You might have something there.
Speaking of making up new games, why hasn't anyone started a Rollerball league (the original not the abomination of a remake)? That was a great game, the stuntmen that worked on the movie loved it, the only major injury that happened during the making of the movie happened when the stuntmen were "practicing" in between second unit sessions. Any game that stuntmen play for fun should be a sport, you know it's gonna be really exciting and require a lot of athleticism.
Stadiums might be expensive.
As far as soccer,I am of the opinion that the game reflects socialist tendancies with the game set up to provide equality of outcome not clear winners and losers. Wouldn't want to hurt the losing sides feelings.
Also did not grow up with or playing soccer. We had american games to work off energy; backyard football-tackle no pads or helmet, baseball, softball sometime with out fielders gloves, basketball, dodgeball.
I have watched soccer on tv and even in person when my niece played in goal but it is really way down my list of things to do or watch. Actually making a btach of bread or cannolis is much more rewarding as there is a tangible result after the effort.
Cannoli Shells:
1 3/4 C unsifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons regular sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
2 tablespoons firm butter cut in small pieces
2 ounces dry white wine
1 egg white slightly beaten
Sift flour with sugar and salt. make a well in the center; in it place the egg and butter. Stir with a fork, working from the center out, to moisten the flour mixture. Add the wine, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough begins to cling together. Use your hands to form the dough into a ball. Cover and let rest 15 minutes.
Divide dough into 4 equal parts.
Set the rollers on a pasta machine to the thickest setting and pass a piece of dough through the rollers decreasing the thickness of the roller gap 1 increment at a time until the dough is thin 1/8 to 1/16 inch thick. Use flour to keep the dough from sticking together.
Oil the cannoli forms.
Measure your cannoli forms and cut the dough into squares one inch shorter than the length of your forms. Starting at the corner of the dough square roll the dough around the form and seal with a dab off egg white.
Fry 3 or 4 at a time in a deep fryer at 350 F for about 1 minute until golden brown. Drain and let cool. Carefully slip the shells off the forms. Repeat until all the dough is used.
Filling:
1 Pound whole milk ricotta cheese
3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup heavy cream whipped very stiff
Beat the ricotta until smooth. Fold in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Fold in the whipped cream.
Chill for several hours
Fill each shell with the filling mixture and dust with powdered sugar. Use a pastry tube or small spatula.
Do not fill the shells more than one hour before serving or they will get soggy.