Football & Chess ( Not Cricket ) are the Most Popular Games World Wide .Do you agree ?

FIFA has 208 member associations, which is 16 more than the United Nations and 3 more than the International Olympic Committee.The Fédération Internationale de Football Association commonly known by its acronym, FIFA (usually pronounced /fifə/ or /fifæ/), is the international governing body of association football. Its headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland, and its current president is Joseph Blatter.



Chess today is a Recognized Sport of the International Olympic Committee. The first official World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886; Viswanathan Anand is the current World Champion.

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Most countries have a national chess organization as well (such as the US Chess Federation and English Chess Federation), which in turn is a member of FIDE.Football %26amp; Chess ( Not Cricket ) are the Most Popular Games World Wide .Do you agree ?
Indian Cricket Team is a Huge Pile of Crap .
Yes, you're right. Cricket is played in very few countries.Football %26amp; Chess ( Not Cricket ) are the Most Popular Games World Wide .Do you agree ?
I don't agree because i don't like it.
well no i am in cricket so i dont agree

i hate international football and i hate chessFootball %26amp; Chess ( Not Cricket ) are the Most Popular Games World Wide .Do you agree ?
Football(soccer)is popular of course worldwide(no doubt).



1.SOCCER no WONDER. An estimated 3.5 billion people either watch or play soccer.

2.CRICKET is the next. Everyone would be probably surprised.But, about half of the world's population lives in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Total cricket fans are 3 to 3.3billion.

3.FIELD HOCKEY is the next, with an estimated 2 billion players or watchers

4.TENNIS. Not so surprising, but there are an estimated 1 billion

5.VOLLEYBALL. Yet another surprise, with an estimated 900 million



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You stated most popular, that infers highest number of participants. Sorry to be picky but in this case the number of national federations has little to do with actual popularity.



Therefore, whilst not a worldwide sport, Cricket, (mainly due to being the major sport in India and popular in ex / current Commonwealth countries) has a huge player base.



China have their own version of Chess, their version could not be included in the figures as it's rarely played outside China, and follows different rules, regulations and pieces.
1) foot ball

2) tennis

3) boxing

4) chess

5) cricket
Football is a SPORT



Chess is a GAME.



Pity you indians can't tell the difference
No , at some places chess and football are popular and somewhere some other games.
So what is ur Point ??

What happens if i agree with u??

Mate,u r mentally retarded ..u need to consult doctors as soon as possible



By the way,how many Accounts u created till now ??

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i think cricket is popular than any other game because it was played mostly by the more populated countries in the world.
Yes it's chess but not many people become fans for chess as it's a brainy game



Only those who play can become fans!



And foot ball is class game played everywhere



As far as fans concerned it's hocky and cricket!
Football agree Chess are you crazy?

You are saying chess because you like Anand
eppati irukeenga nain?



Naan romba santhoshma nienga ke parrunga.



Naan irunthu vandha fiji.



My tamil is rough, but i agree, cricket, comparatively is a minority sport
Not chess! You must live in a very insular enviroment if that's what you believe. Tennis %26amp; golf are much more widely played, and besides, chess is NOT a sport. I thought we sorted that out a few days ago.