The only reason Soccer is popular in the world is because it's easily enjoyed by the poor and uneducated.

Soccer is more brute and speed and juggling, so anybody can pick it up and play. As for football, it takes studying film, studying body language (player tendencies), identifying your options of which is the best play available from the hundreds of pages of the playbook you memorized, and executing the best decision based on scenario and actual moment.

Soccer is not jazz. It's speed metal. Football can be speed metal too(power running game/ pounding the ball), but in general it's more like jazz-- where it can be calculated and freestyled. QB receives a play, QB reads the Defense's play, QB disregards the play received and Audibles (changes original play sent by coach) to the next best play against what the Defense projects, Defense sees that QB recognizes their play and therefore they change their play, QB sees this change and therefore changes the play (Hot Route) by identifying best target and conveys to his Offensive Weapon--from a look, a shout or a 'random' word, or another form of language expression-- that a new play is now being ran and it's going to you. All of these decisions for a calculated estimate of inches... All of this recognition of system, choreography, body language and time management in a matter of seconds... Soccer doesn't have this complexity and creativity, and it never will. Soccer is run, pass, run, run, pass, fake an injury, pass, run, attempt goal, turn the ball over, pass, turn the ball over, run, etc...

Those that don't understand Football don't see the language, the math, and the psychology in the sport. The only concept that I can see Soccer transcending beyond physical execution is the occasional use of geometry.

Other Musings:

*Soccer fans say, "well in Soccer, players don't wear pads!" Does that make Soccer players tougher? Not at all. Football is a contact sport. It's more violent and much more physical than Soccer. Soccer players rely more on cardio and faking injuries for a competitive edge.

*Soccer fans might ask, "why is it called Football, when you hold it and run with it, and you throw it..." Football is grounded on the player's feet. From the QB having the proper footwork/stance in the pocket or when throwing the ball on the run, to the Lineman's stance in pass blocking or their footwork in run blocking, and then to Running Backs, TEs, and Receivers cutting, misdirecting, and running routes... The physical aspect of Football starts at the feet, then it progress in the steps you take or how you position your stance, and the rest is takeoff with your feet. Hence football. As for Soccer... Kickball.