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I think the football players in Europe are also pretty uneducated, though not being active in a college or uni nobody really cares. We just take it for granted.
by Nux 13y ago
I think the football players in Europe are also pretty uneducated, though not being active in a college or uni nobody really cares. We just take it for granted.
My problem with football is the toxic environment that develops around it, all the abusive fans (a bunch of misogynist, homophobes, xenophobes and racist lowlifes), all the damn betting agencies - the black spot in any neighbourhood, all the scandals about bribes and such.
It's a shame, because the sport itself is very nice.
- gojomo 13y agoWhile there are plenty of toxic attitudes and behaviors in American sport as well, it seems (from a distance) that the European football system is worse. It might be that the laundering of loyalties through colleges helps the US a bit here. The 17-23 year-old athletes are inside, and must feign allegiance to, a system of more supervision and higher educational aspirations. Many fans acquire collegiate affiliations far from their home region, and the overall fan base might lean more college-educated, because of all the co-marketing during college years.
- johnward 13y agoI think you basically just get the lowest common denominator when it comes to sports fans. Kind of like when you walk into any walmart in the US.
- mcv 13y ago> It's a shame, because the sport itself is very nice. I think fundamentally the problem is in watching other people sport. Sport is great for people to do. As entertainment for mass consumption, it's not so great.