I&#x27;m not really debating the popularity of football. Here in the UK it&#x27;s popular - I&#x27;d guess that about 30% to 50% of adults watch it regularly (in a pub or going to a game), with maybe 1&#x2F;4 of those being interested enough to pay for a TV service to watch it at home. It definitely isn&#x27;t even close to &quot;all middle to upper class families&quot; as thegenius2000 suggested might be the case in Kenya though.<p>An interesting related statistic: Almost twice as many people go to the theatre in London as go to all the major Premiership football games[1]. I doubt many people would guess that if they were asked.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;culture&#x2F;theatre&#x2F;11001177&#x2F;Almost-twice-as-many-people-visit-the-theatre-than-attend-Premier-League-games.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;culture&#x2F;theatre&#x2F;11001177&#x2F;Almost-t...</a>