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Sangheon96
- April 26, 2012, 5:05 am
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| Hee Soccer is quickly becoming more popular in US!! |
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SpeedBump
- March 21, 2012, 10:10 pm
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| Poop, Hockey is wayy better |
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Speedbump
- March 21, 2012, 10:08 pm
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| HOCKEY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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CB3
- March 9, 2012, 5:17 am
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| Soccer, Tennis, and Golf should be above ice hockey. |
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Eddibacco
- February 29, 2012, 4:28 pm
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| based upon attendance each season , baseball would be #1. |
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Chris
- February 27, 2012, 6:45 am
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| I know for a fact rugby is more popular in the US than Squash. |
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Cristiano
- February 27, 2012, 6:43 am
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| because everyone else in the world sees it as a wussy version of rugby, which has twice the physical contact without pads and no breaks every 10 seconds. not to mention only about 309 million people watch american football where as 6 billion tune in to watch futebol. |
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MUH
- February 16, 2012, 6:54 am
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| If you don't break a sweat, it's not a sporting event. |
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Patrick508
- February 4, 2012, 5:31 am
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| Is soccer really that popular? Are there statistics to back this up? I can't remember the last time I heard about a soccer game, but tennis and MMA, yes, I've definitely heard buzz about them. |
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Millermadelyn40
- February 2, 2012, 5:55 pm
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| OMG swimming is so not # 14 this can't be true!! |
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BONJOUR!
- January 16, 2012, 10:26 pm
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| because football is only really popular in the states duurrrrr. other countries dont like watching gay men in tights slapping each others asses, and doing gay stuff like that. |
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Akemi Mokoto
- January 16, 2012, 7:08 pm
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| Then you do not know ... about NASCAR. It is an extremely physical SPORT and requires a lot of training. During an entire race, a driver can lose a few pounds, depending on how difficult the track and how hot it is.(. Despite the stupid ass belief that it is NOT a sport, it actually is a sport and if you bother reading the sports section of your local news paper or reading any sports website's NASCAR section, you'd know that. It is a sport. Educate yourself. |
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Guest
- January 16, 2012, 7:18 am
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| Judging by the amount of attention each sport receives by the media and people in general, I would assume the most popular sports in the US are (in order): football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis, boxing/mma, nascar, skateboarding/bmx, soccer, surfing, snowboarding/skiing, cycling, swimming, volleyball... and the rest are barely on the radar. |
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Mariogabrieleandrett
- January 16, 2012, 6:12 am
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| Actually, NASCAR is more of an activity. What defines a sport is that the sport gives you physical activity (not necessarily Cardiovascular). NASCAR requires no physical workout unless if you count getting angry after you loose. And even if something does give you physical activity or aim/coordination does not define it as a sport. Take acting. Acting is not a sport, it is acting. Chess is a game, not a sport, same with bowling and golf.The Greek term for sport is ???????? (athlitismos), a direct cognate with the English terms "athlete" and "athleticism." Sorry, but NASCAR is not a sport. |
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Selena
- January 10, 2012, 8:42 pm
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| You Got This About Right. Football By A Mile Is Way Better. I Don't Know Why It Is The Number 10 Sport In The World. More People Watch The Super Bowl Than Any Other Sport Event Including The World Series(baseball) Finals(basketball) Wrestlemania(wwe) BCS Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl etc. (college Football).Soccer Golf E're Thang Bitches. |
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Danlee
- November 20, 2011, 3:48 am
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| Baseball has way passed the American pastime. |
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tfish
- October 23, 2011, 6:37 pm
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| I'm wondering if you are taking collegiate athletics into consideration, because the top 3 most popular sports are obviously football, basketball, and then baseball in that order. No one watches collegiate baseball, but the followings of collegiate football and basketball are maybe the largest sports followings in the US. |
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Laxbro19
- October 5, 2011, 3:33 am
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| well first off lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in america but to say baseball is americas past time it is not! lacrosse was americas first sport it should be in the top 5 to say the least it takes more then just being 7 feet tall or 300 pounds like in basketball and football you have to be finese and in amazing shape its not like soccer were you jog for 2 hours anybody who has played it or watched it will be able to back me up your getting beat with a 6 foot pole and controling a ball with a stick and if you don't think its hardor funo out and try it if you don't think it should be in the top 5 then obviously you have a terrible taste in sports. |
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Jschweitzer24
- September 21, 2011, 10:19 pm
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| sorry i dont give what you think here in America its called football, because you can kick it too. |
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Shuggy1
- September 14, 2011, 6:24 pm
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| Sidenote...
Just to note that recently the TV audience for England v United States (world cup),on both ABC & Univision combined,was an astounding 17 million, according to "Sports Media Watch".The 17.0 million USA v England viewing number is bigger than the first 4 games of the NBA Finals (14.1 million ,15.7 mil, 16 million and 16.4 million).Quite an accomplishment considering that the first four games of the NBA Finals have hit a six-year high in overnight ratings,with the exception of Game 1 --- which tied a six-year high.Game 5 of the NBA finals netted a viewing audience of 18.2 million. Soccer (football is definitely on the rise here). |
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Shuggy1
- September 14, 2011, 6:22 pm
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| Internet traffic.. Still very off I think. However for anybody outside of america posting here.. You got to sit back and think for a second.. When people outside of amercia think "most popular sport" they think about how many of the PARTICIPATE and PLAY in the game. HOWEVER the same question to an american and they think "TV RATINGS"....NOT PARTCIPATING. As a percentage america is one of the LOWEST percentages in terms of actually PHYSICALLY getting off the couch and actually PLAYING. Tired of the same excuses.. "Well I played when I was a kid" DOESN'T COUNT.... EVERYBODY PLAYS WHEN THEY ARE A KID.. What happens to EVERY SPORT as soon as the person leaves college..and for the record the lowest participated sport in america is our very own american football... Noone plays it. And for a country as big and as many people we only have a miserable 32 teams in the NFL... Shocking or what?? |
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Ilpd2001
- September 7, 2011, 1:18 pm
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| Im pretty sure we are talkin about the most popular sports in america? dont be an idiot. |
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Ilpd2001
- September 7, 2011, 1:15 pm
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| Well your a hypocrite for one thing since you clearly think you are really more intelligent than everyone else who has commented..but consider the fact that forums like this are created for the purpose of expressing opinions. And sports is DEFINITELY about individual opinion but yet you wanna comment about international opinions on America. Just a little advice..dont be a sheep that listens to everything you hear so much that you insult the very thing that you are..an American.. over a sports article. I have many points to make here but I hate typing. So I will make the obvious important statement...FOOTBALL is king in America hellooo? The Superbowl is the most watched event in Sports and there are more household names from the NFL than any other sport...and as far as "internet traffic" well ESPN covers the NFL more extensively than any other sport.. half of their anchors are listed as NFL specialists and anyone who wants to look up anything on football goes to espn. com. As this is not really a football website this would water down these stats to a decent degree wouldn't it? Everyone watches football. |
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Sccccccccer
- July 20, 2011, 7:15 pm
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| Soccer can't be at 11 it should be some where in 4 spot.soccer is the fastest growing sports in terms of popularity and TV viewing in USA.It is extremely popular among teenagers and most played on college levels.
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Chrpin2
- June 24, 2011, 5:21 pm
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| forgot one, badminton. :-P |
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hawxrox09
- May 22, 2011, 5:45 pm
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| This list is completely unrealistic. It's: 1) FOOTBALL........................................2) Baseball/Basketball 3) Hockey |
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Rchart3
- May 21, 2011, 2:18 am
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| I totally disagree with this statement "Also the chosen networks and skill of anouncers make a sport more pleasureable and popular". I turn the sound down so I don't have to listen to these annoying jerks. They never shut up andanalyze every damn play that happens. A constant waterfall of words. One of the worst offenders is baseball's Vin Scully. |
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Jshit
- May 19, 2011, 5:29 am
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| WNBA didn't make the list. I don't understand. I love it and I'm not even a 6' 5" lesbian with nondescript facial hair. |
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Jshit
- May 19, 2011, 5:22 am
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| I bet you like wrestling a round with sweating men in tight shorts also. Well count me in captain boner. |
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Don'tWorry
- May 10, 2011, 6:20 am
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| First of all let me state that I am a fan of most of the sports on this list, but I am first and foremost a fan of baseball so my amateur opinion may be bias. Ok the popularity of a sport [again in my amateur opinion] should be based on the following criteria- historical significance, number of youth and amateur participants, and in-person viewing pleasure. The popularity of a sport can be skewed enormously by televison as is with American football. Most viewers watch sports on television not in-person. The placement of microphones and cameras make a sport much more pleasureable to watch on television. Also the chosen networks and skill of anouncers make a sport more pleasureable and popular. These are my reasons for televison statistics not to be included for the criteria. If were talking historical significance no sport in America has more than baseball. This is undisputable by anyone so I will go into no further detail. Next, the number of youth and amateur participants also favor baseball. Second would be soccer followed by football and basketball. Some of you may disagree but this is my opinion. Last but not least is in-person viewing pleasure. Hockey and baseball would rank one and two respectively. Hockey obviously ranks first becasuse of its fast-paced can't miss a second action. Basketball is third for the same reasons but is jumped by baseball for its amazing atmosphere. An arena simply comes nowhere close in comparison to a professional or amateur ballpark. Football ranks in the middle or near the bottom of in-person viewing pleasure[ the tail-gaiting is the only enjoyable experierience of going to a football game]. The shear distance from the playing field and cold weather makes the sport unbareable to watch in-person. All in all I agree with this websites opinion of baseball being numer one, football being two, basketball being three, and hockey being four among popularity in American sports. Although soccer at eleven, tennis at fourteen, and boxing at sixteen is a disgrace. Thank you for reading. Michael from the eastern shore of Maryland |
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P51mustangrb
- April 26, 2011, 9:36 pm
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| suck it hockey is better |
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Embroidery digitizing
- March 21, 2011, 8:22 am
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| The most popular sports in United states in America is:-Baseball, Basketball, American Football, Hockey, UFC/MMA, Boxing, Soccer recently, NASCAR, Professional Wrestling, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Extreme sports as Surfing and Skateboard. |
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Joelbarcelona888
- March 16, 2011, 12:36 am
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| soccer 11!!!!! is not SOCCER IS FOOTBALL and AMERICAN FOOTBALL should call HANDBALL because its use with the hands!! |
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Raimando10
- March 13, 2011, 7:53 pm
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| you're the one who need to get some knowledge check your link againit doesn't say its the most watched |
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DGB9629
- February 1, 2011, 6:48 pm
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| Were soccer because it was neer the top and now its number 11? thats dumb |
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goonerette
- February 1, 2011, 12:51 pm
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| go to this link... get some knowledge...."FACT AND NOT FICTION"
p.s.- NFL !!! did you find it in the list ! bahh! DUMB!
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Goonerette
- February 1, 2011, 12:42 pm
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| good morning ! first of all get some proper information . NFL doesn't stand anywhere near the Association football. Association Football is King of all sports and always will be ...and the information that you have given is only limited to one country(USA). Ask any kid about NFL (outside your nation)..... most of them never heard about it! and by the way you people didn't got any name and stole the name 'football'! :/ |
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Anon
- January 12, 2011, 9:39 am
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| Your data is skewed by the following factors: 1) baseball games are played throughout the week and over a long season so fans will browse baseball internet sites more often than say football (played primarily on the weekends) or golf (major tournaments spread weeks apart) and 2) Pro-wrestling is not a sport. |
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Hokum
- December 23, 2010, 4:25 am
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| Hahaha I love these comments! They all prove that nobody ever actually reads anything, nor does anybody ever think their opinion could be wrong. Despite this site stating, very clearly, that this survey is based on web traffic alone, the first commenter states "you got it wrong," the second "basketball should be number one," etc. Each comment is more ridiculous than the previous, until the very end, where the last commenter tries to make an intelligent argument about television ratings and soccer, for some reason. He or she cites statistics and proves their professional credibility, only to completely undermine it all again ("I retired 3 years ago"). I hope this site gets international traffic, because these comments will go a long way to showing that the world's opinions of Americans as loud, stupid, and ignorant are completely true. And even though I'm sure this sort of stupidity occurs in all countries, it's just doubly hilarious in America since we all seem to think we're the best at everything, and our opinions are more well informed than computer statistics about web traffic across the internet. |
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david stevens
- December 11, 2010, 1:15 am
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| basketball should be the number one ranking sport in america. |
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Coolawesome
- December 8, 2010, 6:07 pm
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| wrestling is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Zafir
- November 25, 2010, 11:24 pm
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| no way! who made this list? its 1. football 2. baseball 3. basketball 4. hockey 5. soccer. this list is STUPID! |
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Nappious
- October 12, 2010, 2:21 pm
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| Football (NFL) is BY far the most watched sport on TV world wide, I worked for a conglomerate that crunched world wide ratings of sports for international commercial sales for 10 years, retired 3 years ago, and the super bowl had more than double the viewers world wide than any other single sporting event in the world...... Evan the world Cup..... Soccer hasnt beaten American Football in over 8 years...... FACT |
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comedystuff.webs.com
- October 1, 2010, 1:44 am
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| this is the worst list ever you got it wrong for usa its obviously whats on tv the most 1. football 2. baseball 3.basketball 4. hockey 5. golf |
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