Most popular (no contest) in the Netherlands, and most of Europe is football (soccer as the Americans call it). I watch occassionally, but nothing more.
Then you have sports like ice-skating. Very popular, although the weather is not really conducive to lots of practice these years.
Tennis, swimming, hippic sports are quite popular too. Sailing (although more recreational than as sports) also scores well. Hockey (field hockey, not ice hockey) scores good. Volleyball.
All those sports in no way generate as much money, or attendance figuers as football.
And there is this game called "korfbal" which is played between two teams, which consist of both male and female members.
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