why is soccer so po[pular?
338264
because many people can play and the only thing you need is a ball.
1012095
Because soccer is the fans. My dad used to tell me "soccer is 10% coach, 20%team, and 70% fans
538832
It´s the best sport because you don´t need sophisticated stuff to practice it, just a ground, a ball and improvised goals. More than a half of the world loves it. I respect all the sports but you can read here to intolerant people offending just because they ignore the skills, intelligence, resistance and speed that soccer has.
1090079
and is this related to soccer how?
1142317
the game of soccer is fun to watch and fun to play. Maybe i cannot explain it well why is it so fun. But i like it better than American football and baseball, those to are boring because you don't move allot and i think that in a sport you have to move and to sweat alot. Soccer its fun to watch because when you watch your nation played, it represents you.
302740
The English Game is played at a faster pace and is more physical. Greater emphasis is put on closing down and zonal defending. The spanish game is more technical and the slower pace suits the flair players. More time on the ball allows players such as Deco to express themselves more.
642610
People like soccer because it is exciting. Goals do add to the excitement but the class, the skill and team work of the players is what makes soccer so attractive. You can have a game with lots of goals but the quality of the play is poor and that is not interesting. \n   90 mins is just right and is not the cause of crowd frustration. Crowds do not like to see their team lose so they riot, or they may disagree with the refs decision and in one case 2 countries in Central America went to war over a soccer game because of national pride.
923216
soccer/footie/european football whatever u call it,the beautiful game.nothing is more exciting than scoring a goal.maybe doesnt build character and all that but makes u wanna live life like heaven
34987
because soccer is run til u drop.our coach allways tells us give everything u ve got and then ask me to replace you!but run!and running means excersising ur legs,feet,ur abdominal muscles for acceleration,ur head  for good headings ur overall strength in order to be able to stand against taller or gennerally stronger opponents!plus you excersise mentally cuz soccer is at least at 70% played in the players mind  and how determinded they are!!
319239
This game is so popular for many reasons. 1) The poor can play this game(majority of the worlds population). Any little boy can one day make it. You don't have to have parents taking you to practise every day.2) The simplicity of it. A ball, use your feet and score! We use our hands every day but not on the green pitch.3) The passion of the fans. 100k in a stadium chanting and wearing their teams colours. This is not a sport in some places it is a religion.
1099087
Cause we can, and it's better than soccer. Soccer sucks.
325015
Soccer is the ultimate physical chess match. To move the ball around and in a way to be able to score is much harder than even hockey. that is why the low score. Also the point that there is not scoring of multiple points as basketball or football and such. Plus the defense is ever present. Not like other sports. And the ball, being much larger than a puck, is harder to sneak pass the goal tender.
640476
I guess cus its a really good sport; something even low-income people can enjoy. soccer has (what i think) the most simplest rules compared to other sports. Go Brazil! ^o^
400890
It's the simplest.\n\nAll soccer/football needs:\n(1) a ball\n(2) a big playing field\n(3) a minimum of 2 players (1 if you're good)\n\nWith few resources, it can be played all around the world easily.  Unlike other sports which require tons of equipment and lots of players.
1138598
Soccer. Soccer is very fast-paced and has the least rules of them all. As in other sports, when you play casually my friends usually make up new rules to their benefit (No backcourting! 5 Mississipis! No, you were the last one to touch it before it was out!) Soccer has the least excuses in which to make up rules over. Besides, in soccer you're always running, jumping, tackling, blocking, etc. You don't stand around all day waiting for something to come to you (a la baseball, although the goalkeeper goes through the same thing).
1092128
football or soccer is boring because you probably did not know what to enjoy in the game. People look how they players act, the best play, and the individual move that make football the most beautiful sport to play and watch. You gotta play it before to enjoy the game. It is the same as watching and waiting for a good play in American football or a good home run in baseball.
55382
The same reason people don't like other things. Despite what Europe would believe, not every in America likes (American) football. It's all relative. Also, here in America, I have dozens of different sports to choose from on TV. And compared to football, basketball, baseball and the new hockey, soccer doesn't really have a lot of scoring. And despite what soccer fans like to tell themself about "oh, you don't need scoring for it to be exciting, 1-0 games are awesome!" No, they're not. Scoring is way more exciting. I have never heard one single soccer announcer scream after a nice touch "PAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"