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Well, I managed to stay out of this for a pretty long time, but this caught my eye:
"my question was why is the Superbowl billed as the world championship when really only one (1) country plays the sport?"
Mr. Kiwi,
I'm not american and I don't even live in the US, just to get that straight.
American football is played in AT LEAST 25 countries, even in good 'ole NZ. I've even listed the ones I have positive knowledge of here for you:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Moldava
The Netherlands
New Zeeland
Norway
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
All these are countries where organized leagues exists. In addition, I've heard Greece is trying to get a federation started.
As you can see, football is being played in a lot of countries. It is by no means just an American thing. There are proper international competitions and championships, especially in Europe. World championships are being started, and two have actually been held on a smaller scale. Due to the way the sport is organized in the US, it has been difficult to get them to join, but progress is being made. There is now a proper (in the eyes of international sport) federation (USA Football) that enables this.
And then you have this business of "World Champions". Well, although football is a sport played the world over, there is no doubt that the best players are in the NFL. So although incorrect, I can live with them being called world champions.
Just FYI...
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