Why is football so popular?

You might have thought that there are so many different sports played throughout the world but why is it so that football (also known as soccer) is the most popular among them? There are different regions in the world where football is not so popular and other sports have the upper hand like in the case of south Asian countries where cricket is very popular, in Japan, baseball is popular, and in the US, basketball is the most followed but if we see globally then football beats every other sport in terms of popularity. These points might be enough to get the answer.

Reasons for the popularity of football

Inexpensive

One of the most important reasons for the popularity of football is that it is an inexpensive sport and can be played by anyone who has some space as well as a kickable object. The kickable object needs not to be a football, it could be anything that can be kicked like a plastic bottle. Goal posts can be made just by marking two points on both sides. 

Most followed sport

Football is the most followed sport in the world. It has around 4 billion followers. As it has the highest number of followers so its popularity increases a lot. Definitely, the popularity depends on the number of followers. This high number of followers will attract others who don't have an interest in football but due to this, in some of them, interest will be born after knowing about the game. Due to this popularity will also increase.

The most followed person on Instagram

Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram. When a person who doesn't know about Cristiano Ronaldo and doesn't have an interest in football will get to know about the most followed person on Instagram then curiosity will be developed in him/her to know more about Ronaldo. In this way, their interest might shift towards football which will have a positive effect on football's popularity.

Football clubs

There are many football clubs that are named after cities like Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and many more. Due to this, a friendly rivalry generates between the residents of each city as there will be many who will support the team named after his/her city. This reason also supports the popularity of football.

FIFA world cup

FIFA world cup is the most popular football cup which is played by the national team of 32 countries at an interval of 4 years. The countries participating in this world cup are some of the popular and developed countries of the world like England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Qatar, etc. Due to this, football gains a lot of popularity.

Frequent high-quality matches

As football is played on a large scale in many countries and because of this, there are many talented players throughout the world. Because of this, frequent high-quality matches take place. Football fans get regular matches to watch.

Different styles of playing

In football, every team has different styles of playing. Some team plays by passing the ball to a short range while other will play to long range. Many people like this to watch the different ways of playing.

Size and Strength

In some sports, the height of the player matters while in some, the strength of the player matters but in the case of football, the size and strength of a player doesn't matter. Only the skills of a player matter
in football. Thus every person irrespective of his/her size can play football.

These are the points that support why football is so popular. If you think of any other reason then let me know in the comment section.