Why is football the world’s most popular sport?
Goal

Here are a few key reasons why football is the most popular sport in the world |
The more than 250 million people worldwide playing futbol can’t be wrong, right? Here are a few key reasons why soccer (or football) is the most popular sport in the world.
IT IS A PLAYER'S GAME
It is a player's game. Futbol is a player's game first and foremost, not a coach’s game. A coach’s job is primarily played out during the training sessions. They have to analyze the team's strengths and weaknesses and plan practice sessions accordingly. During game time it's all players. There are no plays, and anyone can score, as is evident by US Goalkeeper Tim Howard's 102-yard goal.
Everyone on the pitch has an opportunity to handle the ball. Everyone on the pitch has the opportunity to decide what to do with the ball!

Other sports are driven by the coach, the plays they call, and a few key players on the field or court at the time. A coach's job during a futbol match is to analyze and see what the next training session should look like. The coach should use the strengths and weaknesses they see during the game, then train their team accordingly. At the youth level, in some American sports, only two to three players on the field touch the ball the entire game. The coach more than likely decides who these players are that handle the ball.
During a typical youth football match, every position on the field has an equal opportunity to handle the ball. If a particular player does not handle the ball it is often their choice, but certainly not the coach's choice. This ability to interact with the ball anywhere on the field makes it an easy and very popular sport, one of the few sports where nothing changes for either girls or boys that play. Rules are the same for both. Length of the games is the same for both. And the equipment is the same. So as coaches, we must remember it is a player's game. It is a creative game. Good players use their imagination to play. It is the world's game.
"It is a beautiful game" - Pelè
IT IS EASY TO PLAY

It doesn't get much easier.
IT IS INEXPENSIVE
It’s relatively inexpensive. Football is relatively inexpensive compared to other sports. Polo for example, seems expensive. First you need a horse. Then you need somewhere to keep it, and something to haul it around with. I'm not sure, but that all has to be very expensive! Yachting is another one that I imagine is a very expensive sport. American Football can be very expensive also (the equipment, the number of coaches in the staff, and the insurance can all add up). High school football boasts approximately $75 per player to outfit and insure. The average high school football program only needs approximately $15 per player to outfit and provide insurance. Futbol is played all over the world in the streets, parking lots, empty spaces, the beach, everywhere. All you really need is a ball and your feet!
Typology:
Tag: