Slosprint, you have an opinion, which is valid as your view, but still incorrect [:)]
Essentially, the definition of a sport is something that is played purely for entertainment purposes, for those participating and for those viewing. So, it stands to reason that the greatest sport on the planet would be the one that entertained not only the largest number of people around the globe, but the one that entertained the largest variety of people around the globe.
Football (the real Football, not HandEgg), is watched and played around the entire globe at every level, from the very poor to the very rich. Even in the USA. Below is a link to the Fifa world rankings:
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranki ... 0&rank=193
As you can see, there are well over 200 countries that are registered to enter the world cup when the qualifying rounds begin again next year. Do any of the sports that you would consider American sports have a tournament of quite this scale? Look as Baseball (or Cricket II as it probably should be known in all actuality), in the "World series", from how many countries do the teams that participate hail from? It certainly seems like false advertising to me
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As for HandEgg (I guess you would call this football), is this played outside of North America at any kind of professional level? If it is, it's not really heard of.
Essentially, what I'm saying is that none of the so called "American" sports are particularly popular outside of North America (I'm aware this is not entirely true as Japan has attempted down the years to be America II). Whereas Football (known as Soccer to those incapable of logic) is played the whole world over at a professional level, and has a following in some areas of the globe (Europe, South America, Africa) that is more passionate about the sport than about life itself.
Although as a side note, it is wrong of me to say "American Sports", seeing as Baseball (Cricket II), American Football (HandEgg) and Ice Hockey (genuinely an awesome sport) are all English inventions.
Slosprint; I appreciate that there is no way that I will be able change your opinions of the sports in question, because it's what you've grown up on and vice versa for me. I would appreciate, however, that you wouldn't throw unsubstantiated slander at me or the sport that is essentially the most important thing in my life (except my fiance), to me and basically everyone I know.
So yeah, roller coasters, ay it [:)]