After coming back from overseas last year and going to an NFL game, talking to the local footy fans they were amazed by Aussie rules. One guy went to Sydney and saw AFL on tv and said all he wanted to do was go to a game. Had no interest in rugby, he thought it was a basic dumb sport. He couldn't believe some of our athletes and was talking it up to everyone else on the train.
And after watching 2 games of soccer in the world cup that is just a putrid sport. Horrible to watch, slow soft crap. The diving is a huge blight on the game and everyone just abuses the ref. They carry on about sportsmanship but no-one shows it.