I've thought this for a long time, but this post was prompted by seeing this football v archeology thing on Facebook, although for me it applies to all sport, rather than football:
www.tickld.com/x/how-football-sounds-to-people-that-just-dont-care-T
Why should sport get so much coverage on the media? Every TV news report has a good chunk of sport at the end. Not only do they have it on radio news, but people like Chris Evans on Radio 2 in the morning have a boring bloke special reporter who drones on about sports. I don't mind it at all in newspapers as I just stop reading when I get to that bit, but if you're watching telly or listening to the radio, you have to put up with it.
I know that there are a lot of people who like sport, but there are also a lot of people who don't give a shit. Maybe we could even things out a bit, replacing the sports news with "leisure" news, to include music, books, films, telly and a bit of sport too (if they must) - all on a more equal footing.
Also, with the increase of the internet, and other communication methods, it's much easier for fans to get results on-line, so they shouldn't have to rely on news reports.
Part of me wonders if this is a feminist issue also. After all, early news formats were largely devised by men, and men tend to be more interested in sports news than women. (I know this is a generalisation and there are plenty of women sports fans; I'm just saying it is skewed towards men). Are we perpetuating some male dominated status quo by mildly accepting this format.
Anyone else NOT looking forward to the world cup?
In answering this OP, I'd be interested to know if you are a sports fan or not. Ta!