Introduction
The basic principle of soccer is rather simple: two teams, composed of eleven players each, compete on a rectangular court for control of a spherical ball, with the objective of kicking it into the opposite teams’ goal. The history of soccer goes back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC, as evidence of the sport being played in ancient China during those periods has been found. In modern times, soccer is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports in the world, if not the most prevalent, particularly in Europe and the Americas. According to Fifa, the 2014 World Cup ...
