Question

Soccer (also known as football in some countries) is a very popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and then from 1938 to today.

The main idea of this paragraph is...
a) Soccer is an important Olympic sport.
b) Soccer is a popular worldwide sport.
c) Soccer is also called football
d) Soccer is played by men and women.

Answer 1

The main idea of the paragraph is that soccer is a popular worldwide sport.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea of the paragraph is that soccer is a popular worldwide sport. It is played in over 200 countries by over 250 million people, both men and women. The paragraph also mentions that soccer has been part of the Olympic games, but that is not the main idea of the paragraph. It also mentions that soccer is also known as football in some countries and that it is played by men and women, but those are not the main ideas either.