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- (Bloomberg) -- More than four out of 10 people consider themselves soccer fans, making the game the world’s most popular sport. In a Nielsen survey that spanned 18 global markets, 43 percent of people said they were “interested” or “very interested” in the sport in 2017. Basketball, with 36 percent, is No. 2.
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- Football (Soccer): 3.5 Billion Fans / 240 Million registered players. Football is the world’s most popular sport simply because it has the most fans (3.5 billion) and has active players in almost every country in the world.
- Cricket: 2.5 Billion Fans / 30 Million Registered Cricket Players. Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world. There are numerous reasons why this sport is so popular across the globe, particularly in South Asia, where it gained popularity as a legacy game introduced by the British when they colonised India.
- Hockey (Ice Hockey & Field Hockey): 3.5 Billions Fans / Hockey is another incredibly popular sport, dating back to ancient times. People used to play a similar game in Egypt around 4,000 years ago.
- Tennis: 1 Billion Fans / 87 Million Unique Players. Tennis has gained popularity over the last 2 centuries, having originally been played by monks going back 600 years.
May 12, 2024 · Manchester City from England is the best football / soccer team of the world today. Real Madrid (Spain) comes in second place while Inter Milan (Italy) is third. Bayer Leverkusen from Germany and Arsenal from England complete the Top 5.
Dec 31, 2021 · There’s more to him than a long-range goal against Scotland. The Bayer Leverkusen man has outscored Erling Haaland in the Bundesliga so far this season, and has a better goal-per-minute ratio ...
- Erling Haaland. Where to start? He's as unplayable a striker as we’ve seen in years. Although Haaland’s end to last season at Dortmund was relatively quiet by his standards, he’s more than made up for that with his explosive impact at Manchester City.
- Karim Benzema. Benzema’s sensational form for Real Madrid in the second half of last season earned him a richly deserved Ballon d’Or, making the Frenchman the oldest winner of the prize since Stanley Matthews in 1954.
- Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne’s consistent level of excellence is almost taken for granted by regular Premier League watchers by now, but there is nothing normal about the spectacularly productive Belgian.
- Kylian Mbappe. Still only 23 (!) , Mbappe’s rapid rise towards becoming the best player in the world continued in 2022 with more goals, trophies, and jaw-dropping moments for the highlight reel.
- 1982 World Cup semi-final - France 3-3 West Germany (West Germany win 5-4 on penalties) Top of the pile is a game that had more plot twists than a Hollywood screenwriter could muster in his wildest imagination.
- First Division title decider 1989 - Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal. Arsenal headed into the season finale at Anfield needing to win by two goals to take the title on goal difference - and foil Liverpool's attempts to win another Double.
- 1970 World Cup semi-final - Italy 4-3 West Germany (a.e.t.) This match was not dubbed 'Game of the Century' for nothing. There is even a plaque at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium to commemorate the encounter, in which over 100,000 people saw five goals scored in extra time.
- 2005 Champions League final - Liverpool 3-3 Milan (Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties) Right from the day we first began publishing this countdown people have been commenting that this unfathomable clash in Istanbul was a shoo-in for the number one spot.
Dec 1, 2022 · A final-group game defeat to Croatia confirmed their elimination from the World Cup, despite them being ranked as the second-best team in the world, according to FIFA. Indeed, between...
May 8, 2024 · Updated 9:38 PM PDT, May 7, 2024. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Soccer fans around the world will now have a day to celebrate the world’s most popular sport every year – May 25. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day.
