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OT: An American’s guide to European football

Players from the top European football clubs fighting for the UEFA Champions League trophy. Graphic courtesy of nairaland.com.

HENRY BREDEMEIER | MANAGING EDITOR | hbredeme@butler.edu

For those of you who know nothing about the insane world of European football, you are not alone. Actually, you’re quite a lot like me circa 2016.

There are many valid reasons that people didn’t follow the sport — they may claim the sport is too low-scoring and boring. They may wonder why they should care about leagues across the Atlantic or why they should spend two hours watching a game that ends without a winner.