NFL Dominates the U.S., While European Sports Fans Accept ‘Soccer’ Instead of ‘Football’
Here’s an interesting bit of confusion. Reddit said that the r/nfl subreddit is the ninth biggest subreddit in sports for the U.S., at least according to the number of posts and comments users submitted. It’s curious why the NFL has to use this separate designation for its brand compared to r/nba which Reddit called the #6 most-viewed subreddit on the platform.
Still, what’s even more curious is how many Europeans from France, Germany, and the U.K. have logged onto the r/soccer subreddit, despite it being the wrong name for the sport in those countries. It ranks as between the fifth and 17th most-engaged subreddits in each country. Still, it might not be too big of a deal since the number of U.S. users far outnumbers redditors in France, Germany, and the U.K. combined.
