Soccer is the cheapest sport you can play....grab the severed head of a recently executed person in an Islamic country and bingo-—you can play soccer..
If that was the case, Americans would LOVE it!
Most sports are inexpensive—Basketball: a ball and a pair of sneakers. Football (not organized) a ball. The boys around here play pick up tackle football without pads. Rugby, a ball. Baseball, a bat and ball, a glove if you want to get fancy. etc...etc...etc...