Declaring a particular sport to be better than the other tends to end up with arguments and debates as fans of either sport never plan on letting it go. But when you bring in certain factors, there is a way to formulate a list and classify them. By bringing in popularity, deals, social media presence, competition, relevancy and other such factors, one can make a list of the top sports in the world. As a result, we have come up with a similar list on the same basis. Hence, with a lighter heart, go ahead to read them all out.
1. Soccer/Football
Soccer or football is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries. Those gigantic figures are specific numbers that you will not find for any other sport on this planet. Due to that, it is rightfully called the most popular game in the world with the primary objective of scoring a goal. Apart from being the most popular, the sport has also brought out players who are among the wealthiest athletes in the entire world. In terms of influence, football has a considerable hold on people because names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will leave them hooked on to the game.
2. Cricket
Coming in at second, we have England’s very own game of Cricket that has 11 players on the field with more than 11 million people watching. The sport is played widely across countries like India, UK, Pakistan and Australia, with India taking in the lead in terms of popularity. With over three different formats of the game, the sport has captured the attention of people on a global scale and has also created top-class players like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and so on.
3. Basketball
Countries like the US, China, Canada and the Philippines have successfully made Basketball a popular sport and around 2-3 billion fans are ready to catch a glimpse of the action. Their viewership ratings soared to new heights, thanks to NBA (National Basketball League) as millions of fans tune in to watch the game from all across the world. Due to that, today Basketball churns out a different feeling in the minds of people, and names like Michael Jordan or the late Kobe Bryant have their own fan base of ardent lovers.
Conclusion
Every single sport brings out something different to the table and thus, manage to capture the minds of people. As a result, the love towards a particular game turns into an emotional feeling that is majorly felt as we see our favourite athlete leave the stadium forever. Hence, that sums up our list of the top sports in the world.