[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

I do want to turn this into European football vs American football

But the average EPL midfielders will run 9-12km per match which is 90 minutes.

But they have completely different body types than do NFL players.
Long lean muscle vs bulk

It is very rare to see a soccer player outside of the largest center backs and goalkeepers be over 190 lbs regularly

I just get annoyed when people try to say one team sport is more physically fit than the other. From what I see, you can't get paid to play sports & not be at tip top shape. They may train more specifically certain areas of fitness, but if you crossed any pro into another sport, they would be sucking wind 5 minutes in. That's why when you hear of players coming back from injury, they say they have to get into "game shape". Cause playing it is an extra level you cant get in the gym.