By: Emmanuel Yassa
What sport do you like to watch? What is your favorite sports team?
Sports are known to be a place where people can gather around and enjoy a game, but which sports do people watch exactly, and what are their favorite sports teams?
First, let’s start with how sports are good for our mental health. According to Gavi, a health alliance community, sports allow social bonding through shared teams, lower feelings of isolation, and decrease depressive symptoms. They also explain that watching sports, especially popular ones, can activate parts of the brain connected to pleasure and happiness. Over time, this may even affect the brain areas linked to these feelings.
Now let’s talk about one of the most popular sports in 2026. Soccer, also known as football in many countries, is one of the most popular sports in the world because of its major leagues and events like the World Cup. It is also played all around the world and does not require much equipment to get started. Other popular sports include cricket, field hockey, tennis, basketball, and American football.
When asked about his favorite sport and team, Zubair Siddiqui, who is a freshman, said, “All sports are good, but soccer stands out from the bunch, and Liverpool has been my favorite team since I was a kid.”
Bryan Lee, a freshman, shared his opinion, saying, “Soccer is my favorite sport, and you know, Tottenham is my favorite team because they are the best in the world.”
These students’ answers show us that soccer has many fans at our school. Both students support Hotspur. Their answers show how sports can bring people together and give them something to enjoy and share.
