of them may be famous for some people
The End
Jun 26, 2008
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Alander97 wrote:
I mean Football as in the game where you tackle other people who have the ball.
Of course,its only in America :(
there are plenty of other sport where u tackle the opponent who got the ball there r ruby union, ruby league, australia football league A.F.L.,all of them very popular here.
sorry don't know that stuff
Go Chelsea !
hahaha, heres a comment worth cheering!