“I think that every single person should play sports.” Donovan Bailey, Jamaican athlete (1967-) TextLernbox What are the five most popular sports in the world? Some of the answers may surprise you! Football (“soccer” in the U.S.) is the world's most popular sport. Today, about 3.5 billion people watch or play football. Football is popular in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, North America… almost everywhere!Fun fact: In a professional football game, players run about five miles (=eight km).…