What is the most popular sport in the world?

Ally Boyce: What is the most popular sport in the world?
I know alot of people are going to say football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the world but in asia cricket is more popular etc

And I have been told that cricket is the most popular sport in the world!

But to that I say cricket or Rugby can be the most popular sport in the world but football (soccer) is the most passionate in the world!

Who agrees with me?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Syamimi A
at malaysia, soccer are still number one.
but yeah, soccer is the most passionate sports in this world!

Answer by K.Bala m
Cricket is the most popular game in the world.Second football.

Answer by Scott I
Soccer is the most popular sport overall, look at all the fans the sport has, people are very passionate for it, its crazy

Answer by jojocity10
SOCCER YES INDEED SOCCER SOCCER IS A BIG HIT IN COLUMBIA GERMANY THE UNITED STATES AND SO MANY MORE COUNTRIES! (PLZ PICK ME FOR THE BEST ANSWER!) 🙂

Answer by ruthinia
It really depends on WHERE in the world you are. Though soccer is huge in Europe and Central and South America, it isn’t so much in North America, Asia and Oceania. In fact, in countries like the U.S.its probably even less popular than bowling.

Answer by Eddie
Soccer!

Cricket may be popular in the middle east or wherever, but it’s not even remotely popular in North and South America. Whereas Soccer is popular in pretty much the whole world.

Answer by Matthew J Bell.
Whats fooking soccer(don’t answer i already know),it’s football,foot,the thing on the end of your leg,and ball,the thing the foot kicks.I hate the word soccer,the Americans use it but football was football before American football was American football,they don’t even kick the ball all the time,they run around holding it,why did they not call it American rugby,doh,erm,sorry about the rant,erm,yeah eh football.

Answer by no idea?????
soccer is number one in the world, both for playing and attendance. cricket is the second most played sport in the world. most passionate fans goes to soccer. but the way the cricket players are going at it. may just be a matter of time before cricket fans go nuts. very good question. it is nice to see a young lady answer .

Answer by Diego D
Soccer for sure. It`s by far the most popular sport in America (except US and Canada), Europe, Africa, Most of the Asian countries like Korea , China , Japan… and starting to grow in Australia.