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Soccer is [1] the most popular sport in the world, and is the most popular sport in the majority of Latino countries. The World Cup is arguably the most prolific tournament for a single sport in the world, combining soccer players from around the globe to compete for the chance to call their home country champions.
Volleyball is the second most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian men's team has 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 3 silver), 7 World Championship medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) and has won nine World Leagues, while Brazil's women's team has won two gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the Olympic Games, in addition to four runners-up ...
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
Sports teams in South America by sport (1 C) A. Archery in South America (7 C, 1 P) Athletics in South America (19 C, 4 P) B. Badminton in South America (4 C, 3 P)
South American sports trophies and awards (1 C, 1 P) V. Sports venues in South America (8 C) W. Winter sports in South America (14 C) Y. Youth sport in South America ...
American football is the fourth most popular team sport in Mexico. The maximum competition is the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). [39] The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional was founded in 2016 [40] with 4 initial teams (Raptors, Eagles, Condors and Mayas), all based in Mexico City.
Association football (soccer) is the most popular [clarification needed] sport in almost all North, Central American and Caribbean Countries. [1] [circular reference] Unqualified, football is generally understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears. For example, "football ...
Night view of Maracanã Stadium, June 2013.. Football is considered one of the greatest sports in South America. [1] [2] Football was first introduced to the continent during the nineteenth century, as part of the worldwide diffusion of British culture initiated by the British diaspora and subsequent acceptance of the sport by the region's Anglophile elite.