Why is soccer so famous in most countries of the world?
444103
what i think is, soccer or so called football mostly is quite easy to understand, play and it is really exciting too. no matter, if you don't have a ball to play, i have seen kids esp. kicking this clothes wrapped up round in a sock and playing it.. so its amazing !!\n and its not always necessary that you have to have 11 players a team..except for the tournament.
366716
Soccer is popular because of the tension that builds up during play.  Scoring a goal is like winning at chess.  The intricate strategy required to beat the offside trap and score while not being fouled or committing a foul is incredibly difficult.  So when someone scores, it's an incredible release and when you watch it you just go nuts.  Plus, the atmosphere at matches is incomparable.  Fans go crazy!  You just have to experience it to understand it.
167408
Different countries in Africa have different popular sports.\n\nEgypt, Morroco, Nigeria, Algeria etc have Football (Soccer)\n\nEthiopia and other close countries have a lot of track and field athletes (mostly in running)\n\nZimbabwe and South Africa are known for their cricket in the region
319239
This game is so popular for many reasons. 1) The poor can play this game(majority of the worlds population). Any little boy can one day make it. You don't have to have parents taking you to practise every day.2) The simplicity of it. A ball, use your feet and score! We use our hands every day but not on the green pitch.3) The passion of the fans. 100k in a stadium chanting and wearing their teams colours. This is not a sport in some places it is a religion.
338973
I love soccer because most people can play{anyone can play(men,women,boys,and girls)} you don't need a lot of money - just a field, a ball, two goals, and of course some players, nearly the entire world plays, it is fast, dramatic, and requires great strategy. It's athletics at it's best.
370061
I believe that it is the nature of America.  We like movies with explosions and quick action.  We love sports that have a lot of scoring like basketball.  Soccer is boring to us, we don’t appreciate 0-0 ties.  Also, our athletes here tend to be better suited for stop and go sports.  Like sprinting rather than marathon running, football and baseball, where the action stops constantly and we can have commercials.  Having said that, I could see soccer becoming bigger, as young kids here are playing it more and more so we’ll see.  Plus the last world cup brought together a great deal of people in America b/c we actually won something for once.
328635
Futbol is a passion. Every little kid plays wants to be like Ronaldo, Maradona, Pele, Valderrama, Beckham, or Roberto Carlos. Futbol is not as complicated (money for equipment) as other major sport. For soccer all you need is a ball and the goal can be anything sometimes you don't even need a goal. Futbol is so big that when your national team plays everything stops, even the churches close during game time. The world cup is the biggest event in the sport, is when the best teams of the world get to fight for the title of World Champions. Even if your country does not make to the final, you still want to see the greatest teams battle it out.
366445
its a b or c division in any other country. the fact that it still exists makes the league a success. the u.s.a. is a brutal sportsmarket costing millions and billions of dollars. it is an oversaturated market vying for entertainment dollars. i don't believe soccer in the u.s. will ever hit the level of passion that u see everywhere else in the world. why? that would be a great research paper.
1032915
IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS AFTER THE OPENING ROUND OF THE WORLD CUP THAT ITS SOCCER. ALL OTHER SPORTS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO A FEW COUNTRIES!!
1094518
The same reason that those little African teams and Iran don't make the Olympic hockey field.  Soccer is not the national sports passion of Canada like it is in these other countries. Soccer is a sport that took root in these countries long ago and is also inexpensive to play. All the poor children in these places need is a ball and some other kids and they can play.  You see the kids playing in the streets with makeshift goals. Soccer is also about the only entertainment that these kids get.  They can't afford bikes, Playstation 2's, or even tv's.
361067
Basketball is mostly popular in america and a bit in some countries but soccer is loved worldwide so soccer wins the battle.
440422
Because the World Cup is a once-in-a-lifetime event to see.  They only have it once every four years and it probably won't be in your country but once in your lifetime.  The passion and intensity is something that is rarely seen in all of sports (except the Olympics) and to see the amount of pride that the players take in their respective nations is astounding.  If only us Americans appreciated soccer more instead of sports like the thuggish NBA or "put me to sleep" MLB that we watch.
454202
Soccer it was invented in Egypt and since than it has been around. Plus its played all over the world and it is worshiped by most nations except USA.
366379
Football is the universal world sport, played by millions, not confined to North America, and is the inspiration for thousands of children every day.\nPele, the greatest footballer of all time, but it simply when he called it 'The Beautiful Game'.
720723
Football is the only event which is known in every country around the world.....Its the universal language....Therefore its such a grand cultural phenomenon
384326
The main reason why soccer has not exploded yet is that the average american's attention span is very small.  Football, baseball, etc. are broken down into different plays, quarters, innings, etc.  There are breaks for commercials entertainment and so on.  But soccer only has two halves and the teams play for 90 minutes.  The play does not stop unless there is a foul and a yellow or red card is given.  Soccer can feel boring to most americans who simply don't see the art in it.  That being said soccer can explode here if the USA teams do well.  Soccer has drastically become more popular since the USA women's soccer team did so well around 2000.  Now that Mia Hamm and others are retiring the men now have to shoulder the burden of carrying on soccer.  If the US men's team win the World Cup at any time in the next 50 years then yes soccer will become more popular.
1028134
The reason being is becuase United States hasn't been that big in soccer untill like 10 years ago. The reason why Everyone on the other side of the world is so much better, is becuase they all grew up with it, They play and practice everyday and it has been over there for many many many years so they familirize themselves better and better where as the United States is still learning many ways and skills in soccer.