Why Soccer Is so Popular

Why is soccer so popular? Many people in the U.S. often ask: “why soccer is so boring? Some time they can’t even score!” In my person opinion, I do not think soccer is boring; in fact, it is really fun to play, soccer or football as it is known throughout the world, is the most popular sport in the world, and also requires a huge amount of skills. It creates fanatical fans, and throws the world’s biggest sporting tournament, the World Cup; The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 World Cup Championship (FIFA); there are about 130 million people who watch the Super Bowl (NBC sports); Super Bowl had much less people compare to the World Cup Championship. Why is soccer so popular? Our natural skills of learning is the most obvious reason why that soccer is so popular, in addition, relative simplicity and the passion of soccer are also the major reasons as well.
The reason for this popularity sport is not too hard to figure out--, soccer is the natural game to play. If you roll a ball towards to a little kid who has just learned how to walk, his first reaction might be to try to pick it up, however, the little kid is quite likely to kick it instead. The kid will realized a kicked ball will go further than threw a ball, and it might be easier for kid to control where the ball will goes also. As the kid growing up, little kid have learned more and more about what soccer is, therefore discovered that he can play with friends, and that is because the game is so natural and easy to learn, they can play anywhere they want; it is very popular in the back streets of Europe countries and African villages; they often play in the back streets and the open area between the houses; if you find an open spot, you can practice your soccer skills anytime, you can even practice at your living room. Play is a basic human instinct, kicking a ball is a natural skill that we all known. That is one of the