English Sports are better than American Sports: Alex Holowczak vs. Jemma vs. Thecrookedcap vs. Fornelli

I'll start the ball rolling... England invented all the US Sports... and the US just changed them to suit themselves (e.g. baseball from cricket, hockey on ice, Gridiron from rugby). The only game they invented themselves (other than lacrosse) is basketball, which is not too international. My point is, English sports are played internationally, whereas American sports are not.

What in the world are America best at? Even their 'own' sports they couldn't win at (i.e. basketball and ice hockey). English sports have more variety and are played internationally, therefore the world considers them better.

Thanks but no thanks guys. I'm not really here to get into flaming wars with other people for sport. I'm a writer, that's it. Truth be told I'm not even anti soccer. I like soccer. The FTW piece was just an attempt at humor that was seemingly lost on the members here. I was just trying to use a little humor to balance the embarrassment of our US Soccer team. I only came to this site because a member here came upon my blog and sent me an email inviting me to join this site. Personally I believe that these debates will do nothing but enhance acrimony between the members. I do not know any of these people I am supposed to argue with, nor do I have any desire to argue. Writing isn't a sport, and I don't see the need to try to make it one.

Not to mention England wasn't the first country in the history of the world and in all likelihood got the majority of their sports from other cultures in which they adopted and changed to their own desires. So the argument that you started yours first is rather stupid IMO.

Yes, but the World Cup is exactly that, the WORLD'S. Not Englands. We're talking about our countries events.

Can I just ask what exactly the point of this argument is anyway? English sports are going to be better than American sports to the English and vice versa. The only reason for this is because the English live in England, and the Americans in America. Trying to argue who's is better is completely infantile and a waste of both of our time. Instead of maybe working on a new piece we sit here pointlessly babbling at each other for some reason trying to stroke our own ego's as to who is better than whom. Who gives a fuck? I have seen this type of thing take place on other sites/message boards and all that happens is people get pissed at each other, eventually some of the sites key members get sick of all the BS that comes with it and leave, and the site is left as nothing but a shell of what it was. I've only been here for about a week and when I arrived I thought that this was just a place for aspiring sportswriters to be heard among their peers. In the week I've been here though I'm seeing more and more that with the comment scores, the ranking system, and now these debates this place is generally nothing more than a popularity contest. I graduated high school 8 years ago, and with it the immature tendencies that go along with it. I'm absolutely finished with this "argument" and this topic. I concede. You win. Pat yourself on the back.

Here's why I would win this argument - you like American sports far more than I like English sports.