Would Gaelic Football Be More Appealing To US Audiences Than Soccer? (Video)

[nako xl]

I was just flipping through my usual sports feeds and accidentally stumbled on Gaelic Football.  I watched about 5 minutes confused and totally lost before I decided to look up what the hell it was I was watching.

The sport moves about as fast as rugby, features fighting like hockey, and has a lot more scoring than soccer. Would this be more popular in the U.S. than regular soccer/football is?

 

[university of nike]

That !+*$ looks fun as hell to play. 

 

[nawlinsjunkie]

Reminds me of the Chappelle And 1 skit 

 

[shogun]

That looks so confusing 

.  I wish we played something like that in gym class.  We used to play European handball which was fun as hell.
They'd have to change the name of it.  Americans probably won't like that it's pronounced with the word gay in it.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Originally Posted by shogun

We used to play European handball which was fun as hell.

This. At work we played this for team building

 

[jthagreat]

+refrains from Bron joke+

do they call traveling?

looks fun as hell tho.

 

[RustyShackleford]

 Looks damn fun, but a *$%@% to referee. 

 

[livemyreality]

Wow, this is a game I probably would have made up with my neighborhood friends. Crazy how this is an actual sport.

 

[smallball5]

lol looks like a sport that combines soccer, football, basketball, and volleyball.

 

[nako xl]

for the record i have no idea what the rules are and i sat and watched 5-10 minutes of this.

 

[651akathepaul]

What country is this popular in? I see my professional athlete window re-opening a smidge.

 

[ham city]

What is this? Must be the guys who can't make it in either soccer or rugby over there. Looks hella fun.

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by University of Nike

That !+*$ looks fun as hell to play. 

watching not so much.
so no OP.

 

[dmbrhs]

This is what happens when a bunch of drunk people want to invent a sport.

 

[damnthosejs]

Would this be more popular in the U.S
No, it's too physical for Americans

probably 2x NFL body protection it'll get regulated.

 

[nako xl]

Originally Posted by 651akathePaul

What country is this popular in? I see my professional athlete window re-opening a smidge.

No idea... I think it might be international? I stumbled on the Australia vs. Ireland game and the stadium (i think it was in Australia) was pretty full.  From what I gather it was an exhibition of an Aussie rules football team (australia) vs. a Gaelic football team (Ireland).

 

[xtapolapacetl]

To me, that looks like Australian football except with an oval instead of round ball.

As someone mentioned, I think that team handball might appeal more to the Americans. Basically, it's a mixture of soccer and baskeball with more contact, and requires upper body strength.

Also, how about hurling?