Now imagine these soaked in kerosene and lit on fire. That’s the soccer ball. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
Too bad this year’s Summer X Games are already over because this sport deserves a medal. Or maybe not. See, the medal would probably melt because this game, dubbed fire football, involves playing soccer by kicking around a flaming coconut husk that’s been soaked in kerosene for two days.
That does not look street legal. Nor does it look safe. But it does look like an effective way to learn passing skills. According to NewsTrackIndia.com, however, the game is designed to test “guts and strength.” The Web site writes:
Fireball soccer isn’t for everyone, however. “The scorching version of the beautiful game is popular in many Islamic boarding schools across East Java,” The Daily Mail reports.
Marissa Payne writes for The Early Lead, a fast-breaking sports blog, where she focuses on what she calls the “cultural anthropological” side of sports, aka “mostly the fun stuff.” She is also an avid WWE fan.
