Last name: Born. This ancient name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is one of the earliest topographical surnames existing today. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century burna, burne, spring, stream, which was originally used as a topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream.
Answer   By far, soccer (called fussball in German) is the most popular sport in Germany.   Second place is handball, which is like a combination of basketball (ball â¦ control and passing) and soccer (position of goalie, goal net). + 51 others found this useful. Keith Craven.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Association Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record five times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held.