Biggest sporting event in the World?

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It was estimated that over a billion people tuned in to watch the 2010 World Cup Final with 500 million being the largest number of simultaneous viewers

Cant imagine anything coming close to that
 
I guess I'd have to say the World Cup Final as I'm a football fan.
Then again they always seem to be damp squibs and I rarely have an interest in the result seen as England never get a sniff :D
As a spectacle it has to be the Olympics.
 
For me the World Cup Final '66 in glorious black & white...

Attended... Possibly the '76 British GP at Brands...

I was lucky enough to watch it in colour as a wee nipper.
My dad was lucky enough to watch it live and I've still got the ticket!
Best event I've seen was the 2012 Olympic 100m final. It didn't last long .................. but it sure was special.

Slime.
 
I was lucky enough to watch it in colour as a wee nipper.
My dad was lucky enough to watch it live and I've still got the ticket!
Best event I've seen was the 2012 Olympic 100m final. It didn't last long .................. but it sure was special.

Slime.

Must have been a film after the event then. Colour on TV not available at the time.

I also remember watching it but sadly I wasn't a nipper.
 
Must have been a film after the event then. Colour on TV not available at the time.

I also remember watching it but sadly I wasn't a nipper.

I think you may be right. It's amazing how the minds plays tricks decades down the line!
I must have seen highlights so many times in colour that I can barely remember the black & white live TV coverage.
I've definately still got the ticket though!

Slime.

P.S. Thanks for confirming my early onset of dementia!
 
I think you may be right. It's amazing how the minds plays tricks decades down the line!
I must have seen highlights so many times in colour that I can barely remember the black & white live TV coverage.
I've definately still got the ticket though!

Slime.

P.S. Thanks for confirming my early onset of dementia!

I remember seeing the official film at the cinema, could not believe the difference, Cinema screen v TV, Colour v Black & White. Particularly taken by how yellow Banksy's sweater looked.

Went to the three group games at Villa Park, the tickets cost less than £1 in total. Mind you I was only earning £8 pw at the time.
 
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