Athletics usually attract those with a competitive nature, and sports are the domain where competitive people can excel to become the modern day celebrity-icons known as professional sports players. Young children across the world practice playing their sport with friends in their neighborhood. What sport are most of these would-be athletes playing, what is the most popular sport in the world?
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport played today. The term soccer first appeared in the 19th century as for Association Football, and is used in the United States commonly, but the term football is used by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s world governing body and by most of English speakers throughout the world.
A survey in 2001 by FIFA 2001 showed more than 240 million people play the sport of football in over 200 countries across almost every part of the globe. Because of this some have named football the world’s favorite pastime, but instead we are naming football the world’s most popular sport!
It was recently reported that Google and Nike have partnered to launch Joga, a social networking website for football (soccer) enthusiasts. This is no wonder since football is the most popular and most played sport in the world!
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i think basketball is the best and will become very popular
yeahh… SOCCER IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT BECAUSE.. YOU JUST NEED A SOOCER BALL THATS IT..!!!!! POOR CONTRIES CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING ELSE.. I LOVE SOCCER…!!!!!!!
um yeah well in football all u need is a ball and in volleyball. so yeah ur wrong.
fooooootball is not soccer
um, hate to break it to you, but i'm pretty sure that footbali s the more common name "soccer." Only americans call it soccer.
the word "soccer" derives from a, as quite rightly noted, 19th century, insult by the Rugby boy's school on Eton's version of football wherein they created leagues and association…take 5 letters from the middle you have "socia" hence the rugby boys shouting "ohh are we playing socca??"….so I hope that cleared it up.
Football is soccer. Only people from the United States call soccer soccer. The term "soccer" evolved from Football aSOCCiation. It arrived from association. Soccer in the Europe is Football. Soccer is spanish speaking countries is Futbol. You barely use your foot in American Football. Anyways, Futbol is the world's most popular, watched and played sport in the world.
Football is soccer for like 4 billion people out of the 6.5 billion in the world. You are refering to American Football (where ironically you do not use your feet anywhere near as much as you do in football/soccer).
i think this is the absolute truth if you think about it and i agree 100% and i also think that the reason i agree is because i play the sport my space,I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SOCCER
Soccer is definately the most popular sport in the world because almost every country participates in it. NO one likes volleyball!
I dis agree because hockey is definetly better then soccer. Soccor requires no skill whats so ever. Hockey is better then soccor end of story.
Brams
Sorry to disappoint you but the only ones that take advantage of hockey are the dentists and traumatologists… hockey is not even on the list of the 10 most popular sports in the world
what skill does hockey take……………
In your world, statistics dont lie, deal with it… end of story
Watch some of Zidane's old games or Henry or Ronaldinho or Fabregas.. and say football doesn't take skill.
Soccer is the most played sport and is the best sport.I have been playing for about 5 years now and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. Not everybody knows how much fun soccer can really be.
~~JAIME~~
I also agree 100% because I play soccer and always will!!!
the game is know as football because you play it with your feet, and if you have played football before or basketball you will understand the term ball control so the likes of braoms who dont understand what its all about should know that it will take light years for any sport to eclipse foolball.
i think football is the best sport in the world and i like rugby and running but football take some beating
just look at the world cup and you will see that football is far and away the most popular. Example, 1000s of english went to germany to be in germany for the last world cup knowing they couldnt get in the ground. You dont get that for any other tournament.
cricket is the second most played sport in the world. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri lanka make up almost 2 billion people on their own.
FOOTBALL!!!!!FOOTBALL!!!! Cleary the best sport in the world
Soccer is awesome! Maroa Forsyth/Warrensburg Latham Highschool boys got 8th in state in soccer this year!!!!
TENNIS IS THE BEST SPORT WEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
Tennis is for boring people that dont have nothing to do!!!Soccor is the #1 sport in the world so end of story!!!!!
you have a point
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Yo0o0 soccer is def one of the best sports ever!!!!! yeah!!!
BASKETBALL IS THE BEST SPORT EVER…I LOVE BASKETBALL
This isn’t a debate. It also isn’t personal opinion of which sport “you” like best. It is fact Football “Soccer for us lamers in the states” is the most popular sport in the world. Followed closely, and it is close, by Cricket. The next sports on the list do not even come any where near the amount of people who play/watch the two mentioned above. Just simple fact. Don’t bother going by the lame repsonses on wiki and such. Look it up in the world almanacs and current encyclopedias.
I LOVE BASKETBALL WITH ALL MY HEART!!
I GET IN TO THE GAME SO MUCH .. I HAVENT
REALLY PLAYED ON A TEAM SINCE 6TH GRADE
BUT I REALLY WANT TO GET BACK ON A TEAM CAUSE
IT KINDA SEEMS LIKE I HAVE TO..I DONT KNOW,, I JUSS LOVE IT..
AT THIS POINT AND TIME IN MY LIFE I CANT LET IT GET IN THE WAY
CAUSE THERE’S SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DO IN LIFE.. IM AT THE POINT RIGHT NOW TO WHERE IM TAKING CLASSES TO GET MY PERMIT, I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY FRIENDS, THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE.. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO TIME FOR ME TO PLAY ON A BASKETBALL TEAM.. IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART THOUGHT THAT I CAN’T PLAY ON ONE..
I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO ONCE AGAIN SOME DAY,..!!
soccer is the most beutiful game in the world. No other sport even gets close to it.
Football plane and simple is the best sport in the world. For those lame u.s people call it soccer. Long live the sport….!
stop saying basketbal, volleyball, criket, american football, baseball, is the first sport played in the worl. we all know that football (soccer) as some call it, is the most sport played in the world.. #1 forever..and always will..
Basketball is the sport Lithuanians are alive for.
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cricket is the best! right after soccer!
Cricket is second most popular sport clearly,
as it is played all british colonies.
India alone has over 1 billion fans.
Cricket is a religion in India.Many people dont know anything about football here.
Disagree With You I live in India Indian People also Love Football ,
Countries with high population play a big difference in adding numbers to cricket popularity. But there are majority of countries/people around the world that don't have any idea what cricket is. Remember that cricket fully associates only 10 countries which concentrate all the funs that cricket has around the world.
I♥Soccer!!!!!!!!!
Me too!!!!!!!!!
Cricket is the worlds most popular sports game, I love cricket..
CRRRRRRRIIIIIIICCCCKKKKET IS THE BEST THAN OTHER SPORTS IT IS FUN AND BAT AND BALL SPORT
Futbol is the BEST sport don’t call it soccer Futbol is the best its played all over the AMERICAS and EUROPE also AFRICA ASIA ASTRUALIA!!!!! maybe the polar bears play futbol on ANTACTICA HAHA. FUTBOL FORLIFE!!
if the WORLD says Football(soccer) is #1 then it is.
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I think the soccer is the best sport in the world!! ITS THE MOST POPULAR!!! I LOVE THE SOCCER!
I think that hockey takes a lot of skill and is an awesome sport. The problem is when people say that a similar sport:soccer requires no skill. All sports take skill; to think otherwise is ignorant.
BASEBALL IS THE BEST SPORT EVER !!!!… IF U DESAGREE DEAL WITH IT!!!!
I think baseball is the best sport ever too!!!
I DISAGREE BECAUSE CHEERLEADING IS BETTER THAN SOCCER AND YOU GET MORE MUCELS.
I♥Soccer!!!!!!!!! more then any thing
cricket is no doubt the most played game on the planet………….Football is only popular in Europe and South America , these two continents together can't even match the population of india alone , only in sub-continent where cricket is the only game to be played and watched and people don't even know about football , makes about 1/3 of the world population….. There is no doubt cricket the best sport in the world….
i love soccer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) Football (SOCCER)
2) Basketball
3) Tennis (SQUASH)
dude, you realise tennis and squash are 2 different sports? football is definitely the best sport though
Surely Football is the best in the world….. after Football there is Basketball….
you are not right football
football is the most popular sport… but i think t20 cricket might over take it in the future.
soccer worlds best sport.
No words , xactky football rocks,than Cricket hahahah…..!!!!! Stricker Cr7 2009's topper, Messi 2010's topper…..!!!! Soooo who will be 2011's Topper…..???? Guess……
Hockey is better… by a long shot
soccer is awesome hockey socks volleyball is better then hockey and basketball and baseball and racing and boxing and all the spots in the world except soccer soccer awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cricket is world's most popular sport!!!!
1. Cricket
2. Football
3. Motor Sport
Cricket, most exciting game in the world
i love soccer , soccer is a passion…………..
First is soccer and second is cricket.
I love cricket. India has d highest number of cricket fan follower. it is a religion and sachin is d god of cricket.
cricket rocks after soccer. India keep rocking in cricket.
I LOVE SOCCER! AND EVERYBODY I KNOW LOVES IT! EASILY THE BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD RII NOW!:)
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