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The Most Popular Sports in the United States

November 6, 2023 by Katie Nelson

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While American Football is the absolute favorite sport in the United States, there are other sports that sports fans enjoy in this country. American football, known as the NFL, makes billions of dollars each year.

In 2020, the NFL made $12 billion and in 2019 they made $16 billion. This is by far the most popular sport in the United States!

Other popular sports include the following sports in the United States.

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Soccer

Some of the other popular sports in the United States include badminton, motorsports like Nascar, wrestling like the WWE, and Golf. Every sport has a group of fans that just enjoy the sport.

Whether they opt to go watch the sport live, play the sport, or participate eina sports gatherings at home to watch a game on their television, the people who live in the United States do enjoy a lot of sports.

What are the 4 major sports in America?

The four major sports in America are the NFL, the NHL, the NBA, and the MLB. NFL is National Football League. NHL Is National Hockey League. NBA is National Basketball Association. The MLB is Major League Baseball.

Which sport you like to watch or participate in will have more to do with how you were raised and what sports you were introduced to as a child. Some children grow up watching Nascar with their parents and continue to enjoy this sport in their older years.

Some children grew up going to live baseball games with their family in the United States and continue the tradition with their family when they start having kids of their own. Each sports fan has their reasons for why they like each sport that they like, but overall we have found that sports fans are serious about the sport they love.

These are the 5 main sports that are considered the United States “major” sports. American football, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, and baseball. You can enjoy most of these sports at live events in stadiums all over the United States.

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