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All I know is that every time I talk to foreigners from a non-football country they always talk about how they can't understand the rules. I just don't get it

[/ QUOTE ] The penalties and semi-obscure rules can be really frustrating for someone not very familiar with the game. I can appreciate this since I never really watched football until college. Every time I try to watch a game with with a European it goes something like this:

Euro Guy: Touchdown!
Me: No, he only had one foot in bounds.
EG: What the hell.
EG: Wait, why is that a penalty?
Me: The cornerback is only allowed to bump the receiver within five yards of the line of scrimmage.
EG: [censored] this mate, you can watch this by yourself.

If someone had never seen a soccer game before, they would probably be able to enjoy it and figure out what was going on within any explanation. Not so with the NFL. People also find it boring because it's not a continuous action game like soccer or rugby.