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Fastest growing sports in Spain

These are the most popular up and coming sports and games in Spain

In the last few years, sports have been at the centre of Spanish identity at the global level. Spain has positioned itself uniquely in sports like football, cycling, and tennis, and has made itself a powerhouse of sports in the world.

Spain is world-renowned for its love of football and has some of the best soccer teams in the world, with the Spanish national team winning the FIFA World Cup in 2010. Elsewhere, Rafael Nadal and more recently Carlos Alcaraz have brought the world’s attention to the Spanish wonders on the tennis court, while another court game that has been growing over recent years is padel tennis. The other popular games in Spain are basketball, cycling, motorsports and horse riding etc.

These are the most popular and loved games by Spanish people:

1. Football

Football is not only Spain's national sport but also a national obsession. Every town consists of at least one football pitch because of the passion of the population towards the sport. Clubs spot young talent on the ground and invest in them from an early age.

The love of Spanish people for sports has opened the doors to many other mediums to enjoy it in their leisure time. Football is not only restricted to grounds but to other successful businesses. It has dedicated tabloids writing about the latest updates and giving a dedicated part to its coverage. From the on-field performance of teams at national and international levels to the lives of popular football players, people are heavily invested in the sport.

They want to know about the journey of their favourite players and the latest updates in the tables. Not just that, there are dedicated television programmes which entirely cover football analytics in a comprehensive manner, which goes from the popular football player to a successful football manager.

Their love for the game has surpassed all dimensions spreading to successful business digitally and has given rise to some of the best betting sites in Spain. Online betting goes simultaneously with almost all popular sports in Spain which is why betters keep looking for bookmakers that are safe and have amazing offers so that they can maximise their winnings. Discover everything online and bet on La Liga, El Clásico, the Champions League and every international fixture involving Spain with ease.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that football is a religion in Spain. In the year 2020, more than 1.1 million players registered themselves in the Royal Spanish Football Federation which allows them to get a license and participate in official competitions.

2. Tennis

Spain has witnessed a ton of talent in the field of tennis in the last decades ranging from Manolo Santana to Juan Carlos Ferrero. Since the year 2005, Rafael Nadal has been reigning the tennis court for Spain which has continued the interest of the people alive in the sport, and now Murcia youngster Carlos Alcaraz is quickly proving himself as a new star of world tennis. Not just that, but tennis has risen in popularity over the years and got people interested in other racket and padel games. If we talk about figures, tennis is the second most loved sport in Spain after football. The most popular sports in Spain are football, with 69% of people saying it’s their favourite sport, while tennis is tied in second place with the equally popular Formula 1 at 8%, then basketball at 6% and MotoGP at 5%.

3. Padel

Padel is probably the fastest-growing game in Spain. There are 1000 padel clubs and 11, 000 courts and around 2 to 6 million people in Spain who practice Padel tennis. This makes Spain the leading country in the world for Padel. It is a four-player doubles racket sport played with tennis rules and regulations. However, it is played in a small synthetic metal and glass court, with the use of side and back walls.

With young people especially interested in playing padel, it has become one of the most popular sports in Spain. In terms of popularity, Padel is slowly overtaking tennis in Spain and now slowly rising on the charts. In terms of age and gender distribution, it’s telling that padel is more popular amongst females with an estimated 32% Spanish women having licenses and 29% practising the sport. It is mostly played by people aged 35 to 54 years old.

Amongst the enlisted sports above, other sports like archery, running and swimming are increasingly popular in Spain. Swimming along with other water sports as a whole concept is popular in Spain as a competitive and recreational sport.

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