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Originally posted by Gutterboy
The most popular sporting event by spectator count is the Tour de France. Overall, soccer has got to be the most played, most watched sport in the world.
Dunno what would follow it though? Maybe cricket then cycling.
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Meaningless figure and quote. Of course something that goes more or less directly past people doorsteps and covers a large chunk of a country will have a lot of spectators.
Even the methodology statement by Colin is trying so hard to make a point that really isn't there to start with as to be meaningless.
If a sport is the most played and most watched (does it really matter how people watch it? Surely the only important criteria in this context is how many eyes view it by whatever method) then by default that would make it the most popular on a global scale which is what we are talking about.
Again - you don't have to like it but that won't stop it from being the most popular sport in the world. Daft thread to start that isn't getting any better.