Real football (soccer, as a lot of people insist on calling it) is by far and away my favourite sport. And, hey, half the world's population can't be wrong
The poll was about sports other than association football/soccer/football and it is about what is most beautiful not what is favorite. My favorite sport is hockey, but I voted for the sport that is only known as football, but would have voted for basketball if we were in the season. By the way, amongst women's sports, soccer is by far my favorite sport and the one I consider most beautiful because my favorite player got her good looks from my wife.
I've seen it but I have a hard time imaging looking forward to watching it. Then again ESPN2 fills a lot of its time with darts, spelling bees, dog shows, and competitive eating so I am not always their target market.
I have to go with golf. Come on... how can it not be beautiful, you have beer, clubs, golf carts, outdoors... oh, and did I mention beer.
I was going to say softball: beer, bats, outdoors, beer....but you're right, golf carts gives the edge to golf! ⇔⇔⇔⇔⇔⇔ Hey, what about curling??? The ice scrubbers alone are a hoot to watch.
It has to be kayaking, or maybe white water rafting, because then at least you get all the scenery as well. But not golf, because golf courses are boring. I don't know why football got called the beautiful game in the first place, because it hardly qualifies as attractive on any front. Maybe if all the players looked like Beckham or that other dude with the nice hair then it would be the handsome game. But they don't, and at least one of them is Wayne Rooney. So I rechristen it the "cleans up well sometimes if you catch it at the right angle game".
I got it! World's Strongest Man Competition: LORRY PULL, FRIDGE CARRY, GIANT’S FARMER’S WALK, GIANT LOG LIFT. Which reminds me, I need to tape something over on "The Ocho"
You remind me that I forgot one of the most beautiful games caber throwing. If that doesn't blow your kilt up, there's something wrong with ya laddie.
the caber toss rocks. what about the dudes that run on the logs in the water and try to "eject" the other participant??
The eventual plan is to have a vote between the "beautiful game" and the winner of this poll so I wanted to keep it fair. Lumberjacks or highland clansmen agains soccer guy, I am not sure if that would EVEN be fair.
There are a number of sports that are almost hand to hand combat like rugby, football (American, Canadian, etc), ice hockey, boxing, wresting, Aussie rules, etc that I'd only consider football with it's set plays, long passes and catches to be something that could be considered beautiful. But rugby and its close relatives are as pretty as a bulldog.