Autoball
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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
[edit]In 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]
References
[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. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (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.