Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 21: Madrid - Madrid, 24.6k (ITT)

[IndurainsTdF1994]

Who cares about NFL other than americans. That stupid sport called "football" is only viewed by americans.

I beg to differ. Fans of Bora, at least, may well be NFL watchers. But, indeed, some backward places may still be stuck on just Soccer.

"The U.K. and Germany each have 3.3 million “avid fans” of the NFL in a category that's been growing quickly for both, but Germany has slightly more “casual” fans — 17 million."

And these numbers are from 2022.

Germany edges past UK as Europe's leading market for NFL

MUNICH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks fan Lukas Spiess was shocked at what he noticed while at a Stuttgart soccer game a few weeks ago.

apnews.com

 

[Peyroteo94]

I beg to differ. Fans of Bora, at least, may well be NFL watchers. But, indeed, some backward places may still be stuck on just Soccer.

"The U.K. and Germany each have 3.3 million “avid fans” of the NFL in a category that's been growing quickly for both, but Germany has slightly more “casual” fans — 17 million."

And these numbers are from 2022.

Germany edges past UK as Europe's leading market for NFL

MUNICH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks fan Lukas Spiess was shocked at what he noticed while at a Stuttgart soccer game a few weeks ago.

apnews.com

If they let football (not the american one, the real football) grow naturally in USA, american football would be dead in 50 years. They create rules to not let real football grow just to allow their national sports to have a spotlight (but outside of USA, it is not relevant in any other country. Maybe in 1 or 2 countries). Baseball and american football would be gone.

 

[movingtarget]

Who cares about NFL other than americans. That stupid sport called "football" is only viewed by americans.

To say it's only viewed by Americans is like saying the Premier League is only viewed by the British or the NBA is only viewed by Americans. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[Peyroteo94]

To say it's only viewed by Americans is like saying the Premier League is only viewed by the British or the NBA is only viewed by Americans. Ignorance is bliss.

Awful take, trying to compare real football with football played with hands. Tell me a relevant competition of american football outside USA?

 

[RedheadDane]

I beg to differ. Fans of Bora, at least, may well be NFL watchers. But, indeed, some backward places may still be stuck on just football.

Fify.
Both sports are boring.

You have the choice between the stage overlapping with the NFL (NBD), or multiple other bike races.
What do you prefer.

 

[AmRacer]

Awful take, trying to compare real football with football played with hands. Tell me a relevant competition of american football outside USA?

Rugby and AFL

 

[firefly3323]

If they let football (not the american one, the real football) grow naturally in USA, american football would be dead in 50 years. They create rules to not let real football grow just to allow their national sports to have a spotlight (but outside of USA, it is not relevant in any other country. Maybe in 1 or 2 countries). Baseball and american football would be gone.

"They create rules to not let real football grow just to allow their national sports to have a spotlight"

such as?

In the USA they have been trying to grow the popularity of soccer/football for going on 50 years (see NY Cosmos signing Pele) and it is still not popular at all.

Baseball gone? 500 million fans.....globally more popular than golf, basketball or US football.

I personally don't watch any of it but the reality is I am in the vast minority.

 

[Netserk]

McNulty to sandwich this Vuelta.

 

[RedheadDane]

And Naberman is has started.

 

[tobydawq]

Who cares about NFL other than americans. That stupid sport called "football" is only viewed by americans.

Lol, this is like RhD saying that NBA rights aren't a big deal anywhere else than in America...

 

[Sciatic]

Aha, a floating open-air start house. So very Vuelta.

 

[Sciatic]

I beg to differ. Fans of Bora, at least, may well be NFL watchers. But, indeed, some backward places may still be stuck on just Soccer.

"The U.K. and Germany each have 3.3 million “avid fans” of the NFL in a category that's been growing quickly for both, but Germany has slightly more “casual” fans — 17 million."

And these numbers are from 2022.

Germany edges past UK as Europe's leading market for NFL

MUNICH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks fan Lukas Spiess was shocked at what he noticed while at a Stuttgart soccer game a few weeks ago.

apnews.com

The casual fans are the ones who want to go to a NFL game in Germany just to sing “Country Road”

 

[RedheadDane]

Hold on, how do they get onto the podium?
Where are they?
Are they hiding behind that big screen?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Nice of the Dutch Federation to invite Gradek and Guernalec to their championships:

1	GUERNALEC Thibault	8.59,81
2	LEIJNSE Enzo	9.15,03
3	GRADEK Kamil	9.35,77
4	SCHELLING Ide	9.43,83
5	VAN DEN BERG Julius	9.53,72
6	NABERMAN Tim	9.58,04

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Campenaerts on the road.

 

[ice&fire]

Watching society decay in real time

Watching? Don't tells us you don't play!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Come on Victor, now that you are diarrhea-free let's do this!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Visma has decided to develop Affini's upper body strength during the TT....

 

[Scarponi]

If they let football (not the american one, the real football) grow naturally in USA, american football would be dead in 50 years. They create rules to not let real football grow just to allow their national sports to have a spotlight (but outside of USA, it is not relevant in any other country. Maybe in 1 or 2 countries). Baseball and american football would be gone.

Soccer is the worst sport on earth and I say that as an Australian not an American. Truly one of the most boring, soft and dull sports I can imagine

 

[RedheadDane]

Soccer is the worst sport on earth and I say that as an Australian not an American. Truly one of the most boring, soft and dull sports I can imagine

Isn't your version of football basically American football, without all the padding?

But back to the interesting stuff... well... sort of; now they're showing buildings.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Glad it's a bit of a dead-rubber, always thought the GC should be decided on a final mountain face to face really, seems more romantic to me.

Bora need to have a look and sort things out if they're feeding their riders dodgy sausages the night before a deciding mountain stage too.

 

[tobydawq]

Isn't your version of football basically American football, without all the padding?

But back to the interesting stuff... well... sort of; now they're showing buildings.

What would the world be without buildings?

 

[AmRacer]

Soccer is the worst sport on earth and I say that as an Australian not an American. Truly one of the most boring, soft and dull sports I can imagine

Cricket?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Soccer is the worst sport on earth and I say that as an Australian not an American. Truly one of the most boring, soft and dull sports I can imagine

I think football (soccer) is a lot of fun to play, but watching the pro leagues where they do all this prima donna diving and posturing and whatnot really is a bore. And it's a shame, that's not how we played football when I was a kid.

 

[Scarponi]

Isn't your version of football basically American football, without all the padding?

But back to the interesting stuff... well... sort of; now they're showing buildings.

My sport Rugby League (not union) is one of the most intense non stop games of sport on earth.