Soccer, which is commonly known as football, is a team sport played game. There are two teams involved each consists of eleven players aiming for a goal found on both ends of the rectangular court. The objective of this game is to score by driving the ball on the opponent’s goal. Only goal keepers are allowed to use their hands or arms to propel the ball or catch it before it hits the goal. When the rest of the players touch the ball with their hands, there will be a penalty kick. In driving the ball, players are only allowed to use their torso or head until they pass it with a kick. Since then, soccer has become an all time favorite sport by many people across the globe.

One of the famous soccer players in the world is David Beckham. Born on May 2, 1975, this 34 year old 6 ft tall player is now playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy as a midfielder. Midfielders are supposed to keep the ball out of the other half of the field, and help the offense out by giving them someone to pass to or by pass them when the offense is on the good spot.

David Beckham has been in the National team England u-21 from 1994-1996 and in England since 1996.When he signed the contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy they gave him the highest player salary in MLS history. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy for 3 years now and has been receiving an annual salary of 6.5m per year. He is also the first British footballer to play in 100 Champion Leagues matches.

During the United FA world cup finals, Beckham was successful in taking the position of a centre-field where he made his team win against the Newcastle United. With the crucial assists and goals, Beckham was named as the European Footballer of the year and received the FIFA World Player of the year award.

Researches claim that the most popular sport in the whole world is the American Football or Soccer. When defined, the term ‘most popular’ sport generally equates to being the ‘most watched’, ‘most played’ or ‘most revenue-generating’ form of play. In fact, reports reveal that football has the most number of stadiums around the world. The sport also claims to produce the most coveted football merchandise and furthermore, boasts of the most number of leagues or tournaments worldwide -The World Cup, UEFA Champions League, The South American Cup, The American Cup, The Asian Cup, 70 English League Teams, 40 Italian League Teams and 40 Spanish League Teams. Football basically ranks as the top among the list of sport competitions.

Football is believed to gather an estimated 3.5 billion people who either watch or play the sport. The World Cup, played every four years, is the global championship of this sport, and is actually popular in all parts of the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia as well as South America.

Next on the list of the most popular sport in the world is cricket. This sport which originated in England makes use of a bat and a ball and is popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and some Caribbean countries. Cricket is also a highly patronized sport in India and Pakistan. Cricket reportedly gathers an estimated 3 billion people who either play as spectator or engage in the game.

Field Hockey is cited as another popular sport next to cricket and football/soccer. It is estimated to gather 2 billion people, mostly from Asian countries, as well as Europe, Australia and Africa. Field Hockey is a sport usually played by high schools across the United States.

Tennis comes in fourth in the list and has an estimated 1 billion cumulative number of players and viewers from different parts of the world. This sport, which is popular in the United States, Asian countries, Australia and Europe, features four main tournaments which comprises the coveted Grand Slam title. These Grand Slam competitions include The Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Coming up next to tennis is volleyball, a sport with an estimated 900 million viewers and players around the world. Volleyball is popular in the United States where it originated. Volleyball is a game that does not require specialized equipment, but does demand excellent physical condition from its participants.