#Person1#: Have you been watching the Euro 2012 football tournament?
#Person2#: Just a bit. Have you?
#Person1#: Of course. I really started to like football since I came to London. Just think a year ago I was still in Montreal and didn't know a thing about it.
#Person2#: Well, I'm from New Jersey. Americans aren't so into football, either. Actually we call it soccer. When Americans say football, what we mean is American rules football. I've been here 2 years now, and I still get confused when people call soccer football.
#Person1#: Oh, that's right. For you Americans football means the sport where those big guys wear helmets and violently run into each other.
#Person2#: Yeah, Americans prefer watching sports that are fast like basketball. I think basketball players are some of the greatest athletes on earth. What they can do just amazes me. But when I watch a soccer match, I just get board. There aren't enough goals.
#Person1#: Well, I see what you're saying. But there's so much more to soccer as you call it than goals. There are a lot of strategies involved. And in a tournament like Euro 2012, it's fascinating to see how the different countries have different styles of playing.
#Person1# and #Person2# talk about the differences between American football and soccer. #Person2# thinks soccer is boring, but #Person1# disagrees.
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