yep. Nascar is the most popular sport in the U.S.

I agree, its obviously football (soccer to the americans)

What pillocks voted for American Football?

I never understood "American Football" They always run around with the ball in their hand's

Americans!!!


Pete

Soccer.

I agree with you 100% on that. NASCAR in a few years I think will top NFL for the top spot in USA.

I think one of the main reasons footy (soccer) is the most popular are the streamlined rules. Twenty minutes into a game and you know what is going on. I've tried sitting down to watch rugby / amfoot / tennis etc and i still have no idea wtf is going on most times (and the stop/start/stop/start side of it just puts me off altogether, least with footy, the longest you'll have to wait for the game to start again is a few mins.)

Why is this a poll when it's a fact?

Good ol' soccer.

Of course, football, futebol, fútbol, balompie.....

But I guess the second most supported sport in the world would be Table Tennis, because its Chinas (population 1 Bill+) most popular.

The real question is, what makes Football number one? whats the main difference with American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Car Racing....?

My 0.02$: its because you dont need to be 2.10m or weight 100+ kg and be a gym prisoner to play, or be rich to buy expensive equipment, or have special facilities, you can play anywhere, anytime and with a rotten football....wheather youre 1.70m (estimate) like Maradona or 2m like Van der Saar (Hollands goalkeeper)...Its all about skill with the ball.

golf.

Edited Soccer to 'Football'

because thats the correct name for it

HAHA!

The Americans got pwned!

then try leaving the US once in a while...

Football.

How many people watch the world cup final? At least a billlion!

The World Cup kicks the superbowl into oblivion

Here in the US they call it soccer but I still call it football because American "football" is a disgrace to be called football.

The only sport I can watch tv is football. the american flavor is boring, baseball is 3 hours of looking at a person attempting to hit a ball as it is thrown to them and while i have respect for basketball as a sport, the players playing the game don't care for the game, but rather for the $$$.

BTW... thanks Neobond for changing Soccer to Football.

Yeah good job Neobond for changing Soccer to Football.

socerrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmm i mean football!!!

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTBALL! its a fact baby!

WORLD CUP 2006 Germany! Brasil gonna take it again.

Who was the one who picked horse racing?

Soccer, but it should be baseball.

Michael Jordon more recognizable than Beckham? I think not. In the USA and Canada, sure but not in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia. Even if we give Jordon Antartica then it's still five continents to two against.

Do you see the buzz the Becks created last year when he visited Japan? It was crazy.

I don't think that Michael Jordon (even in his prime) would generate that much interest.

When Becks adopted the #23 in Real Madrid (because his #7 was already taken) he didn't even know that that used to be Jordon's number.

I have no idea.

I know it's wrong but I voted for Ice Hockey just to feel more Canadian.

It's the top supported sport in MY world.

Although I would only consider the "Ice" prefix when speaking to people who live in far flung places.

Sadly enough, soccer. Any sport that can produce teams worth $1,000,000,000 must have something going for them. However, the Yankees aren't far behind.

The problem with baseball is that it can really drag on for the longest time. Hell it is the only sport I know that requires a "7th inning" stretch and you see the crowd perform strech routines.

Not to mention that it seems that half the stadium is empty before the game is over at the 9th inning.

Football doesn't require any of that.

Sorry, soccer is not appealing to me at all. I've been to over 10 games of soccer to force myself to watch it and try and understand the rules and regulations of the sport before judging it and I still can not grasp why anyone would go so crazy over such a sport.

Personally is basseball, but I think the most watched sport event in the world is the FIFA Wolrd Cup.

You need to play it, you need to feel the excitement of scoring a goal...

Wheres shuffleboard? Come on, everyone plays that. lol.

I've never driven a race car and I love racing. My earlier comment was just my opinion. That's all.

Actually one interesting thing about baseball is that it is one of only a few sports where the game clock does not play a major role.

The home team could be down 15-2 after the first nine and a half innings and they still have a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth.

football (or soccer)

football and soccer

Incidently, why is the World series called the World Series when it only contains teams from the US?

i picked cricket (a gentleman's game), i hate football (the commoners/ hooligans games)

Well, it gained a bit more legitimacy when the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays joined the league. Of course, the Expos may soon relocate.

I read somewhere it got something to do with The World, a newspaper from the early 1900....Althought I might be wrong, try google....

i know football/soccer is the most supported by far and i love the sport. but i would like to see cricket get up there as the best

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