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Which EURO 2008 Country Has Most Soccer Players?

Even though, the tournament is over, it is interesting to see where soccer is the most popular.

1. Austria – Population: 8,199,800. Soccer players: 7.37%

2. Germany - Population: 82,400,000. Soccer players: 6.66%

3. Netherlands - Population: 16,570,600. Soccer players: 6.47%

4. Czech Republic - Population: 10,228,800. Soccer players: 6.31%

5. Sweden - Population: 9,031,100. Soccer players: 3.45%

6. Greece - Population: 10,706,300. Soccer players: 3.44%

7. Switzerland - Population: 7,554,700. Soccer players: 3.23%

8. France - Population: 63,713,900. Soccer players: 3.09%

9. Croatia - Population: 4,493,300. Soccer players: 2.89%

10. Italy - Population: 58,147,700. Soccer players: 2.47%.

12. Russia - Population: 141,377,800. Soccer players: 1.53%

13. Spain - Population: 40,448,200. Soccer players: 1.46%

14. Portugal - Population: 10,642,800. Soccer players: 0.81%

15. Romania - Population: 22,276,100. Soccer players: 0.67%

16. Turkey - Population: 71,158,600. Soccer players: 0.30%

One other interesting note:

There were 7 million female soccer players registered in the USA in year 2000.