10% Arabic – 90% English
We host Majid Al-Reefi a sports fan and an american football die-hard. We discuss what makes sports exciting, the role it played in former Yugoslavia politics, the rules and history of american football, refereeing in soccer, american football, and tennis, injuries and concussions, sports in Saudi Arabia, and a lot more.
## Hosts
– Ammar Sabban http://twitter.com/sabban31
– Rami Taibah http://twitter.com/rtaibah
– Majid Al-Reefi mreefi [at] yahoo [dot] com
## Showlinks
– Japan beats South Africa in the Rugby World Cup http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/19/south-africa-japan-rugby-world-cup-2015-match-report
– American football has 11 minutes of action only http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406
– Drazen Petrovic & Vlade Divac breakup http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/04/sports/on-pro-basketball-a-battle-that-is-going-beyond-the-court.html
– The Boban kick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnrLuAzUPMs
– Birth of a nation: Boban cult hero http://media.balls.ie/uploads/2013/10/croatia.jpg
– NFL passes rule allowing refs to consult with officials on replay http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24499958/nfl-passes-rule-allowing-refs-to-consult-with-officials-on-replay
– Tennis Hawk-Eye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk-Eye
– John McEnroe tantrums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcWNsS6wEps
– Tennis court surfaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_court#Surfaces
– The tennis big four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_%28tennis%29
– Why Do Athletes Slap Each Others’ Butts? http://mentalfloss.com/article/51141/why-do-athletes-slap-each-others%E2%80%99-butts
– A Beginner’s Guide to American Football https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6hM5tRlfA
– American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?http://www.theguardian.com/sport/shortcuts/2013/jan/28/american-football-rugby-more-dangerous
– Mystery solved: Don’t blame the Americans! The real origin of the word ‘soccer’ https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rio-report/mystery-solved-don-t-blame-usa-real-reason-123344142.html
– How Dangerous Is Boxing For The Brain?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080328114523.htm
– Concussion Movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322364/
– Junior Seau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Seau
– Mutu played ‘high on cocaine’ http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/mutu-played-high-on-cocaine-6965248.html
– Top 10 Soccer Stars Who Smoke http://www.thesportster.com/soccer/top-10-soccer-stars-who-smoke/?view=all
## Keywords
– Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamo_Zagreb%E2%80%93Red_Star_Belgrade_riot
– Concussions in the NFL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussions_in_American_football
– Performance-enhancing drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs
## Errata
– Boban is actually a Croat not a Serb as Rami mistakenly said. Also the game referenced was between Dinamo Zagreb & Red Star Belgrade
