# Sports

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/c/sports/

> Category page in the Verasight Data Library.

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

## Inventory

- Featured topics: 0
- Indexed questions: 11

## Featured topics

- No published featured topics in this category yet.

## Indexed questions

- [Manchester United is the most recognized soccer club on the list](https://data.verasight.io/sports/manchester-united-is-the-most-recognized-soccer-club-on-the-list/index.html.md): In a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 1-6, 2025, Manchester United is the soccer club Americans recognize most, familiar to three-in-five (60%). (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/manchester-united-is-the-most-recognized-soccer-club-on-the-list/)
- [One in seven Americans view Tottenham Hotspur favorably](https://data.verasight.io/sports/one-in-seven-americans-view-tottenham-hotspur-favorably/index.html.md): In 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/one-in-seven-americans-view-tottenham-hotspur-favorably/)
- [Football is Americans' favorite professional sport](https://data.verasight.io/sports/football-is-americans-favorite-professional-sport/index.html.md): In 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/football-is-americans-favorite-professional-sport/)
- [64% of Americans don't watch the Paralympics](https://data.verasight.io/sports/64-of-americans-dont-watch-the-paralympics/index.html.md): Roughly two-thirds of Americans (64%) don't watch the Paralympics at all, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/64-of-americans-dont-watch-the-paralympics/)
- [Football is America's favorite sport](https://data.verasight.io/sports/football-is-americas-favorite-sport/index.html.md): Football 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/football-is-americas-favorite-sport/)
- [Half of Americans say local sports teams are important to their city](https://data.verasight.io/sports/half-of-americans-say-local-sports-teams-are-important-to-their-city/index.html.md): In 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/half-of-americans-say-local-sports-teams-are-important-to-their-city/)
- [Many Americans have no idea who'll win the World Cup](https://data.verasight.io/sports/most-americans-have-no-idea-wholl-win-the-world-cup/index.html.md): Presented 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/most-americans-have-no-idea-wholl-win-the-world-cup/)
- [A third of Americans don't watch the Olympics](https://data.verasight.io/sports/a-third-of-americans-dont-watch-the-olympics/index.html.md): One-in-three Americans (33%) say they do not watch the Olympics at all, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/a-third-of-americans-dont-watch-the-olympics/)
- [More than half are unsure whether the 2019 Astros should lose their title](https://data.verasight.io/sports/more-than-half-are-unsure-whether-the-2019-astros-should-lose-their-title/index.html.md): A 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/more-than-half-are-unsure-whether-the-2019-astros-should-lose-their-title/)
- [54% of Americans oppose any foreign ownership of major sports teams](https://data.verasight.io/sports/54-of-americans-oppose-any-foreign-ownership-of-major-sports-teams/index.html.md): Just 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. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/54-of-americans-oppose-any-foreign-ownership-of-major-sports-teams/)
- [Many Americans are unsure who'll win the 2026 Super Bowl](https://data.verasight.io/sports/many-americans-are-unsure-wholl-win-the-2026-super-bowl/index.html.md): Uncertainty outdraws every team ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl: about a quarter of Americans (23%) can't say which will win, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026. (page: https://data.verasight.io/sports/many-americans-are-unsure-wholl-win-the-2026-super-bowl/)

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