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Association football is the most popular sport in almost all South American countries. There are a wide range of sports played in the continent of South America. Popular sports include rugby union, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, hockey, beach volleyball, motorsports and cricket.
Equestrian sports in South America by country (11 C) Field hockey in South America by country (10 C) Association football in South America by country (15 C)
Sports in Colombia includes professional sports leagues, as well as amateur leagues for numerous sports. Football , cycling , and roller skating are the most popular sports in Colombia. [ 1 ] The Government of Colombia sponsors numerous individuals and teams nationally and internationally through the Ministry of Sports to enable sportspeople to ...
Sports play a key role in the culture and makeup of Dominican Republic society. [1] Baseball is the most popular sport on the island country and Major League Baseball has been recruiting players from the Dominican Republic since the 1960s. [2] Basketball, football, volleyball, and boxing are other sports played in the country.
Night view of Maracanã Stadium, June 2013.. Football is considered one of the greatest sports in South America. [1] [2] Football was first introduced to the continent during the nineteenth century, as part of the worldwide diffusion of British culture initiated by the British diaspora and subsequent acceptance of the sport by the region's Anglophile elite.
Argentina's World Cup final win over France on penalty kicks helped seal Lionel Messi's status as one of soccer's greatest and an icon alongside Diego Maradona.
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the premier basketball league in America. For a long time it was a sport dominated by white Americans and it wasn't very popular amongst Latin American countries. That all changed with the arrival of the Nuyoricans. They were Puerto Ricans who had moved to New York in search of a better life and ...
South American sport by year (152 C) * South America sport-related lists (13 C, 4 P) + Women's sports in South America (17 C) Men's sports in South America (14 C) C.