What are the most truly global sports?

[Kev]

I was gonna say boxing and soccer. Throw chess in there too.

Yeah Fide is the third largest sporting body in the world after Fifa and the Olympic Committe.

It's not a spectator sport though and only enjoyed by those who actually play so I guess it doesn't really count sadly, as I think it's the best game in the world

[Dizaster]

I think soccer and boxing are definitely the only really global ones...


What sports after that have the most coverage

Basketball maybe? That's probably the closest behind soccer.. Softball could be up there as well... Cricket has some pretty good coverage also but there are still a lot of places that havn't heard of it like Miles said..

[leftylee]

I think soccer and boxing are definitely the only really global ones...


What sports after that have the most coverage

Basketball maybe? That's probably the closest behind soccer.. Softball could be up there as well... Cricket has some pretty good coverage also but there are still a lot of places that havn't heard of it like Miles said..

Nobody in the UK gives a fuck about Basketball or Softball

[leftylee]

Football
Tennis
Snooker/Pool

[amat]

People in Africa don't really have pool tables but have you ever seen the reception boxers get when they go back home to Africa?

I would say Track, soccer and boxing and I've made this argument quite a few times in the past.

[Andre]

People in Africa don't really have pool tables but have you ever seen the reception boxers get when they go back home to Africa?

I would say Track, soccer and boxing and I've made this argument quite a few times in the past.

Surfing is global now,the Isrealis surf the medeteranian, even the Antartic has been surfed, all of Aisia is into it and all the outer refs that belong to no one they are in international waters.

[Youngblood]

Surfing is global now,the Isrealis surf the medeteranian, even the Antartic has been surfed, all of Aisia is into it and all the outer refs that belong to no one they are in international waters.

Surfin' the Big Lake

[skel1983]

Id add Tennis and Golf to that, Roger Federer or Tiger Woods usually win the World sports star of the year, number one has to be football.

[killersheep]

Masturbation has to be the most played sport in the world.

[CGM]

I was gonna say boxing and soccer. Throw chess in there too.

Yeah Fide is the third largest sporting body in the world after Fifa and the Olympic Committe.

It's not a spectator sport though and only enjoyed by those who actually play so I guess it doesn't really count sadly, as I think it's the best game in the world

Right you are my friend. An interesting statistic that I head some time back is that there are more books writtem about chess than all other games and sports combined. It's played in just about every country in the world. Check out all the countries that play in the chess olympiad.

yeah Diz, I thought about basketball too. It comes close.

[Gandalf]

What about golf? There are courses all over the place within many nations. Ive always thought of it as a bit of an elitist thing though. I cant stand golf anyway, so boring to watch.

[Scrap]

Fishing, even Eskimos do it. In England 4 million people fish every week.

[Gandalf]

Fishing, even Eskimos do it. In England 4 million people fish every week.

Thats a good one, I would never have thought of that.

[Scrap]

If I didnt Fish, niether would I. Its the biggest industry for Sporting goods. Some Fishing Rods cost £8,000. called Poles.

[Gandalf]

Wow! Thats crazy money.

I hope you are talking about actual fishing rods and not actually Polish people scrap!?