thats like trying to make polevault interesting isnt gonna happen

yes. Its also like trying to make soccer intereesting. Not gonna happen

soccer is played all over the world american football isnt

amerifcan football is a spectater sport. It requires equiptment which is why it isn't played in third world countries

That's why only the USA plays it, and only the USA calls it Football? It's called Gridiron. Get over it and go play Rugby ;D

Also funny that you brand all non-USA nations as 'third world countries'. You can play Gridiron with nothing but the ball, as with most sports. Cricket is more expensive, and more widely played. Golf, too. The world doesn't care about Gridiron =P

Or you can just called it Handegg. :3

I play water polo which is basically rugby in water. Well that is what it started out as. There were two sides. and you passed the ball to ur teammates to try and get it so u can touch it to the other side. My position was originally supposed to hold onto the defending wall and whenever an opponent came near the guy in my position was supposed to jump off the wall and drown the person with the ball until he lets go (sounds like rugby doesn't it).However the sport evolved into something much better. They added goals and my position changed into goalie.



I don't brand all other countries third world countries. First off there is a European football league. Its not huge but its growing. There is also a canadian football league. Now canadian football is played differently. There are differences in the number of players on each team the size of the field and the number of downs. But its football. I am simply stating that the reason that soccer is played world wide is bc it is cheap. You can play it literally with a cabbage. You don't even need a ball. It is most popular in 3rd world countries or became popular in MOST countries when they were considered third world countries. Now there are exceptions. As for ccricket being more expensive then football. No way. I am calling BS there. Unless the bats are in the 5-6 digits there is no it is more expenisve then football.

PS. I would use my color but apparantly I am not allowed to use t anymore

YES
(feels un american

The reason football is widely played has nothing to do with it being cheap, that's just ridiculous. You can play Gridiron with nothing but a ball exactly the same way you can play football with just a ball.


1) Football: 3.3-3.5 billion fans (Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, etc.)
2) Cricket: 2-3 billion fans (India, UK, Pakistan, Asia, Australia, etc.)
3) Field hockey: 2-2.2 billion fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia)
4) Tennis: Around 1 billion fans (Europe, Americas, Asia)
5) Volleyball: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Americas, Australia)
6) Table tennis: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas)
7) Baseball: Around 500 million fans (US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic)
8) Golf: Around 400 million fans (US, Canada, Europe)
9) Gridiron (American football): 390-410 million fans (US mainly)
10) Basketball: Not more than 400 million fans (US, Canada mainly)

All can arguably be played with only the most basic equipment, however if you assume that all equipment is needed then I think you'll find there's a lot of sports much more popular than Gridiron which are more expensive to play. Your idea that cost affects popularity is ludicrous. The reason why Gridiron is less popular is simply because the USA is the only nation that really bothers with it.

If you really wanted to look behind the reasons behind Football's popularity, it seems likely that it's due to it being much older than Gridiron and could easily have spread with European colonisation (Given that it's most popular in Europe and former colonies)


Sources:
What is the most popular sport in the world?
World's top 10 most popular team sports

I LOVE PLAYING CRICKET

and sometimes football too