Most popular sports in Mexico

Mexico may not be as successful as other countries at sports; however, it does have some of the best sports fans in the world.

The most popular sport in Mexico is football (also known as soccer), both in terms of participation and spectatorship. Soccer is played at the professional level in Liga MX.

Next to football, the most popular sport in Mexico is baseball, with many Mexican baseball players, such as Fernando Valenzuela and Adrian González.

The third most popular sport in Mexico is boxing, with some of the best boxing champions coming from this country

Latin American population in USA

We live in a globalized world, with massive migrations taking place over the last couple of years. The case in the US, where the Latinos represent 19% of the total population.

The increase of the Latino population in the US has also resulted in Soccer becoming more popular. It is impossible to talk about the growth of MLS without the involvement that the Latino population has had in it.

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