Euro-Gridiron Sighs and Dies

Let's pause to shed a tear for Europe today, where football is once again just soccer. Dozens upon dozens of Dutch and German fans were dismayed to learn this morning that NFL Europe has finally thrown in the thong, er, towel. After fifteen years of unwatched World Bowls, cheerleaders who look like offensive linemen, and offensive linemen who look like soccer players, the NFL finally got tired of the exorbitant costs of extravagant silliness.