Soccer Games, the Most Popular Sport Event in the World

Soccer Games, with its wings scattered throughout the entire world, have become the passion for millions. According to the statistics, Soccer (also known as football) is considered to be the most popular sports in today’s era. This sport has spread over 200 different nations with around 250 million players worldwide. One of the main reasons of this huge global fame of football matches is that you really don’t have to be very strong or tall, in order to play it. Anyone, who understands the basics of this sport and can play with enthusiasm, is welcomed by this amazing game. However, in order to become a pro player, one need to go through the various phases including basic trainings, real tournament experiences etc. 

Well, the origin of Soccer Games can be traced right back to the year of 1863, when the very reputed English Football Association was formed. Evidences have shown that around 2000 years back, people in China, used to indulge in a similar kind of sports that was practiced by kicking a simple round ball. Many other countries have also put various claims regarding the origin of soccer. However, the world famous game has its roots in England. It was in England, where such football games were organized during inter-school contests. Throughout all these years, football has got a new dimension. With the various advancements made in the field of worldwide media technologies, the sport has been able to reach to millions of spectators all over the world. It was in the year of 1904, when the most famous football tournament, FIFA was started.

The FIFA World Cup is the widely-watched sports event in the world of Television media. According to the various repots, it has been estimated that over 700 million people from different terrains of the world have watched the 2010 Football World Cup on the Television. With this growing popularity, the number of people participating into such sports events is expected to get doubled in the coming five to ten years. Many other international level Soccer Games are also organized every year. Not only men, but women are also actively participating in such events, since years.