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5 Not to be missed sporting events in 2021

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You think that the Super Bowl is one of the most followed sports events on the planet? The famous American football championship, which resembles a sports blockbuster, is not very popular outside the United States. On average, 150 million people watch the Super Bowl worldwide. Even the Giro, the famous Tour of Italy on a bicycle, has at least three times as many viewers!

In this top 5 list of the most talked-about sporting events, you will find out the total world television audience for the World Cup, as well as the names of the tennis players who managed to attract one billion people to their TV screens on 10 July 2016. In our ranking, you can also find out which sport is not well known in our country and yet attracts 2.5 billion viewers every four years. We will also present the most publicised sporting event in the world, which is also the most watched television programme of all time.

5. Wimbledon

Founded in 1877 in a London borough, Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Every early summer, for a fortnight, professionals and amateurs alike come to try their luck on the famous grass of “The Championships”. The most prestigious of the four Grand Slam tournaments holds other astonishing records: 2019 saw the longest final in history, between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, lasting 4 hours and 57 minutes, just 9 minutes longer than the previous edition’s final!

In addition, the longest match in the history of tennis was also held at Wimbledon in 2010, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes.

4. The Rugby World Cup

On 2 November 2019, the victory of the South African Springboks over the English team thrilled 1.2 billion people around the world. In France, more than one in two viewers were watching the Rugby World Cup final. The competition, held in Japan, created a craze for the sport throughout Asia. In addition, the other matches in the tournament, the broadcasts and the previews of the matches, had record audiences during the 44 days of the competition.

3. Champion’s league

Europe’s most prestigious club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, has pitted the continent’s top clubs against each other since 1955. Formerly known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, the competition runs for a year, beginning with qualifying and a group stage, before moving on to knockout matches.

The most successful team in Champions League history is Real Madrid, with 13 trophies including a treble between 2016 and 2018. The sum total of all Champions League matches attracts 1.7 billion football fans, and each final is watched by 400 million viewers in 200 countries.  It’s also popular for sports betting fanatics and during the whole year they can chase the best bookmaker bonus bets . Thanks to these bonuses they can start of on the right foot when creating their account.

2. Tour de France

For those who don’t cycle, or don’t cycle much, cycling may not seem like a very exciting sport. Yet the world’s most prestigious bicycle race galvanises 3.5 billion viewers and listeners every year, according to the organisers of the Tour de France. At the beginning of July, more than half of all French people are watching one of the most watched sporting events in the world. It must be said that the splendid landscapes of France are enough to arouse contemplation.

1. Euro 2020

The name might mislead you but because of circumstances the European Championship of football will be played this summer. Billions of people will follow the festivities as there are multiple exciting teams that could be in the run to lift the cup.

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