What is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world?

Sorry to burst your bubbles all us American football fans (and hey, I am from the American midwest) but as you have been able to see right here that the following of American football pales in comparison to futbol, or soccer as we call it. So we Americans need to expand our interests just a bit, and become a little more integrated into the world.

Just goes to show we don't all live in the USA (me included)

Diver Dan, In virtually every country football is extremely popular - because thats what virtually every country calls it - football, not soccer or 'soccer football'.

Here's some extra trivia for those who are interested. When Li Na played in the final of the women's French Open, that match also beat the Superbowl viewing stats. Quite amazing!

Going on in Qatar, right now.

Arohanui, I believe it is/was sponsored by a news paper called the world. I'm not American nor do I like the nfl.

Arohanui, There is a Canadian team and a lot of players are from the Dominican Republic

It affects the sex ratio of newborns? How???

Arohanui, but we don't. Canada is involved, it used to be the Expos and now the Bluejays.

Heartland Old Guy, soccer is football. For that matter, any ball game not played on a horse is football. Look it up.

Hello lived around the corner from old Trafford and main road three brothers soccer mad.

I thought it is the Olympics

Bill D Maryland, actually played rounders in school that's what we call baseball it's just a knock around sport here.

Heartland Old Guy, that's not a USA thing. I'm from Europe and I follow multiple sports intensively.

I'm an American who watched the World Cup live but DVR'd the Superbowl... so I could fast-forward through the game, watch the commercials & catch the final score... I'd rather watch curling. (Glad I put my money on the under!!! 😉)

NtnBtTrbl, it is you that needs to check the data!

All that being said, Americans are very active and loyal fans of the teams we support in what ever sport they are participating in, from high school up to the professional level. That might be where we differ from the rest of the world. We do not limit ourselves to just follow only a couple of sports. Personally, I enjoy the world cup of soccer, football, baseball, basketball, volleyball (both court and beach), skiing, figure skating, gymnastics, horse racing, track and field, and hockey, just to name a few of my sports interests. I think most Americans would say the same thing.