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cstair23


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In New Zealand, the Rugby World Cup tickets are predicted to reach up to 1400 dollars.  Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully says "the knockout tickets (finals) will be well in excess of anything New Zealand has ever seen". 

Pool play tickets will start at about 40 dollars while the finals will reach up to about 1400$ a piece.  With 40 pool play games scheduled, the profits should be massive due to the popularity of Rugby in the area. 

What do you think are the top 5 sports of the WORLD?  (In order from most to least popular)

Do sports fans sometimes go a little too far? 

What impact do events such as the Olympics, or in this case the Rugby World Cup, have on the economy of the hosting nation?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10548453

-- Edited by cstair23 at 18:43, 2008-12-16

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1Soccer
2Volleyball
3basketball
4tennis
5gymnastics

yes occasionally fans catch the craze a little much but its part of the fun

they probably help the hosting nations econmony in a sort of short gain for the time being

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1.soccer
2.cricket
3.rugby
4.basketball
5.badmitton?

Yes, I believe there are definitely fans that use sporting events as a reason to get drunk and rowdy. Thats more of a reflection on them than the sport. As far as $1400 for a game, I mean if you got the cash...

It seems like a good deal to me. Lotsa revenue from tourism.

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soccer
american football
baseball
basketball
golf


and yeah maybe a little but if you love rugby and you have the money to spend, go for it.
I would say it probably helps the economy right? because of all the money people spend?

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-soccer (every country plays that)
-baseball
-basketball
-baseball
-golf

-stuart denton

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1. soccor
2. swiming
3. gymnastics
4. baseball
5. tennis



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1. soccer
2. tennis
3. cricket
4. hockey
5. baseball

i think fans can get a little crazy, but it is party of the fun.
it makes the games entertaining.

i think that it helps the hosting countries economy a lot because
they are getting all of the tourism.

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1. soccer
2. ping pong
3. gymnastics
4. baseball
5. tennis



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MARISA CELISE TORRES


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soccer
tennis
basketball
hockey
baseball

i totally think that fans get crazy, shoot, i get crazy when i watch my fav sports at home (basket ball and soccer)
it makes it a little better by going crazy :]

i i think i will help the countries economy because it is bring in tourist, and tourist bring money with them. i would think they would want to spend it, to remember they amazing time in New Zealand.

YAY FOR MONEY :]

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i agree with marisas top 5

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1. soccer
2. hockey
3. baseball
4. soccer
5. soccer


oh and did i mention soccer?

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1-soccer
2-badmitton
3-Ping Pong
4-Baseball
5-cricket

I don't think sports fans go to far. Especially when it comes to international events like the World Cup. I would pay $2000 to watch the US in the finals...unfortunately I will never be able to do that.

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soccer
baseball
basketball
tennis
hockey


I don't think sports fans go too far. A lot of fans yell out you suck or something like that and do you really think the athlete gets affecte by those comments. but when fans attack like somebody's family then it goes too far.

I thinkg it has a great affect on the country the only setback is that sometimes they have to build a new staduim but it is worth it with all the tourism and the attraction.

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Soccer
Baseball
Hockey
Tennis
Ping Pong

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1.soccer
2.swimming
3.basketball
4.gymnastics
5.tennis

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soccer
tennis
field hockey
baseball
table tennis


and i think the craziness of the fans sometimes makes the game that much better
i personally love booing derek jeter and A-rod whenever they play the angels

but sometimes people do go a little far in thier drunken stupors.

nonetheless i think events such as the World Cup and the Olympics are awesome both for the hosting nation and the viewers such as myself

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I will say that fans in South America take soccer a little to seriously when they riot because they didn't like the referee's call that costed them the game.

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-soccer
-baseball
-american football
-basketball
-figure skating

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1. soccer
2. baseball
3. rugby
4. tennis
5. gymnastics

sometimes sports fans go too far when other people get hurt, but for the most part in America at least people will jeer, but they're pretty well-behaved

Olympics=good. i love the Olympics :)

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-soccer
-tennis
-swimming
-baseball
-gymnastics

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Here's an article (not vouching for the reliability, though!) that I found online about most popular world sports:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Most-Popular-Sports-Around-The-World&id=551180

but perhaps some of these will crack the list in the next decade:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/strange.sports/index.html

As far as the crazy fans, I guess as long as no one uses witchcraft... :)

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the only places where fans get really out of hand are at soccer games in mexico, south america, and Ireland. They tend to riot when their team loses or sometimes even when they win, some fields actually have to be fenced in to protect the players

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