Main content

Why Football is the World’s Game

Why has football becomes the world’s favourite team sport? Aasmah Mir asks why “soccer” has developed such a huge following…..

Why has football becomes the world’s favourite team sport? Aasmah Mir asks why “soccer” has developed such a huge following. As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia, Aasmah talks to players and fans across the world about the game’s accessibility, simplicity and unpredictability.

(Image: Children playing football on beach, Credit: Shutterstock)

Available now

23 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Jun 201805:32GMT
BBC World Service South Asia

More episodes

Previous

Why Do We Love Landscapes?

Next

Fishing

See all episodes from The Why Factor

Broadcasts

  • Mon 18 Jun 201812:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Mon 18 Jun 201821:06GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Tue 19 Jun 201801:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Mon 25 Jun 201805:32GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia

Get the podcast

Get the podcast

Subscribe or download individual episodes for free

Why do we look the way we do?

Why do we look the way we do?

Tattoos, trainers, jeans, hair, ties ... why?

Podcast

  • The Why Factor

    The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions