I used to play soccer as a kid and loved it, it is also known as association football. 
I've never played it, but I've seen it being played at the park - it looks like it might be fun!
It is the most popular sport in the world being played in over 200 countries by 250 millions payers, 
Holy cow, that's a lot of players!  There must be a lot of tournaments then?
You could say that. Soccer is governed by FIFA ( International Federation of Association Football) and they are in charge of organizing the World Cup every year.