Football is certainly a sport that lightens passion in people – not only do people gather in pubs and the streets to watch it and if their favourite team wins they scream but TV broadcasters are also ready to pay billions to broadcast football. TV broadcasters certainly know about football’s power over viewers. It’s no surprise that in recent years, more and more broadcasters have invested large sums to broadcast the most popular football leagues. The English Premier League has sold broadcasting rights to British Telecom and Sky for 3 billion back in 2016. And we can see that many TV broadcasters are willing to pay the ever-increasing prices to broadcast football games.
In this article, we’re going to look at some of the reasons why we think football is such a popular sport everywhere around the world.
It’s a social game
Football is a team player game both on the field and across fans. People gather in pubs to watch it, they watch it on the streets with their neighbours, they plan evenings with friends so they can enjoy the game. Football makes people talk to each other, connect, and create friendships. And football can create passionate fans too. Football fans are loyal to their favourite team and even pass that loyalty to their children. If your parents are fans of football, there is a high chance you’re a fan too. It’s a great way to spend time with family after all.
People go above and beyond to NOT miss a game
If you’re a fan of football you certainly look at TV schedules for football games pretty often. There are many options to follow a TV schedule – you can just check your cable television provider and see the TV guide, subscribe to a sports portal or check Football live score apps. Each of them has pros and cons so it depends on you to choose whatever fits you.
Checking the TV guide provided by your cable television provider is fast and you don’t have to go on the internet to search but a lot of times, the TV guide doesn’t update on changes in the schedule. Especially now that football games are cancelled a lot, it’s best to opt for a service that gets updated regularly.
Sports portals are a great tool too – it’s fast, you can get email newsletters and you can get updated on other sports rather than football. You can even watch live games on some websites too, but a lot of times you’d have to look for a certain game specifically on the website. This can be time-consuming and not as convenient.
Livescore Apps are another option. At such websites like Telefootball.net and apps, you don’t have to spend a lot of time looking for a game and you can check live results as well. They update on not only on results but also on the TV schedule as well. Another huge benefit of Football on TV and livescore and other sports apps and websites is that they provide information on all big football leagues as well as local ones, so you won’t miss anything.
Football is played all over the world
Football has huge leagues on every continent and devotes football fans follow a lot of them. Football is one of the few sports played all over the world. As fans, there is so much we can choose from – either huge football leagues such as the Premier League, Bundesliga, etc. and international games too. One of the biggest events in football is no doubt the World Cup.
The World Cup is an event that connects all football fans across the world. Almost every country has the chance to participate and ultimately win the “World Champions” title. A lot of countries are proud to even be up for qualifications, and people in the country celebrate happily.
Football has a long history
Football is one of the oldest sports still played today. It dates back to 200 BC. and the first-ever football club was founded back in 1857 in England. Football first became popular around the 19th century when the first English league was established as well – with only 12 clubs playing. And the first Football World Cup took place in 1930. Football changed a lot since then but still holds pride with fans for being one of the oldest sports out there.
Football’s long history is one of the reasons why it’s one of the most-watched sports to this day. That allowed football to establish traditions and culture across many countries and generations.
Football is a spectacle
Football is often called “beautiful”. The sport itself is visually stimulating, and that combined with the fan’s excitement, the player’s emotions, the field, the communication between teams and the crowd’s roars make a football game “beautiful”. Also, all players have the chance of shining on the field – everyone on the team can score a goal and bring the win. Players don’t need equipment, and football doesn’t have any physical requirements too.