Why is football considered world's most popular sport?

Can you name a spot that has over million people actively invovled in it?It's footbal! Football is played and watched by men and women in almost every country on Earth.Infact,football has been popular since time immemorial.It was played in china as early as the second and third century BC,and in ancient Greece and Rome too.However,it became really popular in britan only over last thousand years.One of the reason why football is so popular is that it doesnot need any expensive eqiupment.All you need are two teams,a ball,two makeshift goal posts and a place to play-it can be a park or a field,a beach or even a street!

Did you know that 'football'is the name of several similar team sports.of all which involve kicking a ball with the foot ian attempt to score a goal? The most popular of these sports world wide is association football,more commonly known as 'football' or 'soccer'.The term came into use after the formaation of in 1863.Today,the world governing body of football,Federation Internationale deFootball Associationor the FIFA,formed in 1904, and based in Zurich, Switzerland has over 208 member nations - which just goes to show how widespread 'football fever'

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The Brazilion football legend, Edson Aeantes do Nascimento or Pele, is probably the greatest footballer of all time.He was part ofthe Brazilian team,that won the World Cups of 1958,1962 and 1970.