Autoball

Team sport played with cars and spherical balls
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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

In 1933, autoball was founded by German racing driver Karl Kappler [de].[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]

References

  1. ^ "The Strange 85-Year History of Cars Playing Soccer". raodandtrack.com.
  2. ^ "Karlsruhe - Wiege des Autoballs". karlsruhe.de (Archived). Archived from the original on 2009-06-19.
  3. ^ "Autobol: O jogo violento que se tornou uma febre no Rio durante os anos 1970". blogs.oglobo.globo.com. 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ "AUTOBOL, UM ESPORTE BRASILEIRO DISPUTADO POR CARROS". museudapelada.com. 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Never mind the World Cup - what happened to autoball?". telegraph.co.uk (Archived). June 2002. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Frank, Arno (8 June 2014). ""Da wirste doch bekloppt, ey!"". Der Spiegel. spiegel.de.
  7. ^ "«Autoball-WM» wird zum Hit". quotenmeter.de. 5 June 2010.