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For our european members: A question
« on: August 04, 2007, 06:21:59 pm »
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What sports are most popular in Europe. i know soccer or futbol or football, or whatever is most popular, but what other sports are more popular there than in america?
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 06:26:41 pm »
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Uh, rugby and cricket have always been big favourites in the UK. Around here, hockey (as in, actual hockey, with a ball) is quite popular... and golf's certainly on the up; getting very popular indeed.

Those are all the ones that come to mind. By football's by far the most popular; everyone knows how to play and everyone does.
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2007, 06:27:37 pm »
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Cool. What IS cricket, exactly. I've heard it's just American baseball with a paddle instead of a bat.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2007, 06:29:01 pm »
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Diving I assume is more popular for Brits, (yes there is a sports version)
Rugby, well because we made it. And Cricket... All of which (except diving) I'm not interested in. For me its Mountain Climbing, Absailing, Racing, and other 'extreme' sports.

EDIT: Oh Pyru beat me :(

Crickets a sport where you hit a ball with a bat... simple and boring.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2007, 06:30:27 pm »
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So, i was right...I think.
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2007, 06:31:02 pm »
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Cool. What IS cricket, exactly. I've heard it's just American baseball with a paddle instead of a bat.

It's only in the loosest sense similar to baseball. Baseball's a lot easier to understand than cricket.

Lots of differences, like the cricket ball has to hit the ground, and the objective is to knock down "wickets" rather than to get strikes. It's really complicated and I really don't know much about it to be perfectly honest.

Oh, I guess tennis is quite a popular summer game. What with Wimbledon and all that. Tally ho.
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2007, 06:34:34 pm »
Football, tennis and cycling are very popular here in Belgium.
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2007, 06:38:30 pm »
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Hmm. Cool.
I guess you probably already know what sports are popular here in the US, but I'll name them anyway, in order from most popular to least (from my point of view of course):

1. Baseball/Softball
2. Football (American)
3. Basketball
4. NASCAR
5. Hockey
6. Soccer
7. Track & Field
8. Cycling
9. Swim
10. Lacrosse
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Re: For our european members: A question
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2007, 06:40:54 pm »
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Here in Sweden, ice hockey is quite popular. Oh, and hand ball.
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2007, 06:46:07 pm »
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Mainly, football (soccer...) is that... "bomb", the number one sport...
Other than that, or at least here, there isn't really a number two sport. It would depend on the communities and the person is searching, me, in example, am inside a tennis community, so, around me, tennis is famous... Or something like that... >_>
But now that I think of it, I guess basketball is the "number two" sport around here...
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2007, 06:48:19 pm »
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I haven't a clue about actual cricket, but I got a cricket set in New Zealand and play quick cricket with it. :P
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2007, 07:53:48 pm »
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Here in Sweden, ice hockey is quite popular. Oh, and hand ball.

What about soccer and tennis?  I'd say that's the only sports people play around here... :/  Atleast in Stockholm.
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2007, 08:19:36 pm »
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Here in Sweden, ice hockey is quite popular. Oh, and hand ball.

What about soccer and tennis?  I'd say that's the only sports people play around here... :/  Atleast in Stockholm.

Oh I was about to write tennis, but in the end I thought it couldn't match with IH or HB. And I thought soccer was obvious. But I think ice hockey is just a bit more popular. At least it was before. I dunno.
I don't personally really find sports interesting anyway. >_>
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