What are the sports most played in Spain?

As with most European countries, the most played sport in
Spain is soccer (or football).  Spain won the championship in the last World Cup played
(2010 in South Africa) and has long had one of the strongest leagues in the
world.

Another major sport in Spain is basketball.  There
are many Spaniards who are playing in the NBA right now.  The most famous of these is
Pau Gasol, who plays for the Lakers.  Partly because of this, Spain's national
basketball team has been strong.  They won the World Championships in 2006 and were
second at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.