Yet Another Question For People in Europe

by gitasatsangha 21 Replies latest jw friends

  • Prisca
    Prisca

    North American football (NFL/CFL) is way more fun, besides, how often is it you get to see guys wearing super-tight lycra sportswear?

    LOL

    Here in Victoria, the game played is AFL (Australian Football League) - the guys wear these great little short shorts, and sleeveless shirts, so you can see all their muscles in their full glory

    In NSW and some other states, the game played is Rugby League. They wear slightly longer shorts and tops with short sleeves, but they are still pretty fit and the muscles are there to be seen (<--- loves the muscley thighs on some of the blokes)

    See, in Australia, our footballers don't wear helmets and sissy padding. You get the real deal - man against man, strength against strength, sweaty body against sweaty body.

  • Abaddon
    Abaddon

    NFL had a brief period of relative popularity in England for a few years, when Channel 4 started broadcasting NFL games in the late eighties (I think).

    After a while, interest fell away, ratings fell, and they dropped the coverage.

    Here in Europe, football, as we call it, or soccer, is king. Personally I can rarely abide it. There's Field Hockey, which is quite popular. A bit more popular is Rugby, which is actually two games: Ruby Union, the sport of kings IMHO, and Rugby Leauge, which is a bastard offspring of true rugby, and which has a closer similarity to American Football than true rugby. Both games involve carrying the ball. The ball is never thrown forward, only backwards. As with American Football, the ball can be carried over the end line for lots of points, and then kicked through posts for very few. Kicks over the posts get more points in the run of play. To say that both sports are physical is an understatement. There is one team for all possible plays, and play is virtually continuous over two halves. No padding is worn.

    Compared to American Football, Rugby Union is a fluid, dynamic game with rapid changes, and non-stop action. The rules about passing the ball back mean that plays are ripples of men up the pitch, running forward and passing back. Quite easy if it were not for the fact the other team want to pull you to the ground. One unique feature of Rugby is the scrum. AT certain points when the ball is dead, the two opposing teams form semi-circles (think one half of group hug, all weighing 200-250lbs, with the dispositon of a bear with tooth-ache). The two halves are lined up and charge each other, ending up in push of war. Into this circle of men the ball is injected, and the players in the scrum take time off from eating their opponent's ear to hack and stab with their boots in an attempt to kick the ball back to an unfortunate individual who has to pull the ball out of the mess.

    It is a fun sport.

    There's couple of Irish games there are other people far more qualified to comment on, and people who know more about Australian Rules, which seems to me to be a cross between head-butting, basketball, and rugby.

  • searchfothetruth
    searchfothetruth

    I love American football but hate the European versionIts like watching premiership football (soccer) and then switching to watch womens soccer.

    Not in the same league!

    Literally.

  • funkyderek
    funkyderek
    There's couple of Irish games there are other people far more qualified to comment on

    That would be me, I guess! There are basically two Irish field sports, Gaelic football (like a cross between soccer and rugby) and hurling (like hockey but faster and more violent!)

    Here's the lowdown on both:

    http://www.gaa.ie/html/football/all_about_foot.html
    http://www.gaa.ie/html/hurling/all_about_hurl.html

  • Realist
    Realist

    nobody watches american football in my country.

    when i was in the US i found football the only US sport of interest. to watch baseball and basketball was just boring as hell (not that soccer is any better ).

  • searchfothetruth
    searchfothetruth

    Oh Realist!

    I really have to disagree with you on this!

    Football, not interesting! Whats wrong with you?

    Haven't you got any passion? Or is it because Austria has a rubbish football team!?

    Theres nothing like a good football match, full stadium, cheering on your team to a win.

    Just think of Germany versus England a few years ago...we beat the Germans 5:1 in there own stadium!

    Oh and by the way...all the scoreres were from my club LIverpool FC

    www.liverpoolfc.tv

    I'll have to take you to a game and convert you to the only true religion....football.

  • Realist
    Realist

    Search,

    Or is it because Austria has a rubbish football team!?

    WHAT????? HOW DARE YOU!!!!! we are after all number 56 in the FIFA world rankings!!!

    can you believe austria will host the 2008 european soccer championship??? (i think thats gonna be the first time our team participates in that event! )

  • searchfothetruth
    searchfothetruth

    Is that right?

    Did you watch Euro 96, when England hosted it?

    I like the European Championship better than the world cup for some reason. The bloody Germans knocked us out in the Semi-finals again there aswell!

    Well, at least Austria are guaranteed a place in the finals then!

    cheers,

    mark

  • Realist
    Realist

    yes i watch world championships and european championships...some of the games are a little better than that of the austrian league

    isn't it amazing how successful the germans are in these events...i mean for christ sake how did they get in the finals last time???

  • Englishman
    Englishman
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