The debate has been on for a while now. There are a lot of fantastic sports out there and people argue about which one is the best. The debate will continue for the foreseeable future but in my humble opinion, football is the best sport.

Football was thought to originate in China around 476BC and modern football was thought to have started in England in the twelfth century and the sport has seen tremendous development ever since. For those that try to make arguments that others sports are better than football, below are reasons why football is the best sport:

A game for all: No age limit

Football has no age limit. All you need is to be in good shape and voila, you are good to though. I just discovered the NFL has a policy that players have to be three years out of high school before entering the NFL draft and in the NBA, players must be a year removed from high school before entering the draft.

Football has no such rules. Once your club decides you are ready for first team football, you find yourself playing. Gianluigi Donnarumma made his first team debut at 16 and he hasn't looked back since.

Transfer madness

The transfer window is one every football fan can't wait for. Players are bought at ridiculous prices. The transfer of Neymar and Mbappe to PSG remains fresh in mind. Some players hold press conferences to assure the fans of their loyalty to the club only to leave the next day.

Derby matches: El Clasico, a classic example

El Clasico is one of those derby matches football fans can't wait for. These derby matches are all about pride. You see players putting in their very best. Things can get really heated in these derby matches. Dramas unfold, emotions overboil and it makes the match all the more intresting. Six players(three from each team) received red cards in a derby match in Sweden.

Equality

If there is a place where humans can be assumed to be completely equal, it's on the football pitch. Your race, colour, background doesn't matter once you step in the pitch. It's all down to what you have to offer.

Rivalry


The debate about who is the better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is one of the greatest sport debate of all times. In football, there are a lot of eternal rivals. For example, Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool e.t.c. This rivalry puts a lot at stake when these teams meet and makes the encounter more thrilling.

The World Cup, the world's most popular sports tournament

The World cup is the worlds most popular tournament. Tons of people travelled to Russia to watch the just concluded World Cup and many more followed the tournament from their homes.

Passion

Football is all about passion. Every match day, you see stadia around the world packed with fans. Infact football connects everybody in the world. Regardless where you are, the passion remains the same.

Loyal fans

You will have to watch Liverpool, Dortmund and Celtic's matches to fully grasp this point. Liverpool fans are always reciting the famous "You will never walk alone" anthem. Dortmund fans can intimidate their opposition to the extent that they forget how to play their football.

Rules are easy to understand

Football rules are straightforward and easy to understand. The rules are also designed to make the game enjoyable and fair

Tactics

If there is any point where tactics matters, it's football. It's not always about your ability. Atletico Madrid reached the UCL final twice and defeated teams clearly better than them. This is because they have a sound manager with excellent tactics. Their defensive tactics is out of this world. Kudos atletico. 


There are a lot of fantastic sports but Football is the Crème de la crème(the best of the best) as the French would say. Thanks for reading!

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