I need a break from Arsenal, how do I start following a different sport?
Watching football has become very depressing in recent times because my favourite team is shit. On many occasions, I've actually thought about taking interest in a different sport but there's not enough coverage for me to care.
Nothing outside the NBA?
My first port of call was basketball and since I played it for a bit when I was younger, I hoped I'd be able to keep up. However, I couldn't exactly watch basketball because it's not as global a sport as football is.
Well, yes, I'm in Nigeria and I support a team in England but I also have teams in Germany, Netherland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Turkey that I also support.
Hate it or love it, Basketball is purely American and I just don't connect with the culture. I have no reference point or means to compare it to another as I do with football.
There are probably other basketball leagues outside of the USA but they don't get any coverage in Nigeria. Also, since I'm just looking to be a casual follower, I don't have the energy to start digging deep and watching Youtube clips and shit.
Rugby or Helmet Rugby
Another sport that has caught my interest is rugby and the American version that they call "football" but is actually just playing rugby with helmet and shoulder pads.
Rugby is one sport that I'd have actually followed if I had someone around me who follows it. It would be easy for me to understand the rules, and other things about the game, if someone around me was interested in it.
Also, unlike Basketball and Helmet Rugby(American Football), Rugby has a global appeal. I know South Africa, Kenya, Argentina, France, Italy and many other countries actually enjoy Rugby.
American football, just like Basketball, is an American thing. Also, I don't get why they call it "football" then refer to actual FOOTBALL where the ball is kicked regularly with a foot as "Soccer".
Crickets for Cricket
In an ironic situation, I'd rather watch baseball than cricket. They're not the same thing, but my God, cricket is so boring and what the hell are test matches?
How can it take so long of doing literally the same thing over and over before a team wins? Also, why do they wear white? I can't even tell the teams apart.
Baseball is played in a bunch of other countries, mostly in America, I'm sure but I'd rather watch that one than suffer a game of cricket.
Ice Hockey fights are fun
Sometimes, I go to Youtube just to watch Ice Hockey teams throwing fists. I have no clue what led to the fights, but isn't it time for me to actually start knowing?
If I was living in a country where people played Ice hockey, I'd definitely be a spectator. I'd like to know what led to the fights and I'd also like to video those fights.
Fighting doesn't have seasons
Speaking of fights, I think combat sports would have been a nice exit for me. However, they don't have seasons and I don't know how I'm suppose to keep up with participants.
Like, do you support one fighter and just go "I'm a Mayweather fan", the way I say "I'm an Arsenal fan"? Is that how that works out?
Anyway, I like boxing more than any other contact sport because it is more controlled. I've also seen UFC fights as well, but there's just way too much grappling, and blood for me to focus on their techniques.
Handball maybe :)
I only ever see that sport in the Olympics. Do they have handball leagues?
German league is the one to watch.
Yes ... but usualt the euro and the worldcup get the fame ... there is something like league of champions for clubs ...
F1 maybe 😀
F1 looks like fun. I like fast cars and the engineering behind the machines will be fascinating, since it's kind of my area of study in school lol
eSport? Csgo? Heartstone? LoL? :D
Lol. I'm already a splinterlands man
I am talking real eSport dude xD
Where you would watch pros play against each other :D
The word "soccer" comes from "aSOCCiation rules" which a hardfork of football that grew more popular than the legacy game of "Rugby rules" (named after a town).
Fighting has been coined "a neanderthal behaviour" by an IIHF president in one of his brighter moments in the office. If you want to beat up your opponent, try and do it in-play if you can.
So no combat sport then?😑
Au contraire, reading the game flow to know where to make that spectatular hit in five seconds (which is like forever given the game pace) is what fans appreciate. However, NHL needs to attract non-fans to support their budgets. Not sure why MLB does not have players fighting in between innings. Perhaps they have enough people familiar with the game to fill up their stadiums (bit of a struggle for NHL outside Canada).
Lol...will you leave your wife just because she's going through some challenges? I'm not actually a fan of Arsenal, but I believe a true fan should support through thick or thin 😊
I'm Arsenal till forever but I just need something else to Muse about abeg.
😅😅 I understand my brother, the country is too hard, so I'll feel same if my club is not performing well. By the way I enjoy reading your posts bro, keep up the good work😁
Thanks mate
I understand bro @eil304 but I think it's obvious arsenal only think for their pockets and not their fans, imagine year in year out without trophies what's the need of having funds to support you what will they be happy of as a fan, you should better join Manchester United the winning team, hahaha
Or maybe Chelsea perhaps😋🏃🏃🏃
I'm Arsenal till I die... or it gets too hard because they lose a few games.
Man up and support your shit football club.
Lmao. I still support the dumb asses.
I just need an escape from them. Something else to Muse about.
I bet you follow cricket and rugby
You should start properly supporting your local football club.
Who cares if the quality is shit, they represent something meaningful to you and going to games beats watching self-entitled rich foreigners in a different timezone.
Rugby:
Haha so there are actually 2 different rugby codes...
The rugby that you are talking about is called 'rugby union'.
But I follow the other code called 'rugby league'.
Up the Sharkies!
Cricket:
As for cricket, I only have time for test matches haha.
T20 is kids stuff.
Sure test cricket is an acquired taste, but the way momentum swings over 5 days is great.
The problem is that our local league has almost zero coverage. Isn't it a bit weird that I have to do serious internet digging to get information about a football club that's just around me?
It'll be worth it.
I'd love to hear some future stories about going to Nigerian football games!
Alright. I'll figure it out.
I started playing football though. I go to a local indoor pitch and play with other people in the area.
Ronaldo Mulitalo is bad ass. Love how he passed up the chance for a hatrick and assisted his teammate.
Rugby looks like a lot of fun.
And the guy he passed it to was a kid for his first career try.
Very cool :)
Too bad Ronaldo took an elbow to the face late in the game while making a tackle and it looks like he's broken his jaw.
Not so cool :(
Instead of that I may advise him to join either of the preferred premier League giants like Manchester city ,Manchester United or Chelsea done having series of heart breaks both from transfer windows and lack of trophy and winnings
A fact that can never be erased.
Hey bro football is actually interesting and enjoyable but you need to just do one thing stop being an arsenal fan, you can as well switch to other clubs like Manchester United, Manchester city ,Chelsea, real Madrid, PSG there are so many to come off instead of searching for another sports to join
Yeah other clubs can go fuck themselves, I'm Arsenal until I die.
I want a different sport, not a different club 😄
You can starting following another sport based on where your interest lies. People has different interests.
The NFL is the only sport I closely follow other than European football.
Tennis is cool but I struggle tracking it and F1 I have tried to get into but it feels quite boring as races rarely go wheel to wheel.
Lol. I won't advice that lol. Stick glued to you team and support them with prayers. They are currently sick now to they need healing and remember not to run away from you favorite team. Arsenal for life..
Nice information, while you don't like those ones you dislike is some of those games are not play in Nigeria.we Nigerians only watch them on TV.Had it been you are from America,you see your parents playing cricket game right from when you are small, you will know the rules and like the game the same time.we can't blame ourselves that's Nigerians we like the one we know the rules,or we know the fight. that's the game.
Shit honestly Arsenal I was watching and they are all shit right now, I don't know what the hell is wrong with them but everything goes wrong for them. Thank god I picked Liverpool as my favorite team.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA it gave me a good laugh
Just more interest in UFC and you will be fulfilled. they fight every week and the fights are real and intense. you don't have to be a fan of any one as long as you seat back and enjoy the show