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Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by BoredPositron »

doublerabbit wrote: post #58
BoredPositron wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>Also the same in Germany. Just because you want something to be true to make your argument...doesn't make it true. Growth for memberships over the last few years are pretty strong especially in the under 16 age group with 9% yoy.[1] Attendance is also on a steady upwards trend.[2] The last EM also had new highs in viewership linear and streaming. As overall the non-linear media surrounding football is growing...[3]…

> Attendance is also on a steady upwards trend > Professional sports in Germany attracted more fans than ever before in 2024; a trend not limited to just football.

Come on dude it's on the same page just below the initial summary which seems to be the only thing you bothered to read. It's even big bullet pointy for the attention starved...

>> German men’s football remains the most attended sport in the country by far. It is also a key driver of the overall attendance figures, with the top three professional leagues alone accounting for 46% of the growth since 2017/18.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by johnisgood »

lifestyleguru wrote: post #52
dnh44 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you don't think kids should play sports? that seems like an unusual view and am kind of curious why you would think that.

Kick a ball, throw a ball, hit a ball, jump over the ball, stick a ball somewhere. A ball, a stick, a ring, a board. I hate that football is the default sport and was forced myself to play it in my childhood.

Look, I disliked football for the reason that it made me an outcast. All males in my class in elementary school played football on a regular basis. I did not. It made me associate more with another guy (only 1, yeah) and girls. It made me just pick up a book and read while others were playing sports (happened to be football).

... but I did make myself an outcast as I was growing up as I would rather use my PC (for programming) than go outside.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by sofixa »

lifestyleguru wrote: post #52
dnh44 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you don't think kids should play sports? that seems like an unusual view and am kind of curious why you would think that.

Kick a ball, throw a ball, hit a ball, jump over the ball, stick a ball somewhere. A ball, a stick, a ring, a board. I hate that football is the default sport and was forced myself to play it in my childhood.

> I hate that football is the default sport

It is the default sport because the barrier to entry is basically having a ball. Random rocks, backpacks, whatever you have can serve as the goalposts.

Most other sports require other equipment too (volleyball needs the net, basketball the hoop, etc. etc.).

It's also easy to understand, and being the most popular sport by far in most countries, allows for an easy appropriation to a community and sense of belonging.

> was forced myself to play it in my childhood

So you're just trauma dumping your childhood issues?

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by dabeeeenster »

Related (7 years ago):

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8q1j0o/la_liga_uses...

- Bars, pubs and other public establishments have to pay around 200€/month in order to show football on their TVs while the household package goes between 10 and 30€/month.

- The official app, with over 10 million downloads, asks you for microphone and GPS permissions.

- La Liga remotely activates the microphone and tries to detect if the sound matches with that of a football match. In addition, it uses the geolocation of the phone to locate exactly where the establishment is located. That way they can locate bars and other establishments where football is being pirated or showed without paying for the bar package.

Still amazes me this just sort of went by and no one really seemed bothered. Absolutely insane.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by average_r_user »

rootsu wrote: post #8
Lucasoato wrote: post #5

In Italy something similar is happening: they have split the football game rights among different competitors, so that if you want to watch every game you have to spend >100€ monthly (that's very high for our economy). To this, add the facts that there has been a major hit to illegal streaming piracy and that football games are getting extremely boring in our country (compared to the Premier League or our Serie A of…

On the other hand, Serie A started streaming all matches free on YouTube for SEA countries. https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1nf7ghg/serie_a_ann...

They pulled the plug on the project almost right away. Apparently, it had something to do with YouTube not being able to limit the live stream to Southeast Asian countries without it leaking to the rest of the world—where you’d need a pricey subscription to watch the game.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by erremerre »

rock_artist wrote: post #56

In the reddit there's a link to another article related and there's response from Laliga (If I got it right): > Desde LaLiga también advierten que "aquellos clientes de Cloudflare que puedan sufrir bloqueos en sus webs, pueden dirigirse al email afectadoscloudflare@laliga.es con el fin de hacer llegar a Cloudflare que el contenido ilegal alojado en la IP de su misma web no tiene su autorización". So they eventually m…

What they do if receive such an email, it is to bully and threaten the owner of the webpage saying that their web is hosted in the same IP than pirates streaming and they would take legal action.

Just, so that you know what is really going on.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by arximboldi »

rock_artist wrote: post #56

In the reddit there's a link to another article related and there's response from Laliga (If I got it right): > Desde LaLiga también advierten que "aquellos clientes de Cloudflare que puedan sufrir bloqueos en sus webs, pueden dirigirse al email afectadoscloudflare@laliga.es con el fin de hacer llegar a Cloudflare que el contenido ilegal alojado en la IP de su misma web no tiene su autorización". So they eventually m…

But the intent of that email is not to unblock the IP, but to put pressure on Cloudfare to stop giving service to the allegedly pirate sites.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by madaxe_again »

Hendrikto wrote: post #6
Lucasoato wrote: post #5

In Italy something similar is happening: they have split the football game rights among different competitors, so that if you want to watch every game you have to spend >100€ monthly (that's very high for our economy). To this, add the facts that there has been a major hit to illegal streaming piracy and that football games are getting extremely boring in our country (compared to the Premier League or our Serie A of…

> they have split the football game rights among different competitors, so that if you want to watch every game you have to spend >100€ monthly Same in Germany. > newest generations aren't giving a shit anymore about football Also the same in Germany. But I am not sure which direction the causality goes. Maybe people are less interested in football because of the shenanigans they are constantly pulling. Or maybe they…

I think it’s most likely that football is honestly a bit shit, and there are many better things to do for entertainment that don’t require mortgaging a kidney to watch.

Re: My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on

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Post by doublerabbit »

BoredPositron wrote: post #61
doublerabbit wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Attendance is also on a steady upwards trend > Professional sports in Germany attracted more fans than ever before in 2024; a trend not limited to just football.

Come on dude it's on the same page just below the initial summary which seems to be the only thing you bothered to read. It's even big bullet pointy for the attention starved... >> German men’s football remains the most attended sport in the country by far. It is also a key driver of the overall attendance figures, with the top three professional leagues alone accounting for 46% of the growth since 2017/18.

I'm bias.

Born and raised in England, the nation of football, and I loathe football. The hooligan shenanigans we cause in other countries pisses me off. There is no respect.

I got pushed on the subway the other day because of some local match. Some drunken twat thought I was someone who supported the rival opposition and nearly dragged me off the opposite escalator. I can't wait for football to die, I partake in sports too, I sword fence.

While I can't vouch if it's the same for other countries where football isn't their thing. Generalizing for example Canada and Ice Hockey. But when I was in Canada coincidentally when national matches the vibe was holy different to that of Brits and football.

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