Just curious if there are any others out there on Lemmy! Where are you based and what team do you support?
I live in the UK but I’m a Saints fan - started following the league in 2020 as a lockdown hobby and it stuck!
Just curious if there are any others out there on Lemmy! Where are you based and what team do you support?
I live in the UK but I’m a Saints fan - started following the league in 2020 as a lockdown hobby and it stuck!
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sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
UK also, been a 49ers fan for a long time, since someone gave me a Montana shirt when I was a kid 😁
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
There’s a decent NFL following in the UK for sure - explains why they give us international games every year!
49ers is relatively unusual out here, though, I think? If I see anything NFL it’s usually Jags, Jets, Dolphins, or Bears.
Pumafred9@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah I'm a Bears fan, UK too, I started following the game around 2011.
orionsbelt@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
BEAR DOWN! <3
MurrayL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Any thoughts on why the bears have such a big UK fanbase? It’s definitely bigger than you would expect compared to teams from bigger cities.
washbasin@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Chicago is the third largest city in the USA, after NYC and LA. Makes sense that they have some reach.
Pumafred9@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Maybe it's because Da '85 Bears team carries such weight along the legendary NFL teams? Probably the same as Marino's Dolphins in the 90s, Brady's Pats, or Montana's 49ers?
Mim@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
I'm from Germany and a Rams fan.
No special connection, I just liked colour scheme and logo most.
FUsername@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
German here. I love game the game in general. I somewhat have sympathy for the Pats since it was the only team featuring >1 German players back in the day when I had the chance to see football more regularly (guess it was Vollmer)