Top most popular sports games in the world
Many sports have been invented throughout the history of mankind. It is not for nothing that sports games unite millions of people all over the world and give fans a lot of positive emotions. Which are the most popular sports?
Hockey
The most popular sport in Canada? Definitely ice hockey. It promotes team play in an encouraging environment. Once you learn how to play ice hockey, it will naturally provide good training for strength.
Worldwide about 2 billion people follow ice hockey. Men’s and women’s hockey leagues get expensive contracts from big brands like Gatorade, Reebok. The highest paid hockey player earns around $16 million a year.
Baseball
Baseball has 500 million fans from all over the world. It is particularly popular in
- Caribbean;
- USA;
- Japan.
The idea is that one team attacks and the other team has to hit the ball with the bat. While the ball is in flight, the participants switch teams. The defending team has to pick up the ball and throw it at the moving participant.
The more you run, the more points you get. The game is played with a special ball and bat.
It is worth noting that baseball dates back to the 14th century, but the first competitions were not held until the 18th century.
Football
Everyone has probably watched a football match at least once in their life, or even attended a game. Football is played by over 270 million people worldwide. It is especially popular in Europe. Of course, men’s football gets more media and fan attention, but women’s football is not left out either.
The widespread interest has led to multi-million dollar contracts for advertising sponsors like Coca Cola, Qatar Airways, Pepsi, Nike, Puma and Adidas. Famous brands are signing agreements with football organizations, as well as with leading football clubs and national teams.
More and more people are following soccer betting. In particular, bookmaker Vulkanbet accepts betting on all sports including futsal betting.
Cricket
Cricket is also included in the ranking. The matches are watched by around 2.5 billion fans worldwide. It is most appreciated in
- Australia;
- India;
- England;
- New Zealand.
Two teams of 11 try to score as many points as possible. One team pitches once and the other team strikes out.
Recently, not only men’s cricket but also women’s cricket has become popular. The best players in this sport earn over $20 million annually.
Basketball
Basketball is one of the top popular sports and has around 825 million fans. Professional leagues in Argentina, Greece as well as France and Italy have a high demand among the population. Experts believe that basketball will soon become even more widespread.
The game originated in the US and then quickly migrated to other countries and continents.
Table tennis
Although table tennis (often referred to as ping pong) cannot be considered very active, it has over 875 million followers. It was born in 19th century England as an alternative to lawn tennis. The essence of the game is much the same as in tennis – two or four people throw a ball over the net using rackets.
