{"id":359,"date":"2020-05-21T06:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T06:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xalient.in\/2d\/?p=359"},"modified":"2021-03-11T06:15:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T19:45:24","slug":"why-is-football-the-most-popular-sport-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/why-is-football-the-most-popular-sport-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is football the most popular sport in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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  1. Reason 1:<\/strong> It was codified by England.<\/li>\n
  2. The game of soccer, with current rules, was invented in 1863 by England, which occupied around 25% of the world\u2019s land at one time; so English workers spread football to various areas of the world, especially to South America (the flag-bearer of football today).<\/li>\n
  3. Reason 2:<\/strong> It needs no fancy equipment or preparation.<\/li>\n
  4. Because it didn\u2019t take much to play, the workers in England began using it as a way to unwind after tiring days at factories; this led to the game\u2019s spread from upper class to all strata.<\/li>\n
  5. Reason 3:<\/strong> Out of all sports codified by England, football is the oldest professional sport, i.e. people could earn money by playing it.<\/li>\n
  6. Reason 4:<\/strong> The human mind loves \u2018hero\u2019s journey stories.<\/li>\n
  7. From Pele to Maradona to Messi to Ronaldo, football is full of rags-to-riches stories, where the hero meets an enabler (football) that helps him achieve the unthinkable.<\/li>\n
  8. Reason 5:<\/strong> Money.<\/li>\n
  9. 9 out of the top 15 professional sports leagues (by revenue) are football leagues; the money enables the football to create innumerable rags-to-riches stories.<\/li>\n
  10. So many rich leagues also make football a good career decision for young aspirants.<\/li>\n
  11. Reason 6:<\/strong> Nature versus nurture.<\/li>\n
  12. The average male height worldwide is 5\u20197\u201d; the average height of a footballer is 5\u20199\u201d; so one doesn\u2019t have to be physically \u2018gifted\u2019 to be a footballer.<\/li>\n
  13. In most other team sports, with a few exceptions, height has a huge bearing on being a success; e.g. in basketball, every inch above 5\u20199\u201d doubles a player\u2019s odds of making it to the NBA.<\/li>\n
  14. Reason 7:<\/strong> Comparatively simpler scoring rules.<\/li>\n
  15. \u2018Get the ball in the net without it touching your hand\u2019 versus 1-2-3-4-6-by-leg-by (cricket), 1-2-3 point (basketball), deuce, match point, game-point, advantage (Tennis); simplicity makes it easier for anyone to pick up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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