funny thing you say that. I was a big fan of soccer (football) while living in Europe but ever since I moved to oz I lost interest to watch it completely.
Soccer is turning into a big theatre with a lot of fake stuff, drama, acting...have not seen any game for years and the other day I saw on the net the penalty for Brazil against Croatia...
what a load of crap. My love for rugby league has increased one notch 
Fact is football is taking over rugby in Australia.
No acting in rugby

o, please .
FIFA WC eats rugby WC for breakfast.
Which Aussie rugby club can match power of Real Madrid,Bayern or Manchester United .
Global brand vs small regional brand.
Which AU rugby club sell $ 100 mill. of t-shirts like CR7 or Barca's Messi, none.
Which 1 of AU billionaires invested $ 500 mill. in rugby club like other in Euro football ?, nobody.
Who in China or Brazil can name just 1 Au rugby player, etc,.
Name just 1 local rugby player who talks negatively about FIFA football ?.
Which rugby player makes (only) $ 100 000 per week or much more ?, like CR7,Neymar or Ibra ?.
Etc,.............................