I like both games but like most American sports it annoys me with all of the stopping.
I also think it's funny how a lot of Americans think that their version of football is more 'manly' than international football even though the players wear armour and there are fouls for pretty much everything
At least in American football getting knocked on your a$$ is part of the game. When American football players get knocked on their keister they just get back up and get back to business, wheras most of the "international football" players I see should be nominated for an Oscar for the acts they put on... whining to the referee for a red card or "writhing" on the ground in "pain" from a simple trip" when they get so much as touched by an opposing player.
That is something I dislike as well. The England team used to be well respected when I was a kid because they never faked injuries or fell on the ground but the game has changed a lot. FIFA is always tweaking the rules to make the game more attacking, which is a good idea imo, but for some reason they have never cracked down on play-acting.
My guess is that it's because the attackers tend to be the most famous players so referees are scared to send them off. C.Ronaldo is one of the most famous sportsmen in the world but he should technically be sent off in seo many of his games since diving is a yellow card so two deliberate dives in a game means you are out.
I guess if that rule was enforced then half of the star players wouldn't be worth picking so we wouldn't get to see their goals....