In today's world, there is no alternative to sports for healthy entertainment. There are thousands of sports in the world. Among these, some sports are very popular worldwide. Also, the popularity of some sports is limited to only one country or one city.
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But maintaining modesty, the popularity of such sports is the highest. According to a Microsoft survey, 85 per cent of the world's people like sports. The popularity of sports is skyrocketing, especially in South Asia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The five most popular sports in the world are discussed below.
Football
The most popular sport in the world is football. This sport has fans and followers all over the world. The best players in this most popular game in the world are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. About two hundred countries of the world play football. Football is divided into two. Club football and national team football. The English Premier League is the most popular sporting event in club football. Euro and World Cup are the two biggest tournaments in national team football.
Cricket
Cricket is a religion for the people of India. Indian cricketers are worshipped as Gods. Virat Kohli is the most popular sportsperson in cricket. Besides, there are many other legends including Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Cabin Pietersen, and Warne. Who made this sport popular worldwide? About three billion people around the world follow cricket. About eighty countries now play T20 cricket. But the popularity of cricket is highest in South Asia.
Basketball
The popularity of basketball is limited to a few countries. However, in terms of income and expenses, no sports are even close to basketball. The American basketball league "NBA" is the most expensive and popular in the world. The main popularity of this game is in countries like America, China, Japan and the Philippines.
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Hockey
About one and a half billion people in the present world love the sport of hockey. Different countries of the world play hockey. One of which is countries like Australia, Argentina, India, Pakistan, Japan, and Bangladesh. However, hockey is not very popular in hockey-playing countries. But the sport has many fan followers all over the woBoxing
Boxing
It's hard to find a person who doesn't love the sport of boxing. But people don't follow the game very much sports tar officials, could not advertise the sport well. But slowly the game is becoming popular. Especially in Europe and Africa. Muhammad Ali was the best boxer of all time. Who played for America and won gold in world events like Olympics