What are the most commonly played sports in America?
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The relative popularity of sports is often measured in terms of how many people watch the game or are fans of it, not how many Americans play the various sports.\n\nThrough most of the 20th century, the big four have been considered baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. They were usually in that order, but there are many regional and local differences across the US. There are football schools, basketball states, hockey towns, etc. Baseball was called the national pastime. \n\nSoccer has become increasingly popular in the US. It is, by far, the most popular sport played (and watched) around the world. For Americans in the 1980s and 1990s it was considered something young kids played. But more and more older children and adults are playing the game. \n\nGolf, bowling and tennis are very popular. \n\nOne of the biggest movers in 2005 was Ki-o-Rahi. This sport originates from New Zealand. It is a fast and exciting full contact ball sport which is played on a large circular pitch. Recently our National Curriculum Directors introduced it into over 30,000 schools. It is like no other sport in the world for its mental and physical requirements.It requires great co-ordination, physical conditioning and quick intelligence.
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Dominican Republic\n\nBaseball is most popular in the Americas and East Asia (although in South America only in the extreme northern portion). In Japan, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Canada, South Korea, and Taiwan, it is one of the most popular sports. The United States is the birthplace of baseball, and there it has long been regarded as more than just a "major sport" - it has been considered, for decades, the national pastime and Major League Baseball has been given a unique monopoly status by the United States Congress. Although four most popular sports in North America are ball games — baseball, basketball, soccer and football.
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Soccer far and away.  Soccer is played and followed heavily in most of the world outside the US.  American football is heavily followed in North America and mostly a novelty in the rest of the world, which is far more populous.
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American football is an exciting sport, and it only comes around once every week during the season. Plus, the Super Bowl is the most popular championship game in sports. No series, just one game. The excitement usually reaches its peak when the game goes down to the last second, especially in championship games, such as Adam Vinatieri's Super Bowl winning kicks. There are great plays that are remembered, such as Dwight Clark's catch against Dallas. Oh, and I love it when people get Jacked Up!
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The international game known as Football (or Futbol) - what Americans refer to as "soccer" - has only gained popularity in America in the last few years, and has never been a popular spectator sport here.  Although American football does involve hand-touching, it is one of the few games played here that involves kicking the ball, so that's probably where the name came from.
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To Watch....Football (The Real One American!) Not soccer! \n\nTo Play.....Baseball
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It's called "America's favorite pastime". I don't know, but I prefer football.
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1. football (soccer)\n2. volleyball\n3. ski jumping\n4. athletics \n5. swimming\nthese are the most popular, in my opinion
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according to the article that i found: football, cheerleading, ice hockey, baseball, and soccer are the top five.  the article is a very interesing read, hope it helps.
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Football (Soccer) is the most popular participant and spectator sport in South America
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I like to play all sports, but this has to be said, Baseball is boring!. FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, basketball, these teams play east vs west, that's it!! dc united vs boca jrs, galaxy vs real madrid soccer is big international whats not to love; laker's vs heat! how many times do they play in 5 years? like 25 times, RealM vs LiverP champions league final! how many times those these happen! once in a decade. To help Americans enjoy soccer, you have to help them understand the game and you have to introduce them to the WC that will make any one jump for joy.
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i would say soccer also because it is widely spread over the globe. I dunno know if you've ever seen all of the riots over soccer games, but it gets pretty bad.there was once a civil war started over a soccer game!
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Shahz you have no idea what you're talking about. Soccer is currently the global sport. Basketball and Rugby(yes Rugby) aren't far behind. As for the top American sport: Football.
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Here is the deal...all of the top American atheletes play other sports such as football, basketball and baseball.  Look at the best American player, I think he is 5-8 150lbs.  If our top atheletes chose to play soccer when they were growing up instead of other sports, America would be a top team, if not the best in the world.\n\nIf you look at the top American atheletes in their repective sports and compare them to atheletes in other countries, the Americans are far and away BETTER.  \n\nWhat if growing up Michael Jordon chose to play soccer instead of basketball or Barry Bonds instead of baseball?  America would be an elite team.
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Football (soccer), is famous worldwide because it is one of the oldest sports around.  It originated in Europe (somewhere), and has been transplanted in every country a European has landed.  Baseball, basketball, football (American), rugby, etc., are all becoming more popular, but they have only been around for a couple of hundred years, and, for the most part, only in one or two countries.
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Most Ameicans are into high scoring games (NBA, NFL). Another reason is that th media has the Fifa World Cup in the back burner. And also, because Americans think the sport is boring. The irony of this, they watch golf. Go figure. \n\nGO USA, win, lose, or draw!
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Well association football (soccer) is popular, but the national sport in terms of spectator popularity is almost certainly Cricket, followed by Australian Rules Football, and then Rugby League.\nSoccer is the most popular participation sport, but mainly because of it's popularity with under-18's! It is growing amongst adults, and will continue to do so, but the traditional three still hold sway for adult participation. \nNetball is the most popular participation sport for women.