Is soccer more well known than any other sport?
404661
yes soccer is the number one sport worldwide, with basketball now at number 2.
720723
Football is the only event which is known in every country around the world.....Its the universal language....Therefore its such a grand cultural phenomenon
547380
Of course it is soccer.  There is technique,  hardwork,  planning, brainwork, physical work  everythihg,  you name it ,  it is there in soccer
269126
Soccer is a popular recreation, but professional soccer is still not very popular.
323192
Manchester United are the most famous.
22036
Actually, soccer was much more popular in the early 20th century than it is now. But I think your question should be "why isn't professional soccer more popular in the US?".\n\nHere is a quote from Soccer Times about recent US soccer participation:\n\n"According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers of America International 2003 Superstudy of Sports Participation, 17.641 million Americans played soccer at least once in 2002, a 7.4 percent decrease from the 19.042 million in 2001. Still, the number of players in 2002 represented a 14.6 percent increase from the 1987 benchmark of 15.388 million."\n\nThe article goes on to further claim that soccer only trails basketball in overall popularity for team sport participation.\n\nI've heard many reasons why people don't follow pro soccer: lack of scoring, diversity of professional sports offerings and lack of television programming.
366379
Football is the universal world sport, played by millions, not confined to North America, and is the inspiration for thousands of children every day.\nPele, the greatest footballer of all time, but it simply when he called it 'The Beautiful Game'.
1182855
No.  Soccer is not very important nor popular in this country like other countries.  You watch like a two hour game and only see like one or two goals.  Very slow and boring game to watch on TV.  Might be more exciting if you could be at the game itself though as the people are very entertaining and it would be cool to see some fights.
460049
if you mean soccer email me but if it isnt then dont bother to learn soccer kicks butt\nHELLO WORLDS MOST POPULAR SPORT!!! SOCCER
427451
Soccer is better when you are playing it - football is more entertaining to watch.
409066
yes football is the most popular sport in d planet, becacuse its exhilarating to watch. firstly and clearly most significant, is the development of the world cup from an invitational tournament among a few elite soccer nations to a global television circus which commands greater attention than any other world sporting event. parallel to the world cup, has been the explosive growth of the highest-level club game. the european champions league not only commands attention on every continent, its dominant clubs have become dependent upon global talent. is a sport that is loved and played all over the world. bigs clubs in europe continue to play in different countries, like asia, and north america trying to break into the market and make it a even more popular sport.
1036987
soccer/football....over 2 billion people can't be wrong
1167169
it's acually very popular among small kids because it's such a cheap sport to get started in. but as far a spectator sport is concerned, no one watches. there is a pro leauge here but it's very small and unpopular, it has no TV contract. i would say less than 2% of americans are serious soccer fans.
1185520
Its only in america that soccer is called soccer otherwise go to other countries and you will find them calling soccer football. Infact i was surprised to go USA and found out that football is another sport altogether.
1008410
Everybody loves football/fútbol/balompié.    All  continents: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania (www.countriesandcities.com/continents/) have long traditions for this sport. If we conclude that our world population has 6 billion people, I dare say that at least 4 billion people love soccer! I really don't know about India (with a huge population), The U.S. should be included now because the people of this country have been increasingly getting interested in the sport. According to history, England invented the sport, but there is evicence that some tribes from Mexico used to play a sport similar to soccer.
298155
Not sure what the allure is in other countries, but here in the U.S. most televised sports contain more action.  Few other sports can run the entire game with only one score. OK, hockey is like that, but there's more action without scoring than in soccer.  Soccer is gaining in popularity here, but don't look for it to bump any mainstream sports off the tube in the near future!
782988
Yeah it's popular in Europe too.\nLots of kids in those countries play soccer.  Soccer is even popular in the United States.  I see lots of vans and SUVs with soccer logos on the bumpers.  Lots of soccer moms and lots of leagues.