Football (popularly know as soccer in USA) as a sport has always been the center of attraction and excitement among the sports lovers as well as among common mass all over the world. Although there are few other sports that has gained popularity in different subcontinents here and there in last few decades but none of them have ever dared to challenge the popularity of football anytime in the past or at present. In fact the popularity and attraction for both football and footballers has increased exponentially over the past few decades with the introduction of humongous platforms like "World Cup Football" organized by prestigious association like FIFA and support from various other independent affluent football clubs. Today, it has become the sign of dignity and status symbol for a country to host a mega-event like World Cup Football and take advantage of the tourism and business opportunities associated with it. Behind the scene a country can showcase the strength of it's infrastructure and attract foreign tourists & investors and can create huge business opportunities by hosting such an event.

In honor of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Football (Soccer for US fans), we mad slight adjustments to our classic KDnuggets cartoon What can the players do when their every move is studied and predicted? KDnuggets cartoon by Ted Goff has one possible answer. Coach: "Remember, the other team is using Machine Learning on your games predict your play. So, kick the ball with your other foot!" See other cartoons on KDnuggets Cartoons page.