Why football is so popular in the world?
Why the World Cup final is watched by that much of people?
everything invented by brits is a worldwide success
>parliaments
>democracy
>internet
>many sports
all you need is a ball and posts
rules are simple
roles for all kinds of people
>>77619968
We didn't invent democracy, that was Athens.
>>77619968
>internet
What you need to play football
-a ball
-some room
- something to be a post
Any other sport requires way more equipment. You can't exactly play rugby tennis or baseball properly if you're dirt poor
>>77620122
baseball is easy to play, it's why so many Dominicans are good at it
>>77620163
Yeah but the infrastructure has been in place for generations there, this is more about everywhere that doesn't have a dominant local sport
>>77620122
>Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic
>not dirt poor
I'm surprised that Brazil never got into Baseball.
>>77620273
They're all in the yank sphere of influence, Brazil isn't
>>77620301
We were in the Military Dictatorships, they could have exported their sports during that time.
I really wish Baseball was a thing around here, it's trully a unique sport.
>>77620402
It's literally Rounders for adults.
>>77619968
>democracy
>parliaments
>UK
And they're shit at all of them tßh
>>77620402
I can imagine Brazil having a bunch of meme pitchers
>>77620468
Throwa Bonito
- it's a british sport popularized under the British imperialist influence.
- dynamic of the game is simple
- it's a real time sport
- people can play it in a small area or in the same size the professionals do
I would add the whole being poor thing but I always feel basket is not so different.
>>77619946
Because hand-balls win cups