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What is the most loved sport in the world? If we ask this question to 10 random strangers, 8 out of 10 will say Football or soccer (as it’s known in USA) to be the sport that is endorsed largely all over the world. With approximately 5 billion recorded television viewers of the FIFA tournament, around 2-3 billion TV audience for the Euro event and with 5-6 million registered users  who play fantasy soccer  or  fantasy football , the  sport is undoubtedly at the peak of the sporting pyramid.    The game is 90 minutes of pure beauty with raw adrenaline pumping through the veins of those play as well as those who watch the play. But I am not here to blindly praise the sport without giving valid justifications. I am rather here to mull over a completely different aspect of the game. What attests football to be more than just a sport is  it’s  philanthropic abilities and its political implications.    In the contemporary world, Europe has been going through  an  unifi

Imagine walking into a party with a room full of unknown faces. Can you think of any better way to break the ice and bond with the people around, other than indulging yourself with any game they are playing? The Answer would be No. In general, sports and games are the greatest motivators that help in the creation of a team spirit, an overall friendly atmosphere and eventually a positive mentality in the people involved.  This brings me to the concept of the growing practice among the employers in India to involve their employees in Fantasy sports in the work place, especially  Fantasy Cricket .    India being a cricket worshiping nation has a gigantic number of viewers. According to the official report of ICC, cricket has over one billion fans globally, with the Indian sub-continent alone constituting more than 90% of them. Thus, with the amount of passion involved it would be more feasible and meaningful to  play fantasy cricket   at the workplace than any other games.  

It doesn’t matter if you watch a live football or play fantasy football , which is basically a side-kick of the real game, here are some football jargons that you might or might not know 1.    Tiki-Taka Tiki-taka in football translates as ‘touch-touch’ football. This involves short passing and movement, maintaining possession and working the ball through the channels.   The key idea behind  tiki-taka  is to ensure that the opponent does not get the ball – and while in possession, to deliver a killer pass from which a goal can be scored. The team looks to keep possession with quick passes and movement, suddenly surprising the opposition with a pass in behind their defence which results in a goal. Football coach Jed C. Davies, author of  Coaching the tiki-taka style of play , believes that these tactics are “among other things, a conceptual revolution based on the idea that the size of any football field is flexible and can be altered by the team playing on it.” 2.

What is the basic difference between the FIFA football tournament and tournaments of all the other sports? Glam and prestige of the game is certainly not the sole factor that make FIFA a premier tournament as there are other sports events that are as prestigious as FIFA itself, say for example Olympics is as great as FIFA . Nevertheless the thing that distinguishes the designated football tournament than all other tournaments is the Football itself. The match ball of the tournament is the star and unlike other sports where equipments to be used are not given much attention, FIFA idolizes its match ball. What makes the ball special is its purpose and the vision it encapsulates. The FIFA match ball is more than just a ball, it is the flavour and purpose of the whole game. This is why each year new match balls are introduced to represent the essence of that particular year’s tournament. Since the tournament has been there since as early as 1930 and is still going strong every 4