BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... Another Ryder Cup is in the books, with the US winning for the first time since 2016, despite some fan favorites absent this year. As the PGA gets underway and the European Tour soon wraps up, we take a look at golf’s most favored players among its fans in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... With the 2021-22 edition of the Premier League still in its early stages, not much can be read into the table yet. So, we dive into our data to put together a different kind of points table, looking at the best-supported clubs in the UK.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... Over the last decade, much has been written regarding the National Hockey League’s long-term ambitions to expand overseas since it voiced optimism of such growth back in 2008. Since then, the NHL’s expansion has remained domestic. However, the NHL has maintained a presence in several international markets, hosting exhibition and preseason games in Europe in front of big crowds.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... As the postponed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo draw closer, international data from YouGov shows just how popular each sport is around the world.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... The Premier League announced in May that it has rolled over its existing domestic broadcast deals for a further three years. The move reportedly stems from clubs’ concerns that, in the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the rights might end up fetching a lower sum than the League’s current deal, which is worth £4.8bn.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... With the NBA having entered the business end of the regular season, we look at the league’s popularity in some of the key markets outside the USA.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... As the row around the now-suspended European Super League brewed, one of its key advocates, Madrid President Florentino Pérez, made the case that the tournament would do more to attract a new generation of fans.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it will organize a handful of esports events prior to the Tokyo Games, marking a significant move toward introducing video games into the Olympics. New YouGov polling in three key markets shows there is notable interest in what the IOC is calling the Olympic Virtual Series.
BLOG | by YouGov Sport ... When Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl in February 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it relit fierce debate around who the greatest athlete of all time really is. While Brady is highly regarded among football fans in the United States, there are several athletes who more sports fans see as the Greatest of All Time, or the G.O.A.T.. A new YouGov study ranks which sports stars, alive or dead, are most likely to be considered the greatest.
BLOG | by Liam Randell ... Take a moment before you read the results, off the top of your head consider who is your favourite current Australian female athlete? And who do you think Australian’s would vote? Now that you have decided on those names let’s deep dive and see the results. The study was simple, we went and asked 3,000 Australians on the YouGov panel who their favourite current Australian female athlete is.
