Jeg har lyst til at få opresuméret hvorfor det lige er, fodbold er så fed en sport og hvorfor den amerikanske version aldrig bliver til noget. En 'football vs. soccer' debat.
Først og fremmest vil jeg lige dele et par anti-soccer citater med jer:
"Hating [football] is more American than apple pie, driving a pickup, or spending Saturday afternoons channel surfing with the remote control."
- Tom Weir, USA Today
"I think it is important for all those young out there, who someday hope to play [American football], where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands, a distinction should be made that [American football] is democratic, capitalism, whereas [football] is a European socialist [sport]."
- Jack Kemp, ex-Buffalo Bills, Conservative
"My son is not playing [football]. I will hand him ice skates and a shimmering sequined blouse before I hand him a [football]. [Football] is not a sport, does not need to be on my TV, and my son will not be playing it. [...] If it's incredibly stupid and [football] is in any way related, then [football] must be the root cause. [...] [African teams have consulted witch doctors] so you can add this to the laundry list of reasons why I hate [football]"
- Jim Rome, radio host
"Yes, OK, [football] is the most 'popular' sport in the world. And rice is the most 'popular' food in the world. So what? Maybe other countries can't afford [American football], basketball and baseball leagues: maybe if they could afford these other sports, they'd enjoy them even more. [...] Americans are such suckers when it comes to something with a European label that many who have resisted thus far would give in to trendiness and push their kids into youth [football] programs."
- Allen Barra, Wall Street Journal
Citaterne er fundet i How soccer explains the world af F. Foer. Mage til idioti skal man vist lede længe efter. For mig ser det bare ud som om amerikanerne slet ikke kan tåle ikke at være det absolutte centrum for noget som helst.
Mht. de "forhelvede" TRE tråde om amerikansk fodbold, så fortsæt endelig med at bruge dem til indlæg om hhv. reglerne, hvorvidt det bør spilles i Parken og dumme spørgsmål ;) Lad denne tråd være til bashing af den ene eller anden sport og betragtninger over hvorfor debatten egentlig eksisterer. Jeg mener tennis- og badmintonfans hader vel ikke hinanden?