30thOctober

NFL in London

Last weekend, the Miami Dolphins squared off against the New York Giants in Wembley Stadium here in London to showcase the NFL to perhaps bring NFL back to the UK. Yes the Britons cheered and jeered, but ultimately this country does not need another American sport. It’s like football/soccer in the US. Who needs another sport?

I think the sentiment was well reflected when flipping through the usual daily publications that everyone reads on the way to work. Every reference to the NFL game had a picture of….not Eli Manning or Jason Taylor….it was…yup, you guessed it….the cheerleaders.

cheerleaders
Cheer for the Tight ends!!!

There was one other American element that was brought over to London that was very amusing for the Brits:

Ultimately the NFL is really just a circus that came through town. It’s never going to stick in London, but I reckon the dance performed by the streaker may. Blimey!

Update(Nov 3): ODJ showed me a even better version of the streaker. I gotta say I like the moves this guy’s got.



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