Do they delay soccer matches in Europe due to lightning?

**Ralphie Halves** · 09-17-16, 06:36 PM

Not sure, but they will due to excessive rain, which American football usually does not. So there's that.

**jjgold** · 09-17-16, 06:38 PM

I think so

easy to get killed with lightening

**Ghenghis Kahn** · 09-17-16, 06:46 PM

well it's sunny now.

**pavyracer** · 09-17-16, 06:54 PM

There is no lightning in Europe. It either rains, snows, hails or sunny with a mix of clouds.

**jjgold** · 09-17-16, 07:34 PM

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

**Bostongambler** · 09-17-16, 07:47 PM

Not many NBA games get rained out I notice.

**vasilli07** · 09-17-16, 08:05 PM

Lightning no but for water logged pitches where the ball could even hardly move or get stuck in the water puddle.

**newguy** · 07-23-22, 06:32 PM

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?

**Dr. Fager** · 07-23-22, 08:17 PM

I think they cancel due to earthquakes as well, not sure. What say you JJ?

**pavyracer** · 07-23-22, 08:37 PM

The Euro season in September to May. If they played in the summer they would have dealt with lightning storms.

**johnnyvegas13** · 07-23-22, 08:51 PM

Is there like a punchline to this ???

**mama whoiscrying** · 07-23-22, 09:50 PM

It's soccer players....no one cares

**Thrilla** · 07-23-22, 11:01 PM

Dumb question

Europe lol As if it's a law signed by 55 countries. How about being more specific and using common sense

**Optional** · 07-24-22, 03:51 AM

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.

**juicername** · 07-24-22, 04:30 AM

European soccer players are known to be tough as nails. A little lightning won't scare those thugs.

**Pareto** · 07-24-22, 05:29 AM

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.

Danish footballer has leg amputated after lightning strike

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/01/jonathan-richter-lightning-strike

The family of FC Nordsjaelland's Jonathan Richter say he is recovering well after losing his leg in a freak accident

**KVB** · 07-24-22, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by newguy

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.

**kidcudi92** · 07-24-22, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

I think so

easy to get killed with lightening

“Easy”

**Kermit** · 07-24-22, 05:45 PM

A year or so ago, there was like a dozen kids killed when lightening struck a soccer field in Africa.

**Risto234** · 07-28-22, 07:03 AM

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

**Optional** · 07-28-22, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by KVB

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?