Why are American Football and Baseball not popular outside the US*? (NFL, Chiefs)
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I cannot take rugby seriously because it reminds me of kill the carrier, which is a childhood game here in the States (I am not sure if it is played in England or the Commonwealth nations). Also, I am sure there is strategy in rugby, but it cannot come close to the strategy of football.
With baseball, it is the strategy, plus the mathematics of the game, that make it entertaining. It is the official game of stats and probability. Brits must think baseball is ridiculous because it is similar to a childhood game over there, rounders, kind of like how I think of rugby compared to kill the carrier.
Look at this way, if American Football was as bad ass as many Americans think, it would be popular all over the world. Fact is, it's not.
Not trying to be rude in saying that, it's just the truth. Sure it has a following overseas, one of my good friends in NZ enjoys it a lot, and is quite popular 8n a few countries. But it will never catch on like here. It's even losing steam here. And Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S.
So is Lacrosse. But neither Lacrosse or Rugby are every going to be anything but niche sports in the U.S.
I would show fights at American football games, but seeing how they have a "library atmosphere", you'd probably think I was just trying too hard to top the other sports fans.
I would show fights at American football games, but seeing how they have a "library atmosphere", you'd probably think I was just trying too hard to top the other sports fans.
Every country in this world has a football/soccer league even the US has the MLS with a lot of hardcore fans like The Ultras and The Barra so you can't generalize soccer/ football fans as every country (even city) has a different supporting culture.
P.S the Port Said Stadium Disaster (74 killed) was caused by politics. The (Ultras Ahlawy) fans who were killed were against the politics of the military regime in Egypt. Therefore, military and police forces wore civilian clothes and killed the fans after the game. Justice for "74"
Every country in this world has a football/soccer league even the US has the MLS with a lot of hardcore fans like The Ultras and The Barra so you can't generalize soccer/ football fans as every country (even city) has a different supporting culture.
P.S the Port Said Stadium Disaster (74 killed) was caused by politics. The (Ultras Ahlawy) fans who were killed were against the politics of the military regime in Egypt. Therefore, military and police forces wore civilian clothes and killed the fans after the game. Justice for "74"
Wasn't generalizing.
Just pointing out what he was talking about.
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