Why do more people watch men's soccer? Different ball game for male and female soccer players
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Every year billions of people across the globe tune in to watch the UEFA Champions League in which men compete in soccer, yet the number who tune-in to watch the female equivalent is miniscule and research has discovered it is a whole different ball game. For the first time both versions of the sport have been compared by the University of Sunderland to discover how the male game differs from that of the female game from a physical and technical point of view.