Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Rumble on the Danube

A couple of days ago I descended into the Metro to find the place swarming with riot police. The trains, too, were crowded with yelling groups of people and more riot police. Was it a political demonstration? Were people taking to the streets? Some kind of Halloween event? Then I saw everyone wearing the same scarves amd I realzed what was going on.

A football match.

I wonder what it is about football that has enraptured the rest of the world but has so completely escaped us Americans.

1 comment:

Susan/DC said...

Perhaps it's because, unlike American football, you can actually see the players -- no helmets, pads, etc.