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According to a 2010 survey the most popular Spectator(keyword) sport in the world by fan count is:

#1--Football (soccer), approximately 3.5 billion fans.

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1. Soccer (association football, also known as futbol in various Spanish-speaking countries)

2. Cricket

3. Rugby

4. Field Hockey

T5: Baseball

T5: Basketball

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Football (soccer) is the most watched sport in the world with billions of fans watching world wide.

the English premier league is the most popular sporting league in the world and is home to the biggest and wealthiest team in the world Manchester United whose lead striker Wayne Rooney is the highest payed player in the English league.

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The most accurate way to measure the most popular spectator sports in Australia is through attendance by non-participants. The latest figures available for this is through the 2005-06 Multi-Purpose Household Survey, the results of which have been published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

According to this site, the most popular sports in Australia by attendance are:

  • Australian Rules football (AFL), with an attendance rate of 16%
  • Horse-racing (13%)
  • Rugby league (9%)
  • Motor sports (9%)
  • Cricket (5%)
  • Rugby Union (4%)
  • Soccer (4%)
  • Harness racing
  • Dog Racing
  • Basketball (2%)
  • Tennis (2%)
  • Netball (1%)
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The most popular spectator sport in Australia is the Melbourne based code of football known as Australian Rules. This is a local version of Ireland's Gaelic Football played with "Australian rules". This code of football is only popular in the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

Second only to Australian Rules is the Sydney based code of football - Rugby League. This is the most popular spectator sport in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

During the summer months Cricket is the most popular spectator sport throughout the entire country.

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There is a three-way tie: soccer, cock-fighting, and taco tasting


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Different people have different views of favourite sports but i would have to say: Football, Rugby, Cricket, Golf and swimming

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ball scratching and being Asian

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