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Sports

Fandom, participation, and attitudes around professional and recreational sports.

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Indexed questions: 11

Indexed questions

Individual survey questions in this category, each with its topline result and a link to the source report.

Manchester United is the most recognized soccer club on the listIn a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 1-6, 2025, Manchester United is the soccer club Americans recognize most, familiar to three-in-five (60%).
One in seven Americans view Tottenham Hotspur favorablyIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 19 to 27, 2023, 13% of Americans had a favorable view of Tottenham Hotspur.
Football is Americans' favorite professional sportIn a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 52% of Americans chose football as their favorite professional sport.
64% of Americans don't watch the ParalympicsRoughly two-thirds of Americans (64%) don't watch the Paralympics at all, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
Football is America's favorite sportFootball is the favorite sport of about three-in-ten Americans (31%), ahead of any other option, according to a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 1-6, 2025.
Half of Americans say local sports teams are important to their cityIn a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 20 to 25, 2025, 51% of Americans said their local sports team is at least somewhat important to their city. This includes 25% who said very important and 25% who said somewhat important.
Many Americans have no idea who'll win the World CupPresented with dozens of national teams, nearly a third of Americans (32%) say they don't know who will win the World Cup, outnumbering the backers of any single country, according to a January 2026 Verasight survey.
A third of Americans don't watch the OlympicsOne-in-three Americans (33%) say they do not watch the Olympics at all, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
More than half are unsure whether the 2019 Astros should lose their titleA 55% majority of Americans say they don't know whether the 2019 Houston Astros deserve to have their World Series championship revoked for cheating, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.
54% of Americans oppose any foreign ownership of major sports teamsJust over half of Americans (54%) say foreign sovereign wealth funds should not be allowed to buy any ownership stake in major league sports teams like NFL, NBA, or MLB franchises, according to an April 2024 Verasight survey.