1. 09-17-16 06:11 PM #1
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    Do they delay soccer matches in Europe due to lightning?

    Please say no. It's sad enough it happens here when there is lightning miles away from the event.
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  2. 09-17-16 06:36 PM #2
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    Not sure, but they will due to excessive rain, which American football usually does not. So there's that.
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  3. 09-17-16 06:38 PM #3
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    I think so

    easy to get killed with lightening
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  4. 09-17-16 06:46 PM #4
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    well it's sunny now.
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  5. 09-17-16 06:54 PM #5
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    There is no lightning in Europe. It either rains, snows, hails or sunny with a mix of clouds.
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  6. 09-17-16 07:34 PM #6
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    Well heavy rain would delay a soccer match I see many many matches to out a year on my alert service that get the lead and the reason is a rain
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  7. 09-17-16 07:47 PM #7
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    Not many NBA games get rained out I notice.
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  8. 09-17-16 08:05 PM #8
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    Lightning no but for water logged pitches where the ball could even hardly move or get stuck in the water puddle.
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  9. 07-23-22 06:32 PM #9
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    This thread came up in a search. Watching Bayern - man city in lambeau and announcers said euro soccer almost never deals with this. Is there just not lightning In Europe?
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  10. 07-23-22 08:17 PM #10
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    I think they cancel due to earthquakes as well, not sure. What say you JJ?
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  11. 07-23-22 08:37 PM #11
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    The Euro season in September to May. If they played in the summer they would have dealt with lightning storms.
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  12. 07-23-22 08:51 PM #12
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    Is there like a punchline to this ???
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  13. 07-23-22 09:50 PM #13
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    It's soccer players....no one cares
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  14. 07-23-22 11:01 PM #14
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    Dumb question

    Europe lol As if it's a law signed by 55 countries. How about being more specific and using common sense
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  15. 07-24-22 03:51 AM #15
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    I doubt it's a thing anywhere but USA to halt a sport event if there is a single strike within 10 miles.

    Drives me mad with US motorsport.
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  16. 07-24-22 04:30 AM #16
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    European soccer players are known to be tough as nails. A little lightning won't scare those thugs.
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  17. 07-24-22 05:29 AM #17
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    They do delay games because of lightning in Denmark. Its the referees decision. This incident 13 years ago probably makes the referee more inclined to delay games.

    https://www.theguardian.com/football...ghtning-strike
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  18. 07-24-22 12:41 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by newguy View Post
    This thread came up in a search. Watching Bayern - man city in lambeau and announcers said euro soccer almost never deals with this. Is there just not lightning In Europe?
    I thought that was a bit strange too, they were acting like lightning is just never a concern or doesn’t exist around the soccer matches.

    With all the matches to get played it’s tough to believe.

    I don’t know the stats.
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  19. 07-24-22 01:52 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I think so

    easy to get killed with lightening
    “Easy”
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  20. 07-24-22 05:45 PM #20
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    A year or so ago, there was like a dozen kids killed when lightening struck a soccer field in Africa.
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  21. 07-28-22 07:03 AM #21
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    As far i can remember then not a single match in Estonia has not been delayed thanks to lightning ...

    However if i remember correctly than last time some game was interrupted by mother nature it was in 2019
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tG7vZkVfAU

    ... And some years before that there was one encounter probably even more bizarre ...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrIdzm6MFjQ
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  22. 07-28-22 07:24 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by KVB View Post
    I thought that was a bit strange too, they were acting like lightning is just never a concern or doesn’t exist around the soccer matches.

    With all the matches to get played it’s tough to believe.

    I don’t know the stats.
    USA concern about it seems a bit strange too.

    I'm sure we all have the same lightning most places and no one else acts like it must stop sport very often.

    I think it's no where else anyway. Canada maybe?
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