ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 7月30日 02時44分

It’s hard to imagine an uglier version of the Beautiful Game. Swamp #soccer originated in 1998, when creative town officials in Hyrynsalmi, Finland, cooked up a festival-like event that would make use of the area’s vast swamplands. 13 teams showed up for the first tournament. Since then, the competitive field has grown to about 200 teams. In fact, more than 2,000 people ventured to the remote backwaters of central #Finland recently for the 20th annual Swamp Soccer World Championships. The sports reporter @andrewkeh was among them. He observed some players tottering on their hands and knees, like babies; others stood still, until they were waist-deep in muck. He says the scores were generally low. Many of the players were drunk. Before they treaded into the mud, @andrewkeh asked them one question: Why? “You can say you’re world champions of swamp soccer,” said one player, after a contemplative pause. “How many can say that?” @janne.korkko photographed players competing at the recent world championships. Visit the link in our profile to read more about how Finland has sort of lost its sports mind.

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