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By KEN MAGUIRE LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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theFu
Is US Football really interesting enough to be watched elsewhere?
Feet are barely used - hands are much more important.
The "ball" looks more like an egg.
Shouldn't it be called "hand-egg" instead?
Whenever I've watched US football overseas, it has been about the event, not the game. That is hardly a great way to have all the kids playing, schools having leagues, and colleges having teams that could feed into the paid professional leagues.
I grew up playing US football and football like games in the neighborhood. Played on organized teams until age 14, when I decided to concentrate on 2 other sports instead. All the clock watching, timing, and how a 60 minute game by the clock could be almost 3 hrs long always bothered me. Having all those breaks is good for TV commercials, I suppose. Some of the rules in US football are so odd - feels like cricket rules, almost.
Of the hand and ball team sports, I think Aussie Football is probably the most athletic and interesting to watch.
lostrune2
It's easily the most-watched sports in the US, but elsewhere, people have to realize the complexities
Those people have to realize it's like a chess match (brain) in physical form (body) - that's why there's so many coaches and strategies, but then have to actualize the chess match with real-life athletic moves
Those who don't have the patience for a chess match of the minds and bodies, won't have the patience for this. But of course, the ultra-violence helps too, lol
Anyways, Germany already had World Football League (WFL) teams before due to Americans around US bases in Germany