Sport | Popularity and Fame Rankings

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Sports teams

1 Team GB 70%
2 Paralympic GB 58%
3 England National Rugby Union Team 53%

Contemporary sports personalities

1 Mo Farah 65%
2 Roger Federer 61%
3 Andy Murray 53%

All-time sports personalities

1 Muhammad Ali 72%
2 Usain Bolt 71%
3 Bobby Charlton 68%

Contemporary golfers

1 Rory McIlroy 35%
2 Tiger Woods 33%
3 Sergio García 29%

Contemporary tennis players

1 Roger Federer 61%
2 Andy Murray 53%
3 Venus Williams 52%

Rugby union teams

1 England National Rugby Union Team 53%
2 New Zealand National Rugby Union Team 45%
3 England National Rugby Union Sevens Team 43%

Rugby league teams

1 England National Rugby League Team 43%
2 Wales National Rugby League Team 32%
3 Great Britain National Rugby League Team 31%

Football clubs

1 FC Barcelona 42%
2 Liverpool F.C. 38%
3 Real Madrid 36%

American football teams

1 New York Giants 23%
2 Chicago Bears 19%
3 Miami Dolphins 19%

Contemporary football players

1 Harry Kane 45%
2 Lionel Messi 44%
3 Cristiano Ronaldo 41%

Contemporary olympics and athletics personalities

1 Mo Farah 65%
2 Greg Rutherford 50%
3 Tom Daley 48%

Cricket clubs

1 England National Cricket Team 48%
2 England Women's Cricket Team 41%
3 England Lions Cricket Team 37%

Contemporary cricket players

1 Ben Stokes 41%
2 Alastair Cook 33%
3 Jofra Archer 30%

Contemporary snooker personalities

1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 47%
2 Jimmy White 46%
3 John Parrott 37%

Motor racing teams

1 McLaren F1 39%
2 Mercedes F1 38%
3 Renault Sport F1 26%

Women's football clubs

1 Chelsea F.C. Women 24%
2 Manchester United Women F.C. 24%
3 Liverpool F.C. Women 22%

Contemporary formula 1 personalities

1 Lewis Hamilton 44%
2 Kimi Räikkönen 34%
3 Sebastian Vettel 33%

National football teams

1 England Women's National Football Team 52%
2 England National Football Team 50%
3 England Men's National Football Team 48%

Managers & coaches

1 Jack Charlton 55%
2 Harry Redknapp 53%
3 Alex Ferguson 46%

All-time golfers

1 Severiano Ballesteros 36%
2 Rory McIlroy 35%
3 Tiger Woods 33%