Sicilian Mayor Bans Table Football

| Sat, 07/16/2011 - 11:57

On hot summer nights, when it is too warm to play football on the field, many turn to table football to play the game in miniature form.

The tabletop game places red against blue, drop in the ball, spin the handles and try to score a goal. Seemingly harmless, one Sicilian mayor has issued a decree to ban the foosball games at night.

It seems Michele Termini, mayor of Campobello di Licata, thinks that tabletop football is too rowdy a game. The politician claimed that billiards and other games placed on the sidewalk in front of bars causes continuous chatter, disturbing residents.

Hooligan mini-football players will no longer be allowed to play after 9 pm. Those wishing for a friendly game of foosball will have to leave Campobello di Licata!