You cannot making soccer fun to watch. You just can't. It's like watching baseball, but at least they score in baseball. Every damn soccer game is a 1-goal differential and rarely more than 3 goals in a game. It's a bullshit snore fest.
While not my sport of choice, American football has a lot of down time but lives for the action. Each play is like constructing opposing prefab buildings just to knock them the fuck down and then do it again. It's like a fight where, instead of constantly throwing punches, you instead try to make a decisive blow to take down your opponent as effectively as possible. It's ballet with big motherfuckers. It's human chess.
Every damn soccer game is a 1-goal differential and rarely more than 3 goals in a game
This is one of the most frequent criticisms I hear about football from Americans. American sports seem to have all the excitement built around the goal, or whatever scoring system it may be, whereas football is a constant flowing game with exciting points scattered throughout, which may not necessarily be goals. Some of the best games I've seen have been goalless draws.
LOL. "Frequent crashes at high speed." More like, slight brushes with another player and then dramatic flopping over.
Yeah, followed by 2 minutes writhingin sheer agony as if sniper shot. And then, the trainers come out, use the magic spray, and they are fine.
One thing for American football players, when they are rolling on ground in pain, it's due to a torn ligament, broken bone, or ripped tendon.
That's why I loved watching Iceland's match. They don't flop around, they don't take shit, and they just run over anyone in their way.