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Originally Posted by Slow Roosevelt
So as ping pong or basketball. How come its not anywhere near?
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No he's right, soccer is cheap to play, those other sports are bad examples. Ping pong requires a table, paddles, and it's not a team sport that kids on a playground can play. Basketball requires at least one hoop, preferably with netting and a backboard, and a court.
Soccer on the other hand requires a ball, and a couple of makeshift goal posts. Doesn't even have to be an actual soccer ball, any ball of equitable size will do. No other gear needed. No specialized training either, just kick - pass - kick until someone scores. Rinse, repeat.
I don't see it as a bad thing when someone says it's popular because it's cheap to play. In fact it's pretty damn accurate, but it's also because most other sports just aren't as basic and as cheaply and easily played as soccer/football. I'm not sure why poeple want to argue the point either. I mean, if that's not the reason it's the most popular sport on Earth then what is? Some would say it's so popular because it's just a far superior sport than all others, but that's just pure fantasy talking.
Fact is, it being so cheap to join in and play has almost everything to do with it.