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Autoball (Portuguese: autobol) is a variant of association football where two or more drivers in cars compete against each other with the aim of scoring more goals than the opponent.
History
editIn 1933, autoball was founded by German racing driver Karl Kappler.[1][2] In the 1970s, autoball was popular in Brazil but was banned due to the 1973 oil crisis.[3][4][5]
German television host Stefan Raab founded television show TV total Autoball.[6][7]
Autoball (TV total)
editAfter Autoball was played on Schlag den Raab, TV total organized six Autoball European and World Championships. The championships were held in connection with the European Football Championship or FIFA World Cup held in the same year and were broadcast live as several-hour television events.
Eight countries took part in each championship. The participants were not professional motorsport drivers. Instead, each country was represented by a celebrity driver from that country, with varying levels of driving ability. The competition began with a preliminary round divided into two groups of four. The top two players from each group advanced to the semifinals. The two semifinal winners then competed against each other in the final.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "The Strange 85-Year History of Cars Playing Soccer". raodandtrack.com.
- ↑ "Karlsruhe - Wiege des Autoballs". karlsruhe.de (Archived). Archived from the original on 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "Autobol: O jogo violento que se tornou uma febre no Rio durante os anos 1970". blogs.oglobo.globo.com. 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "AUTOBOL, UM ESPORTE BRASILEIRO DISPUTADO POR CARROS". museudapelada.com. 27 May 2020.
- ↑ "Never mind the World Cup - what happened to autoball?". telegraph.co.uk (Archived). June 2002. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Frank, Arno (8 June 2014). ""Da wirste doch bekloppt, ey!"". Der Spiegel. spiegel.de.
- ↑ "«Autoball-WM» wird zum Hit". quotenmeter.de. 5 June 2010.