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[QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 208437, member: 686"]
I love all sports and am amazed at the athleticism and skill it takes to reach the professional level. That said, I always laugh when people use the sprinting for 90 minutes argument to argue in support of soccer. It is a preposterous assertion  that soccer players sprint for 90 minutes. They don't even run for 90 minutes. They sprint for short periods (5-10 seconds). They jog a great deal. They walk a fair amount. There are stoppages as well.
 
Yes, it takes great physical stamina to play soccer at a high level, but let's keep it in a realistic perspective. Human beings are actually physically incapable of [B]sprinting[/B] for even 45 seconds and most max out at about 30 seconds. If you don't believe me, watch the 400 meters at the next Olympics. The fastest 400 m runners in the world are not flat out sprinting the whole way around the track. They sprint the 1st 100m, settle in at about 85% for 200m and flat out sprint the final 100m and then catch their breath for the next 2-3 minutes.
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