How To Be Swedish

If you are, or planning to live in Sweden (or anywhere else in Europe for that matter) you simply have to get a cable TV package that includes Eurosport. Why? Because where else are you going to get your snooker fix? That’s right, for all the biggest tournaments and heart pounding snooker action from around the world, Eurosport has you covered. And if that isn’t enough to sway you away from Swedish Idol, well then hang on because Eurosport has much more to offer. Not to take anything away from ESPN, TSN and the like, they are okay if you are into hockey, baseball, football and stuff like that. But how many of you can relate to this scenario? You’re sitting on you’re sofa watching Sportscenter or something dumb like the World Series, the Stanley Cup Finals or the Superbowl, and you get annoyed and start flipping through the channels looking for some cricket highlights or live coverage of the semi-finals of some ping pong tournament in Bulgaria? Happens all the time right? Well then I’m telling you, Eurosport is the ticket. Call your cable provider and demand it. At the risk of making you jealous, allow me to list off some other sports I get to watch thank to Eurosport. Bicycle racing – Did you know there were other races besides the Tour de France? I didn’t either but now I can see them all! Motorbike racing – Equally exciting as bicycle racing but no steroids. Darts. Cross country skiing. Soccer – And not just Champions or Premier League either. I’m talking Womens Under 17 World championships here. That’s a little taste of their awesome programming, but my two personal favorites are the Summer Ski Jumping and the Summer Biathalon ( you know, skiing and shooting a gun.) I always thought that summer was too long because I couldn’t wait for Ski Jumping season to begin again. Well now I don’t have to because I can turn on Eurosport and watch summer ski jumping. It’s the same as the winter version but instead of snow they ski down what I’m guessing is a plastic ramp and land on what looks like fake grass. Excitement matched only by summer biathalon in which they use roller blade skis. What do you say about that ESPN?