In Toledo.
Toledo, Ohio.
It was as if some American sumo enthusiasts took their show to Tokyo, or an amateur baguette maker tried to set up shop on the streets of Paris.
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And a few thousand Americans turned up in the summer football doldrums between college and N.F.L. seasons and paid to see them.
It looked a lot like a typical American football game with tailgating, coaches on the sidelines, refs in striped outfits and players banging heads after a touchdown.
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The sight of two football teams from a European nation facing off in a Midwestern American city raises the question, though: How did this happen?
😂
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A city without a major league or top college team has embraced the game.
“It might not make a lot of sense, but it’s fun,” Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz of Toledo said on social media. “We got points for raising our hand and saying, ‘Heck, we’ll do it.’”
Yes, you do, Mayor K! 🙌👏
Wish the New York Times did more fun stories.
