If you’re not one of those people who thinks soccer is for pussies, you’re going to love this.
Believe it or not, this sport really exists, there are even organized championships in European countries like Finland and the United Kingdom. It originates from Finland, where it was first played by cross-country skiers who were training in swamps in the summer time. Now annual tournaments take place in Finland, Sweden, Iceland and the UK. There are three types of teams in swamp soccer, man teams, women teams and mixed teams and all consist of 6 players.
Although you have to get down and dirty, I have a feeling this sport is extremely fun to play and there aren’t many teams that play it for the competition’s sake. That trophy would look pretty sweet in my personal collection though…
Photo: Tomasz Pakuła via Karol Janczuk/Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guthiwoody/Wikimedia Commons
