August 23, 2012
When comparing the average number of fans per team on social media sites, The National League teams have 4-5x the number of fans on Twitter and Facebook than the top NFL teams.
In to rooting for the underdog? Underdog teams win 45% of the time in the English Premier League compared to 36% of the time in the NFL.
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The top stadium attendance records for the NCAA are over 40% higher than the average attendance for NFL games. Oddly enough, only 1.7% of NCAA players make it to the NFL.
Having risen by 20% over the last 6 yrs, the average cost for a family of 4 to attend an NFL game is $427.42 - about 3.5% less than a family of 4 living at the poverty line would have to spend in an entire week.
During the Euro 2012, Cristiano Ronaldo's haircut received the most social media mentions with 3.27% of all Euro 2012 mentions - more than double the next highest mentioned.
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