the most popular sport in the world

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4 BILLION FANS

The origins of football as we
know it are in England in the
19th century, though history
points to people playing similar

games as far back as two
thousand years, beginning in

China.

2.5 BILLION

FANS

The game is most
popular in the UK and
some former British
colonies, notably India,

Pakistan and
Australia.

2 BILLION

FANS

Field hockey is mainly played in
Europe, Africa, Asia, and

Australia, whereas ice hockey
is particularly popular in

Canada, the US, and Northern
Europe. The game involves two

teams trying to put a ball
into the opposing team’s net

with a hockey stick.

1 BILLION

FANS

In tennis, players on both
sides of an elongated net
try to hit a ball with a
racket so that it either
goes past their opponents

or bounces on their
opponents’ side twice to

score points.

Volleyball involves two teams, 900 MILLIONS
each on one side of a raised net,
trying to “volley” a ball onto the FANS
ground of the opposing team’s side for
points . One popular variant of the
game, known as beach volleyball, is
played on sand with two people on
each team, as opposed to regular
volleyball, where there are
normally six players on each team.

875 MILLIONS

FANS

Table tennis, also known as
ping-pong and whiff-whaff,

is a sport in which two or
four players hit a lightweight

ball, also known as the
ping-pong ball, back and
forth across a table using

small rackets. The game
takes place on a hard table

divided by a net.

825
MILLIONS FANS

two teams attempt to dribble a
ball up a court and shoot it into a
raised, hoop-shaped net to score
points. If you like to run, jump, and
shoot, then you’ll love the game of

basketball.

500 MILLIONS

FANS

Baseball involves
two teams trying
to hit a ball with

a bat between
two white lines,
with the batters
running around a
series of bases to
score runs (points).

475
MILLIONS FANS

the sport originated
in England and is now
most popular in the

UK and other
Commonwealth
countries like
Australia and New
Zealand. In rugby,
two teams try to
kick, carry, or pass a
ball over an end
(goal) line to score
points. Rugby is a
contact sport
involving a lot of
tackling, similar to
American football.

450 MILLIONS

FANS

Golf originated in Scotland in the
15th century. Interestingly,
however, the word golf
originated in the Netherlands,
from the word “kolf” or “kolve,”

which translates to "club." Golf
is particularly popular in

Western Europe, East Asia, and
North America.

CONCLUSION

Sports are almost as old as human civilization itself. In
fact, historical evidence suggests that human beings
have been participating in sports for the last 3,000 years.
Many things about sports have changed over time, even if

that love for dynamism and athletic prowess has
remained the same. New technology has revolutionized
the way many sports are played nowadays. Also relatively
new is the concept known as the science of sport, which

implies the use of science to improve, not only the
performance of athletes but other aspects of sports as
well. One of the most recent trends in sports is the move

towards making them safer. Thus, athletes in the
future may face a lesser risk to their health and
wellbeing than their present or past counterparts.