December 10th, 2011 by admin

While there are many sports played throughout the world it has to be said that the one that has the deepest cultural influence throughout the world is soccer. America has many popular sports including baseball, football and basketball, but for the most part these sports stop having a wide influence as soon as they cross the border. Hockey and Rugby have a large influence throughout much of the world, but there are many countries that don’t care for it. The only sport that seems to have appeal across all borders is soccer. Ask anyone throughout the world who their favorite soccer team is and you are almost sure to get a passionate answer. In addition, what other sport has an international tournament involving all the countries in the world that people stop work in order to watch? What other sport attracts hundreds of people to crowd around tiny televisions in remote villages around the world? The World Cup incites so much passion and national pride. People rally around their teams as they fight for their nation against other countries around the world. It is clear that when it comes to international culture in sports, soccer leads by a large margin.