Illusion of Words

The Super Bowl

I’m not an American football fan. I cannot quite understand why Americans love sports different from the rest of the world. No other country obsesses that much over American football (hence the word, American). But then there was the Super Bowl, and I thought, I’d watch. I was always a fan of most sports, anyhow.

1st quarter was plain boring. 2nd quarter, I went to eat my dinner. Came out and saw that the Steelers had intercepted a ball at the other end of the field and ran 100 yards for a touchdown. Pretty amazing. 3rd and 4th quarter the Cardinals began their comeback. The last few minutes of the 4th quarter were actually nerve-wrecking. The Cardinals led, and with just about 2 minutes left, the Steelers somehow managed to move their way upfield and get a winning touchdown with 35 seconds left on the clock.

If there’s one thing about American football that is better than soccer, it’s refereeing. With all the endless stops and starts (which means tons of commercials, so that half the game you spend watching advertisements), they have time to challenge referee decisions and have time to make an official review. With soccer, you don’t get that. A fast-flowing game means whatever decisions the referee makes usually stands. Which, in a tight game, could make all the difference. Sometimes, the referee in soccer could be the one that makes the winning or the losing. Which will definitely suck, if you’re rooting for the eventual loser.

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