The world's most popular sport

wazza (visitor), Mar 16,2009 at 10:13

What about rugby, the real mans game.More exciting than soccer for sure.

rext1 (visitor), Apr 19,2009 at 02:34

true
rugbys better
but soccers a shoe-in for second

Anjali Nambissan, Apr 22,2009 at 04:44

Rugby requires more brute force than technical skills. Football is more about combining finesse, brute force, technical skill and tactics. Man's game??? I would like to see you play 70 minutes of field hockey on astro turf and then tell me that Rugby is the only "Man's Game".

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

(SBLM)kbice23 (visitor), May 20,2009 at 11:39

u all suk!
soccer is always going to be the best
and is much more physical than people give credit for.

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

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1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

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flugns (visitor), Jun 8,2009 at 09:50

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ze (visitor), Aug 6,2009 at 03:27

foot ball is soccer american foot ball is hand ball soccer is watched by billions of people but still american foot ball is milion times better than base ball. nohing is boring than watching baseball i will not go to see the so called world series game unless they pay me $500 per hour

Blancia (visitor), Oct 5,2009 at 14:48

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haha (visitor), Oct 11,2009 at 21:13

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

Gringgrangzingzang (visitor), Oct 25,2009 at 06:40

Basketball is one of the 3 best sports in the world :D

joe (visitor), Nov 3,2009 at 12:56

wots american football?..... never heard of it.

Jonathan Cid (visitor), Nov 14,2009 at 11:26

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

ur mum (visitor), Nov 30,2009 at 04:43

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

What about rugby, the real mans game.More exciting than soccer for sure.

rext1 (visitor), Apr 19,2009 at 02:34

true
rugbys better
but soccers a shoe-in for second

Anjali Nambissan, Apr 22,2009 at 04:44

Rugby requires more brute force than technical skills. Football is more about combining finesse, brute force, technical skill and tactics. Man's game??? I would like to see you play 70 minutes of field hockey on astro turf and then tell me that Rugby is the only "Man's Game".

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

(SBLM)kbice23 (visitor), May 20,2009 at 11:39

u all suk!
soccer is always going to be the best
and is much more physical than people give credit for.

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

flugns (visitor), Jun 8,2009 at 09:50

hi you're a losaaah

ze (visitor), Aug 6,2009 at 03:27

foot ball is soccer american foot ball is hand ball soccer is watched by billions of people but still american foot ball is milion times better than base ball. nohing is boring than watching baseball i will not go to see the so called world series game unless they pay me $500 per hour

Blancia (visitor), Oct 5,2009 at 14:48

cool website

haha (visitor), Oct 11,2009 at 21:13

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

Gringgrangzingzang (visitor), Oct 25,2009 at 06:40

Basketball is one of the 3 best sports in the world :D

joe (visitor), Nov 3,2009 at 12:56

wots american football?..... never heard of it.

Jonathan Cid (visitor), Nov 14,2009 at 11:26

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

ur mum (visitor), Nov 30,2009 at 04:44

The world's most popular sport Rating: 6.86/10
Written by: support
Sport: soccer
Genre: news
Monday, January 1, 2007 -- Soccer is the world's most popular sport. No other sport is being played and watched by so many people. The question is however if soccer (or football as it's called in Europe) will continue to be the number one sport for ever. I personally think that it will.

Unlike for example ice hockey, it can be played all over the world, and with fairly cheap equipment. American football hasn't quite taken off outside America, a lot of people feel that the rules are too complicated. Plus not a lot of kids in the poor neighbourhoods of South America are likely to be able to afford the necessary equipment to play American football.

To make a long story short, there isn't really another sport that could challenge soccer as the world's most popular sport.

4231 vending machine hack (visitor), Nov 30,2009 at 04:47

Rating: 6.86/10
Written by: support
Sport: soccer
Genre: news
Monday, January 1, 2007 -- Soccer is the world's most popular sport. No other sport is being played and watched by so many people. The question is however if soccer (or football as it's called in Europe) will continue to be the number one sport for ever. I personally think that it will.

Unlike for example ice hockey, it can be played all over the world, and with fairly cheap equipment. American football hasn't quite taken off outside America, a lot of people feel that the rules are too complicated. Plus not a lot of kids in the poor neighbourhoods of South America are likely to be able to afford the necessary equipment to play American football.

To make a long story short, there isn't really another sport that could challenge soccer as the world's most popular sport.


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wazza (visitor), Mar 16,2009 at 10:13

What about rugby, the real mans game.More exciting than soccer for sure.

rext1 (visitor), Apr 19,2009 at 02:34

true
rugbys better
but soccers a shoe-in for second

Anjali Nambissan, Apr 22,2009 at 04:44

Rugby requires more brute force than technical skills. Football is more about combining finesse, brute force, technical skill and tactics. Man's game??? I would like to see you play 70 minutes of field hockey on astro turf and then tell me that Rugby is the only "Man's Game".

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

(SBLM)kbice23 (visitor), May 20,2009 at 11:39

u all suk!
soccer is always going to be the best
and is much more physical than people give credit for.

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

flugns (visitor), Jun 8,2009 at 09:50

hi you're a losaaah

ze (visitor), Aug 6,2009 at 03:27

foot ball is soccer american foot ball is hand ball soccer is watched by billions of people but still american foot ball is milion times better than base ball. nohing is boring than watching baseball i will not go to see the so called world series game unless they pay me $500 per hour

Blancia (visitor), Oct 5,2009 at 14:48

cool website

haha (visitor), Oct 11,2009 at 21:13

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

Gringgrangzingzang (visitor), Oct 25,2009 at 06:40

Basketball is one of the 3 best sports in the world :D

joe (visitor), Nov 3,2009 at 12:56

wots american football?..... never heard of it.

Jonathan Cid (visitor), Nov 14,2009 at 11:26

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

ur mum (visitor), today at 04:43

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

What about rugby, the real mans game.More exciting than soccer for sure.

rext1 (visitor), Apr 19,2009 at 02:34

true
rugbys better
but soccers a shoe-in for second

Anjali Nambissan, Apr 22,2009 at 04:44

Rugby requires more brute force than technical skills. Football is more about combining finesse, brute force, technical skill and tactics. Man's game??? I would like to see you play 70 minutes of field hockey on astro turf and then tell me that Rugby is the only "Man's Game".

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

56925928529 (visitor), May 7,2009 at 09:03

screw u american football is the best get a life

(SBLM)kbice23 (visitor), May 20,2009 at 11:39

u all suk!
soccer is always going to be the best
and is much more physical than people give credit for.

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

1216 (visitor), May 29,2009 at 15:08

hi i have a sister

flugns (visitor), Jun 8,2009 at 09:50

hi you're a losaaah

ze (visitor), Aug 6,2009 at 03:27

foot ball is soccer american foot ball is hand ball soccer is watched by billions of people but still american foot ball is milion times better than base ball. nohing is boring than watching baseball i will not go to see the so called world series game unless they pay me $500 per hour

Blancia (visitor), Oct 5,2009 at 14:48

cool website

haha (visitor), Oct 11,2009 at 21:13

Soccer >>>>>>>>>>>>UNCROSSABLE 4th dimension wall>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RUgby>>>>>>>>>>>>Baseball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>unexist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>American football

Gringgrangzingzang (visitor), Oct 25,2009 at 06:40

Basketball is one of the 3 best sports in the world :D

joe (visitor), Nov 3,2009 at 12:56

wots american football?..... never heard of it.

Jonathan Cid (visitor), Nov 14,2009 at 11:26

Football is the most natural sport for mankind (played in cultures all over the world even before it's codification under the official rules of association football), the most egalitarian (you don't get any advantage just for being tall/fat/bulky, etc.), the simplest (no unnecessarily complex rules), and the most accesible (all you need is a ball). I would say that the ACCESSIBILITY of football (soccer) makes it the world's most popular sport. Other sports can be shortsighted. Soccer strives to be everyone's sport, and because of that, it's the most popular. Only makes sense. If you make a sport for a specific type of person, you limit the number of people who can participate in that sport, thus limiting the number of people who will take passionate interest in it. If you have a sport with a broader base, it will be much more popular. It also helps that it's a sport that comes naturally to mankind, and not a sport invented by any one person in recent history (such as basketball and volleyball). The sport is built into us. It just "makes sense".

ur mum (visitor), today at 04:44

The world's most popular sport Rating: 6.86/10
Written by: support
Sport: soccer
Genre: news
Monday, January 1, 2007 -- Soccer is the world's most popular sport. No other sport is being played and watched by so many people. The question is however if soccer (or football as it's called in Europe) will continue to be the number one sport for ever. I personally think that it will.

Unlike for example ice hockey, it can be played all over the world, and with fairly cheap equipment. American football hasn't quite taken off outside America, a lot of people feel that the rules are too complicated. Plus not a lot of kids in the poor neighbourhoods of South America are likely to be able to afford the necessary equipment to play American football.

To make a long story short, there isn't really another sport that could challenge soccer as the world's most popular sport.

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brian (visitor), Dec 24,2009 at 14:38

No other game can surpass football it's so cheap to play,north american on a whole seeems to be living in this bubble while the rest of the world is football mad.

soccerfan (visitor), Jan 18,2010 at 09:32

HOCKEY IS GOOD, RUGBY FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL ARE GREAT TOO BUT NOTHING - NOTHING CAN BEAT SOCCER. YOU USE HAND EVERYDAY AND YOU HAVE MUCH MORE CONTROL IN USING IT. SOCCER IS PLAYED WITH FEET AND IT TAKES ALOT AND ALOT OF PRACTICE TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND THAT'S WHY IT'S THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS - I AM NOT DISRESPECTING OTHER SPORTS BUT FOR ME "NOTHING BEATS THE THRILL TO PLAY SOCCER" SOMEONE'S TALKING ABOUT MAN'S SPORTS - COME ON - STRAIGHT BEING PHYSICAL IN RUBY'S GONNA MAKE THE WORLD BEST SPORTS??????........TELL ME SOMETHING - what do you think - rugby player to be soccer player is harder or - soccer player to be rugby player - build some muscles and go kick someone ass - but you can't get golder leg to be pro. you probably have to come in earth again to be soccer pro. mans sports????? HELLOW!!!! foot sport!!!

801234098 (visitor), Jan 31,2010 at 22:24

american football sucks and it is for people who are too afraid to get hit without pads... people say football isnt physical at all but only people who have played know it is.. plus what other sport do you know of that had someone headbutt someone else in a game :)

Ashley Marie (visitor), Feb 4,2010 at 14:01

I personally agree that soccer is the best sport in the world :) It has been played since the Aztecs came up with it and has lasted through history. How many other sports do you know that have lasted that long???

WAZZ UP (visitor), Feb 18,2010 at 10:03

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vee (visitor), Feb 23,2010 at 17:08

soccer isthe best deal with it

John C (visitor), Feb 25,2010 at 14:35

All types of sports are popular globally, but what sports can we call THE most popular in the world? Some of the answers may surprise you.
It's no surprise that football, or what Americans call "soccer" is the world's most popular sport to play and to watch. An estimated 3.5 billion people either watch or play football. The World Cup is the global championship of the sport and this tournament is played every four years. The World Cup itself is one of the highest rated sports on television, with many countries tuning in en masse to watch their country's team play. Football is popular in all of the UK, Europe, Asia as well as South America. However, with so many other sports being popular, the Unites States still lags behind in their interest in "soccer".
Next, we have cricket. This sport which consists of a bat and a ball, has been around for hundreds of years and originated in England. The sport is popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, some African countries, some Caribbean countries and it is the most popular sport in the countries of India and Pakistan. An estimated 3 billion people watch or play cricket each year.
The next most popular sport is a sure surprise, and that is field hockey, with an estimated 2 billion players or watchers, mostly in Asian countries, European countries, Australia and around Africa. This sport tends to be played in high schools in the United States, usually by girls only.
Coming up next is tennis. Not so surprising, but there are an estimated 1 billion players and watchers of tennis around the world. Tennis tends to be popular in richer countries, including the United States, Asian countries, Australia and Europe. There are four main tournaments in tennis, called "Grand Slams" at which players from many countries play. The first is the Australian Open, then the French Open, Wimbledon and then the US Open in late August. The Grand Slam tournaments tend to get the most attention during the tennis season.
Next we have volleyball. Yet another surprise, with an estimated 900 million viewers or players around the world. Volleyball is popular in the United States, where the sport originated, as well as in Brazil, all over Europe, Russia, China and Japan. Volleyball is a popular high school sport in many countries due to it's team centered play and lack of specialized equipment requirements.
Also popular is table tennis, otherwise known as Ping Pong. This is another surprisingly popular sport around the world, with an estimated 900 million watchers or players. Table tennis originated in England as an after dinner activity for Victorians in the late 19th century. Table tennis as a competitive sport is popular in many countries but is especially popular in China, Korea and Singapore.
After these sports, we have a triumvirate of more mainstream American sports including baseball, golf, American football and basketball, with each sport attracting between 400 and 500 million players or watchers worldwide.

654789 (visitor), Mar 2,2010 at 00:20

american football blows all you did is bang heads with eachother and warm up by banging your head on a locker

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djsolarflare (visitor), Mar 15,2010 at 18:42

SOCCER(Football) is the best sport in the world and no one can say anything about it. I love basketball as well but baseball is just shit.

dan the man (visitor), Mar 17,2010 at 18:25

cmon home dogs imm 13 and i even know that soccer is the best sport and rugby so called mans game is for loosers all it is is a bunch of guys chasin a football

Athlete (visitor), Apr 3,2010 at 20:54

WORLD BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD IS SOCCER (football) for sure theres no sport that can beat it. estimates 3.5 BILLION people plays and watches it. WORLD FAMOUS AND BEST SPORT EVER!!!!!!!!!

World Cup is biggest event in the world.

Triten65 (visitor), Apr 6,2010 at 20:57

You Guy don't Know . american football and amerian Basketball Should Be the Best Sports but Nobody can contend with the united states. i mean who would want to Be à fan of the Sport if you sucked at it or your Country does. becuase the Greatest athletes are from those two Sports. If you think about its true like Chris Pau, derion, Kobe, carmelo, allen iverson, Ray Lewis, Darren mcfadden,terrel owens,LT,Brian dawkins, andre dawkins,micheal Jordan, and the Best athlete in the World is Lebron James!!! He is 6'8 and 275 pounds that is faster than almost any player in futbol and has such good body control when he jumps. He is one of the highest jumpers in the world and he is so strong!!!!! Have lebron and lionel messi play every sport and see who wins!!!!!

scott (visitor), Apr 12,2010 at 14:43

uh soccer is number 1 thats all i gotta say

and i live in the USA

yo mama (visitor), Apr 13,2010 at 11:25

u all freaking crazy soccer is da best so u can all go urself...!!!

prince$$♥ (visitor), Apr 13,2010 at 11:27

soccer is the best,, now deal with it!!

visitor (visitor), Apr 13,2010 at 23:46

some of u people r ing stupid futbol is da number 1 sport.

get dat straight

soccer fan (visitor), Apr 29,2010 at 23:36

soccer the best every other sport sucks

dslkdfj (visitor), Jun 1,2010 at 08:54

ice hockey owns

JP (visitor), Jun 2,2010 at 03:07

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Nepali guy (visitor), Jun 11,2010 at 16:44

Football, I mean the real football, not American football is the real game of all time. I don't accept the name soccer since i know it as a football since i was a kid. This game is the best game of all because it comprises strength, technique, team work, strategy, patience,and skill. There are many games, but not a single game except football contains all these thing to make it more interesting. I love football and keep loving it forever.

Sorry to tell the truth (visitor), Jun 11,2010 at 16:50

LoL, according to the guiness world record, based on the number of viewers, base ball is #7, Basket Ball is #8, Golf is #9, and American Football is #10 game in the world.

vistor (visitor), Jun 16,2010 at 19:06

soccer rocks

vistor (visitor), Jun 16,2010 at 19:07

soccer rocks

william (visitor), Jun 17,2010 at 12:40

soccer destroy all the sports

joel (visitor), Jun 17,2010 at 14:27

i think soccer is 1,000 times better than football because soccer requires a huge amount of skill also creates fanatical fans and the world biggest sporting tournoment,the fifa world CuP. Of cOuRsE SoCcEr Is bEtTeR!!

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