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Question

Is American Football popular in any spanish speaking countries?

Good question! But I don't think this is in the right category... - lydianish1, Feb 18, 2012

Good question, I changed it to the culture and travel section. - martha-sd, Feb 18, 2012

Answer 1

Sometimes you will find American league football teams in Spanish speaking countries but it won't be mainstream like Canada or the US. This is more true for the large cities.

Rugby, as mentioned, is played in South American countries and is different in many ways. The players don't wear as much protection as US football, although you'll see a type of helmet to protect the ears and they wear a mouth guard. It also has a lot more ongoing action than US football and the rules and scoring are very different. My son's friend died playing rugby when he was hit and it is not entirely uncommon for multiple concussions to happen on the field, and there have been deaths from that. However, it is an exciting game and my 2 boys absolutely loved it... they weren't in the scrum for which I was forever grateful!

But, you didn't ask about rugby.

Answer 2

no Rugby is though because it is a proper sport without all that protection, e.g Argentina

hehehe, good point :) Is that the only difference between rugby and american football? - lydianish1, Feb 18, 2012

I know that it's not because I watched the movie Invictis. You should watch it. It is about Nelson Mandela's rugby team. Very vicious sport in my opinion! - kdrinning, Feb 18, 2012