[UA] Re: UA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 173

[Bira]

On 5/20/07, Christopher Smith <chrstphrsmth at gmail.com> wrote:
> One reason I heard years ago, in school I believe, is that both games are
> easy to televise. That other kind of football, loved almost everywhere else,
> just doesn't work as well on our primary window to the world. I can't vouch
> for the veracity of that, but do with it what you will.

Seeing as you have multiple nations hooked on soccer mainly through
television, I'd say it isn't true :). By now it's probably down to
custom and culture. They like baseball and football because they have
always liked baseball and football.


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