Sports Rivalrys

Sports Rivalrys

Sports Rivalrys

Posted on: December 14, 2011 - 3:55 pm
by Admin

Throughout the world, it's easy to find a passionate soccer supporter. And a passionate NFL fan in the USA. Likewise cricket in India. And ice-hockey in Canada.

But you would be hard-pressed to match a Melburnian for his sheer love of sport. For him, sport is life itself and when you look at his environs, it starts to make sense.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is a city like no other. Its culture is based around sport. Where as Sydney dinner table small talk will evolve around property prices and schools, in Melbourne it's around sport, and Australian football in particular. Every politician is also an avid and genuine football fan, as is every cab driver, whether of Greek, Italian or Chinese heritage.

But sport in Melbourne is much, much more than Australian football. It's one of the few cities in the world that can lay claim to the following:

* Host city of the Summer Olympic Games (1956)

* Host city to one of the four Grand Slam tennis championships

* Host city to a round of the World Formula One Grand Prix