Are we only interested in one sport?
After a long, long break, I am back. My absence is due to many factors, from laziness to very bad internet providers in Spain(more on that, and Martin Varsavsky’s new idea,FON, tomorrow).
In Spain, there is one king sport. Unlike North America, where you can enjoy good baseball, hockey, basketball, american football, etc, spanish people are in general, completely addicted to soccer. It is so engraved in society that there is seldom any mention of any other sport in the media. But there is one thing that is the same (as far as I know) all around the world, and that is the importance that is given to some unimportant small issues. Today, spanish papers seemed incredibly worried about Ronaldo’s ankle which is sprained for two weeks than a few other people who have won world championships, or are repreenting SPain at the highest level in global sports, and obtaining medals nonetheless. I know this to be true in The US aswell. The New York Times would rather report that Terrell Owens prefers one training field to another than report that a man who had his leg amputated after cancer is triumphant in a paralympic global decathlon. In my opinion not only is this ridiculous, but also the fact that newspapers or newspaper sections call themselves “Sports” which is obviously not the case, as they whould cover a much wider array of news to read about different subjects.
Are We Only Interested In One Sport?
A cosmopolitan sports perspective….
Trackback by Sports Views — October 20, 2005 @ 7:08 am
I’d say I agree with you, but I believe one reason for that coverage in the media might be the insensitiveness we’re all developing on usual subjects on the media (war on Irak, politicians arguing against each other no matter what the subject, etc…)
Especially after this past summer, I’d actually rather hear about Ronaldo sprained ankle than hearing any politician blabbling.
P.S. Word of advice: mute the TV while politicians talk. It gets MUCH better.
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