Popularity, Fanship and Media
As mentioned at the beginning, football is the second most popular sport in Bangladesh, but the federation failed to use this popularity in the development of the sport’s infrastructure. Football tournaments of all kinds are played all over Bangladesh. Since the first broadcast of FIFA World Cup finals in Bangladesh, the people celebrate the tradition of hoisting national flags of teams they support in the World Cup. Recent times have seen the increasing popularity of the tournament in the nation’s media and an increase in the sell of favourite teams’ jerseys and flags and watching matches live on big screen in the locality or on television at home. The scene of locals attending their favourite clubs’ matches and cheering in the gallery is quite rarer than in the past but a high voltage clash between arch-rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan SC is still a match to watch for. The recent popularity of European club football leagues such as English Premier League or the Spanish La Liga is the key craze for football in urban areas.
In 2009, Bangladesh’s first sports movie Jaago which gained much appreciation and popularity was produced to promote football in the country. There are many blogs and websites developing in the recent years to provide news and discussion on the country’s football.
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