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BeyondGeography

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1. Baseball, hockey and basketball are much bigger than football globally

Reply to Bad Dog (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 02:44 PM

Feb 2016

Not to mention soccer. The fact that its players suffer from high rates of brain damage will keep football a predominantly (and hopefully declining) American phenomenon.

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BBC and Superbowl. [View all] Bad Dog Feb 2016 OP

Baseball, hockey and basketball are much bigger than football globally BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #1

I was at the football match on Saturday. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #2

I root for Les Bleus BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #7

I know all about lost causes. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #10

You mean a TV channel said its sport is popular? I'm shocked. muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #3

The Premier League is popular throughout the World. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #4

Well, yes, that's the point - the 'estimated audience' is always 650 million for every game muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #5

Read the Wiki article Bad Dog Feb 2016 #6

4.7 billion is the total who did watch for all games muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #8

I'm outside of Manchester Bad Dog Feb 2016 #9

Yes, Utd has support around the world, and City doesn't muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #11

Derby games have a particular significance. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #13

It's actually Tory policy to push the NFL over here T_i_B Feb 2016 #12

Thanks for that. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #14

Wembley is losing 1 NFL match next season to Twickenham T_i_B Feb 2016 #15

I don't know why they bother. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #16

The chances of a British Joe Montana emerging are pretty much nil T_i_B Feb 2016 #17

On that we'll have to disagree. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #18

As the old saying goes.... T_i_B Feb 2016 #19

It seems like a really decent organisation. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #20