British people try trolling Americans over Super Bowl

By Cory Buck | Feb 1, 2015

Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts as he takes the field before Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

British football fans have taken to Twitter to mock the worldwide irrelevance of the Super Bowl compared to the Premier League. The results are hilarious.

If you’re an NFL fan with a sense of humor and an appreciation for reading, you should probably go to Twitter and search the trending #handegg. While the NFL, and American football in general, rules the sporting landscape in the United States, its reach is still minimal beyond its borders. Despite annual games in London, the message from our neighbors across the pond is clear: Yawn.

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The hashtag and ensuing trend derives from those who bristle when Americans call NFL football football while calling international football soccer. In retaliation, #handegg was born. Don’t get the term? See below.

Is there some small sporting event happening tonight??! #handegg pic.twitter.com/0LJE4azLzC
— Ian Astles (@ianastles) February 1, 2015

Look, guys, can’t we just share the word football? No?

Super Bowl XLIX might approach 200 million viewers, which would be a record in America, while still paling in comparison to the viewing numbers for Premier League football matches. The average airing of Manchester United practicing corner kicks garners double that number seen in the Super Bowl. Hence, tweets like this:

And this:

Don't get all this super bowl loving. Won't ever catch on in uk and has too many interruptions #handegg
— Anton Pearson (@AntonPearson91) February 1, 2015

Wait a minute. Are you saying the splendor of watching the Jacksonville Jaguars play in person isn’t luring UK-based sports fans in droves? Don’t they realize that Blake Bortles might be OK?

Time for the game America loves tonight because it's 75% adverts. #HandEgg
— Ashley Redman (@DJRedders) February 1, 2015

That’s a bulletproof argument if ever there was one.

6 hours pregame for a #FakeFootball match is ridiculous. Big Premierleague matches get 5 times as many viewers as the #HandEgg final LOL.
— Costa Fabrikis (@costafabrics) February 1, 2015

OK, fine. It’s American football. Geez, we get it. The formula isn’t perfect in the NFL, but it’s our formula. Like miles and inches and–man, do they need to go to a commercial after every change of possession?

Yes, yes they do. Welcome to the Super Bowl, people. It may be a bit much at times, but it’s our event. Embrace the handegg and thank our friends across the pond for their funny but true quips about our favorite sport.

[H/T USA Today]

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