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American Football is more popular than baseball here, although gridiron is on the wane here.

Basketball is very popular as a participant sport, and now that the national team has moved into the top division of European hoops (thanks to Luol Deng), it may become more popular as a spectator sport.

Baseball is on the up here, since the national team finished second in the European championships last month. 3 problems with this: 1. Almost all the players were from the US, Canada, and Australia; 2. There was zilch coverage in the press, and 3. the national league is a bit of a joke.