In keeping with the accelerating descent in the quality of news organisations, Sky News leads its American content this morning not on the victors of last night’s Super Bowl, but on what Donald Trump thought of the half-time entertainment. It was “absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” whinged the dementia-ridden snowflake, adding: “It makes no sense,” he added, calling it “an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World.” Whatever, Don. You’re nearly 80, mate. You’re a very old pensioner. I’d never heard of Bad Bunny until his appearance at the Super Bowl was announced. He makes music for young people, not for people like you who really should be in a care home.
While not even vaguely interested in American Football, or Football as our US cousins inexplicably call it, I was interested in the score and any interesting stories that surrounded it. Instead, Sky News all but omitted any reference to the actual game until the final paragraph of a longish story, revealing that Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots 29-13. I visited a few other websites but unfortunately they appeared to be somewhat technical in nature and I rather gave up. Whatever my thoughts on the sport itself, it cannot be denied that the Super Bowl is one of THE major sporting events on the planet. How do I know that? Both my sons watched it, as did at least one of my friends.
Don’t think I haven’t at least made an effort to get into American Football. I am not sure when it was that Channel Four started covering games but I remember many of the men in my office became obsessed with the sport and, more bafflingly, the terminology. I like things to be relatively simple, like football. Although the authorities like to complicate matters with game-slowing devices such as VAR, but actual football has a tendency to flow. The US version takes forever: 60 minutes of action, crammed into four hours and longer. And do you know what? People love it.
Well done to the Seahawks. They’ll be dancing on the streets of Seattle today, less so in New England, I suspect. Although I am not a fan of the sport, I like it much more than I did. Anything that pisses off Donald Trump so badly can’t be all bad.
