no other sporting event unifies and bond nations like football does. right from the grassroot level to the very top, football is loved by the majority of people. even before football money and gambling became an additional factor that draws people into being part of the football game, people had a natural love for watching football due to how entertaining it is.

i will choose football as the best sports in the world any day and anytime. it is quite true that the popularity of certain sports might just be peculiar to the region in question but it is hard to see much attention in other sports when you consider world championship in those sports. for instance if the world cup is going on now, the whole world will feel the impact of it. even regular continental football tournament like the euros, copa America and even the AFCON gets a lot of attention far more than any other sporting event can attract.