I don't get the interest in football (of any kind) or cricket, or any of the mass market spectator sports.

- You don't get to have a go yourself so where's the fun in that?

- Nothing much happens and the stuff that happens is a bit lame (guys running around with balls and bats and ****).

- The participants are all highly paid professional entertainers who go with the highest bidders so there's no real tribal loyalty.

- The sports are so dull they have to introduce a myriad of statistics to prove to people that something interesting is happening.

- The competition isn't really a personal struggle so there's nothing particularly inspiring about it (eg. lone marathoner makes it over the line after battling adversity as opposed to a bunch of rich guys poncing around a paddock)

- It's not inherently spectacular (surfing Jaws or skiing the Matterhorn)

As a good mate said, I would rather do something really badly than watch the best in the world.