Yaaaa! das ist futball !

The Australian North Melbourne (Australian Rules) "Kangaroos" football club.....
http://cjoint.com/data/jmmmHdnmzz.htm


The German "Munich Kangaroos" with their "lederhosen"

(It's not a pretty sight
http://cjoint.com/data/jmmpPS7kr1.htm



Aussie Rules football is slowly winning support across Europe but, as Steve Pennells
reports, if s taken more than an up-country punt

In the sprawling grounds of a 17th century baroque palace and within staggering
distance of the biggest beer garden in the world, bemused Germans gather to watch a
group of men kick an oval-shaped ball shipped in from a country 16,000km away.
Their jumpers are from North Melbourne, the heckling is equal parts German and
Strine (Australian slang) and the after-training refreshments come in the form of one-litre glasses of
Munich's finest at the 8000-seat venue next door.

The park is the former playground of Bavarian royalty and aside from the spectacle of
a small group of men kicking around an Australian football, usually serves as the
recreational spot for dog walkers, young lovers, old drinkers and Germans practising
their preferred religion of soccer.

It is an unlikely birthplace for Australian Rules in Germany. But it was here that the
seeds of the sport were sown 15 years ago when a small group of Australian
expatriates decided to introduce their German friends to the finer points of the game.
The result was the Munich Kangaroos, the country's first AFL team. Soon, they had
discovered a second team in Frankfurt and a league was born.

It is a scene being played out across Europe — in snowy fields in Sweden, cricket
grounds in Vienna, parks in Zagreb and in below-freezing temperatures in Denmark's
north.

Against the odds, Australian football has gradually taken root across continental
Europe. There are now six teams in the German league, nine in Sweden, seven in
France, six in Denmark and leagues or teams in Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic
and Italy.

Victor Manta schrieb:
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in message
...
The Australian North Melbourne (Australian Rules) "Kangaroos" football
club.....
http://cjoint.com/data/jmmmHdnmzz.htm

The German "Munich Kangaroos" with their "lederhosen"

...

"Yaaaa! das ist futball !"

In which language is this, please? TIA.

Pidgin German?

--
No Gates - no Bill!

Victor Manta schrieb:
"Yaaaa! das ist futball !"
In which language is this, please? TIA.

Germalian Victor,
just having a bit of fun, a sense of play.
Behind it all, we are proud of our European friends
taking on the game we love so much here.