Which is the best sport in the world and why?

If you are talking sport and not recreation and in particular team sports then for me, there is no comparison in playing or watching, the best sport in the world is Australian Football.

Australian Football is a free-flowing spectacular game that has a little restriction. No wonder it is the most popular game in the world on per head of population basis.

Other sports only have a part of what Australian Football has because in Australian Football you can soccer the ball as in soccer, run with the ball as in rugby, bounce the ball as in basketball, tackle as in rugby, block as in American Football, hand-pass as in Gaelic Football, catch the ball as in American Football and kick the ball like only Australian Footballers can.

The scoring is optimal in Australian Football – one goal about every three minutes and possession is open not reciprocated. But to see why Australian Football is the most popular sport per head of population in the world you’d have to witness it for yourself.

Countries that play Australian Football in Regular Competition

Abu Dhabi, AFLAME

Argentina, AFLA

Australia, AFL

Austria, AFLA, EU

Bahrain, AFLAME

Brunei, BAFL/AFLA

Cambodia, AFLA

Canada, AFLC, IC, ECP(AC), 49thP

China, AFLA, IC

Colombia, AFLC

Croatia, CAAF, ECP, EU

Czech Republic, CAFL, EU

Denmark, DAFL, ECP, IC

Dubai, AFLAME

East Timor (Timor-Leste), AFLTL, IC

England, AFL, IC, ECP, EU

Fiji, AFLF, IC

Finland, FAFL, IC, ECP, EU

France, CNFA, IC, EU

Germany, AFLG, ECP, EU

Hong Kong, AFLA

Iceland, AFLI, ECP, EU

India, AFLI, IC

Indonesia, AFLI, IC

Ireland, ARLI, IC, ECP

Italy, AFLI

Japan, JAFL, IC

Kuwait, AFLAME

Laos, AFLA

Macau, AFLA

Malaysia, AFLA

Myanmar, AFLA

Nauru, NAFA, IC

Netherlands, DAFA, EU

New Zealand, AFLNZ, IC

Norway, NAFL

Oman, AFLAME

Pakistan, PAFL, IC

Papua New Guinea, AFLPNG, IC

Philippines, PAFL

Qatar, AFLAME

Russia, AFLR, EU

Samoa, SAFA, IC

Scotland, AFLS, EU

Singapore, AFLA

Solomon Islands, AFL

South Africa, AFLSA, IC

Sri Lanka, AFSL

Sweden, SAFL, IC, ECP

Switzerland, AFLS

Thailand, AFLA

Tonga, AFLT, IC

United States America, USAFL, IC, ECP(AC), 49thP

Vanuatu, AFLV