Rugby players don't hit each other like this:
or this
'nuf said.
Not even comparable. Your heathen 'football' is more comparable to Rubgy - except Rugby players don't prance about with 20 pounds of body armour, and walk off the pitch after one kick.
There is no doubt, however, that the large majority of all REAL FOOTBALL players are complete pansies.
You don't watch Rugby, that much seems clear.