Top 5 Most Watched Sports

A person watching soccer

A person watching soccer

Amber Obermeyer, Jr. Editor

Have you ever wondered what sports are watched the most? People watch so much sports TV, but what sports are watched the most? In this story, I will talk about the 5 most-watched sports and explain what they do and how they are played. I will say some facts that might get you interested in the sport.

 

Soccer:

Soccer is the 5th most-watched sport in the US after Ice Hockey. People say that soccer should be called football and football should be called soccer, but HuffPost will give a better explanation of why soccer is named soccer and not football. In soccer, there are 24.4 million people who play soccer in the US. In soccer, there are two teams that have 11 players on the field. The two teams kick a soccer ball and try to make as many goals as possible. Soccer games usually last about two hours. Soccer season starts on March 22nd to October 6th.

 

Ice Hockey:

The 4th most-watched sport in the US is Ice Hockey. Ice hockey is played by 567,908 people, and there are two teams playing against each other. There are 12 people on the ice playing. In ice hockey, each player has a stick and they use it to hit the puck and make as many points by pushing them in the goal. The players are skating the whole time while playing ice hockey. Ice hockey season starts in October and ends in April. 

 

Basketball:

After basketball is taking the third spot for the third most-watched sport. In basketball, there are 26 million people who play basketball as of 2020. While playing basketball, there are two teams each with 5 players on each team. They are playing to steal the ball and make the most baskets. The basketball season starts at the end of October and ends in the middle of April.

 

Baseball:

Baseball is the next most-watched sport after football. There are 65 million people who play baseball in the world. Nine people are playing and there is a pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, right field, center field, and left field. The baseball season starts at the end of March and ends at the end of September.

 

Football:

The first most watched sport in the U.S is football. There are 250 million people who play football around the world. Although football is played by a lot of people, it is the sport people get most of their injuries from. Football season is usually during the beginning of September and the end of December or the beginning of January.

 

To conclude, Football is the most-watched sport in the US,  baseball is in 2nd, basketball is third, soccer is 4th, while ice hockey is the 5th watched sport in the US. I hope you learned more about each sport and maybe you can go play one of them if they seem interesting to you. 

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Basketball:

After ice hockey is basketball taking the third spot for the third most-watched sport. In basketball, there are 26 million people who play basketball as of 2020. While playing basketball, there are two teams each with 5 players on each team. They are playing to steal the ball and make the most baskets. The basketball season starts at the end of October and ends in the middle of April.

 

Baseball:

Baseball is the next most-watched sport after football. There are 65 million people who play baseball in the world. Nine people are playing and there is a pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, right field, center field, and left field. The baseball season starts at the end of March and ends at the end of September.

 

Football:

The first most watched sport in the U.S is football. There are 250 million people who play football around the world. Although football is played by a lot of people, it is the sport people get most of their injuries from. Football season is usually during the beginning of September and the end of December or the beginning of January.

 

To conclude, Football is the most-watched sport in the US,  baseball is in 2nd, basketball is third, soccer is 4th, while ice hockey is the 5th watched sport in the US. I hope you learned more about each sport and maybe you can go play one of them if they seem interesting to you. 

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