The following are the results of the July, 1997 SA Online poll in which 378 fans participated.
Question #1: Which country do you think currently has the strongest professional league in the world?
| Country | Votes (Percentage) |
| Italy | 172 (45.5%) |
| England | 87 (23.0%) |
| Germany | 44 (11.6%) |
| Brazil | 25 (6.6%) |
| Spain | 24 (6.3%) |
| Argentina | 7 (1.9%) |
| Netherlands | 3 (0.8%) |
| Mexico | 1 (0.3%) |
| Scotland | 1 (0.3%) |
| Turkey | 1 (0.3%) |
Question #2: Besides, the United States, what are the three countries whose leagues you most closely follow?
| Country | Votes (Percentage) |
| England | 307 (81.2%) |
| Italy | 251 (66.4%) |
| Germany | 162 (42.9%) |
| Mexico | 88 (23.3%) |
| Spain | 82 (21.7%) |
| Netherlands | 48 (12.7%) |
| Brazil | 45 (11.9%) |
| Scotland | 25 (6.6%) |
| Argentina | 16 (4.2%) |
| France | 15 (4.0%) |
| Japan | 7 (1.9%) |
| Poland | 6 (1.6%) |
| Costa Rica | 5 (1.3%) |
| El Salvador | 5 (1.3%) |
| Turkey | 4 (1.1%) |
| Belgium | 3 (0.8%) |
| South Africa | 3 (0.8%) |
| Austria | 2 (0.5%) |
| Greece | 1 (0.3%) |
| Russia | 1 (0.3%) |