New game plan..

How about focusing on preventing the Leafs from scoring rather than firing a million shots at them....

Might work as simply out shooting them not working the best...
- Fruitcakenipple

easier said than done
flames are a team of losers
losers don't know how to win

Golf #7 would be surprising, considering how few people in this world can actually afford to play it.
- Cooshie

EDIT - Sorry - actually Statistic Brain not Wiki
Worldwide
1. Football (Soccer)
2. Cricket
3. Field-Hockey
4. Tennis
5. Volleyball
6. Table Tennis
7. Baseball
8. Golf

Basketball is waaaaay more popular than rugby.

And I love rugby.

It's a fringe sport.
- Atomic Wedgie

In North America

the sports that are cheap, easy to learn and play are. Soccer and Basketball anyone can play. kick or bounce a ball in the dirt..there you're playing.

thats why they are the most popular. poor people can play
- senstroll

This is true.

Not so sure about that call

Here are your top ten

1. Real Football (soccer)
2 .Cricket
3. Tennis
4. Baseball
5. Basketball
6. Table tennis (if you can believe that)
7.Hockey
8.Volleyball
9. Rugby ( I would have thought it would be higher)
10. Golf (barely a sport)

According to top10.com
- Fakepartofme

ya i find it hard to believe hockey is above rugby

maiden

comic book movies suck
all of them
- Sammich

I finally saw the Batman movie with Heath Ledger.

It sucked.

Wiki answers has this:
Worldwide
1. Football (Soccer)
2. Cricket
3. Field-Hockey
4. Tennis
5. Volleyball
6. Table Tennis
7. Baseball
8. Golf
- Woderwick

What did they source this from?

Nothing wrong with sloppy seconds!!!

- Cooshie

Never said it was.

Not so sure about that call
- pparam

Yeah that was weak, just because you've got your stick between someone's legs and they go down, that doesn't necessarily mean they were tripped. He was clearly pushed over. If they want to call that a penalty then the penalty should be changed to "stick between the legs".

What did they source this from?
- A_Tree

With Wikianswers is usually the opinions of people who post on there is it not?

This is true.
- A_Tree

you would also have to specify most played or watched I guess. the lists would be different..with soccer #1 on both

EDIT - Sorry - actually Statistic Brain not Wiki
Worldwide
1. Football (Soccer)
2. Cricket
3. Field-Hockey
4. Tennis
5. Volleyball
6. Table Tennis
7. Baseball
8. Golf
- Woderwick

Get different answers from different sites:
http://mostpopularsports.net/in-the-world

1. Soccer
2. Basketball
3. Cricket
4. Tennis
5. Baseball

The problem is threefold:

1) How do you define popularity? Attendance? Viewership? Amateur participation?

2) If attendance or viewership are considered, do you use average or total? By total attendance, MLB is the biggest league in the world. By average, the CFL is top ten. You can see the flaws with both approaches.

3) Participation numbers for various sports globally have about a 0% chance of being reliable for most countries.

- Cooshie

Imma just kidding.

What did they source this from?
- A_Tree

Sorry, wasn't Wiki - it was Statistic Brain..and not sure.

Now I may not be a fancy GM, but you guys look like you're undefeated with absurd production from your first line without a 4.2 million dollar plug.

Get different answers from different sites:
http://mostpopularsports.net/in-the-world

1. Soccer
2. Basketball
3. Cricket
4. Tennis
5. Baseball
- Cooshie

http://abur.org/top-10-mo...atched-sport-in-the-world

List of most popular/watched sport in the world

1) Football: 3.3-3.5 billion fans (Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, etc.)

2) Cricket: 2-3 billion fans (India, UK, Pakistan, Asia, Australia, etc.)

3) Field hockey: 2-2.2 billion fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia)

4) Tennis: Around 1 billion fans (Europe, Americas, Asia)

5) Volleyball: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Americas, Australia)

6) Table tennis: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas)

7) Baseball: Around 500 million fans (US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic)

8) Golf: Around 400 million fans (US, Canada, Europe)

9) Gridiron (American football): 390-410 million fans (US mainly)

10) Basketball: Not more than 400 million fans (US, Canada mainly)

Get different answers from different sites:
http://mostpopularsports.net/in-the-world

1. Soccer
2. Basketball
3. Cricket
4. Tennis
5. Baseball
- Cooshie

I've noticed - some refer to fans of the sport not participation.

I finally saw the Batman movie with Heath Ledger.

It sucked.
- Atomic Wedgie

its all comic book and cartoons these days
people forgot how to actually write and direct
or mabie they are just appealing to idiocracy society has become

you would also have to specify most played or watched I guess. the lists would be different..with soccer #1 on both
- senstroll

wrong way more fans at baseball games and more games played

http://abur.org/top-10-mo...atched-sport-in-the-world

List of most popular/watched sport in the world

1) Football: 3.3-3.5 billion fans (Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, etc.)

2) Cricket: 2-3 billion fans (India, UK, Pakistan, Asia, Australia, etc.)

3) Field hockey: 2-2.2 billion fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia)

4) Tennis: Around 1 billion fans (Europe, Americas, Asia)

5) Volleyball: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Americas, Australia)

6) Table tennis: Around 900 million fans (Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas)

7) Baseball: Around 500 million fans (US, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic)

8) Golf: Around 400 million fans (US, Canada, Europe)

9) Gridiron (American football): 390-410 million fans (US mainly)

10) Basketball: Not more than 400 million fans (US, Canada mainly)
- daeth

Fans - not participation.

In North America
- Fakepartofme

In the world.

Rugby is popular in the UK.

Less so in France.

Trying to catch on in Italy.

Fringe sport in North America.

One country in South America likes it.

NZ is a tiny country.

Parts of Australia like it.

South Africa.

A bunch of tiny island countries.

That's about it.

The problem is threefold:

1) How do you define popularity? Attendance? Viewership? Amateur participation?

2) If attendance or viewership are considered, do you use average or total? By total attendance, MLB is the biggest league in the world. By average, the CFL is top ten. You can see the flaws with both approaches.

3) Participation numbers for various sports globally have about a 0% chance of being reliable for most countries.
- Leeman4Gilmour

Nothing can beat attendance of Baseball - 162 games x 30 teams a year with seats for 50K + fans