Although the national sport in Japan is Sumo, and there are 6 major tournaments (Bashos) during the year at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium in recent years, the sport has been supplanted by Baseball in the hearts of the Japanese, and fully 12 teams play regular matches at the spectacular Tokyo Dome. Japan co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Korea in 2002, and football has since become far more popular than it once was. The J-league is the main championship in the country, although many of the Japanese prefer the hustle of the English Premiership, and Manchester United to their local teams. Like everywhere else, ridiculously handsome and dedicated millionaire family man David Beckham is idolised by the locals.
