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Wonderlist: 10 Greatest of the World's Major Sporting Events

The website Wonderlist created a ranking of the top 10 of the World's Major Sporting Events. Have you been to any of these events?

The Olympic Games has long been one of the greatest sporting events of the world

They are listed in ranking order, the FIFA World Cup heading the list of the greatest events in the world of sport. It's not surprising that the World Cup is there, as it is the ultimate prize in the world's most popular sport. The Olympics is also an event that must be any such list. Five of these also made it to our list of 7 Wonders of the Sporting World (Events), and I can't argue too much with the others on the list.

The Top-10 in Order

1. FIFA World Cup — often simply called the World Cup, it is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams. Billions of people in countries all around the world drop everything to watch the top football player nations battle it out every four years to see who claims the title of World Cup soccer champion.
2. Olympic Games — Olympic Games the a major international multi-sport event. It features summer and winter sports in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.
3. UEFA Champions League— The UEFA Champions League was originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup. It is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe.
4. Cricket World Cup — The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of cricket of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket.
5. Super Bowl — The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the USA.
6. Wimbledon — Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It is one of the four tennis tournaments that make up the grand slam, the other three majors being the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. Wimbledon is considered to be the most prestigious of these, largely because of its setting and surrounding pomp. It's the only major tournament still played on a natural turf surface.
7. Tour de France — The Tour de France is the most demanding and prestigious cycling event in the world. It lasts for three weeks in July, held in stages throughout the French countryside. It was first held in 1903, and since then it has only been interrupted due to the two World Wars.
8. Rugby World Cup — The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987.
9. Formula One Racing — Formula One is a truly global sport with many race tracks around the world.
10. National Basketball Association — The NBA is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world.

source: https://www.wonderslist.com/10-greatest-sport-events/

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