Tonight is the Super Bowl, the pinnacle of the American football season. The BBC are showing it, meaning that for once, people who don't have Sky and hate Five can watch it.
OK, so it's not REAL football and is akin to rugby but with fatter and softer men but you know what? I like it!
I like to try and expand my horizons every now and again by reading new authors, seeing new films and taking interest in new sports. The sport has had a couple of semi-successful forays into Europe (remember "The Fridge"?) but I finally think it's arrived and is staying. Late last year, the New York Giants, who are in the game tonight, played Miami Dolphins. The game attracted a large number of European fans, despite the rain on that day. The pitch at Wembley was ruined, and it led to the England football team not qualifying for Euro 2008, but it was a good day by all accounts.
American football is here for the forseeable future, so we might as well enjoy it!
Timmy "Still prefers soccer" Magic
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