Football -The Beautiful game

1. FOOTBALL

2.  WHAT IS FOOTBALL?
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL MORE COMMONLY KNOWN
AS FOOTBALL OR SOCCER, A SPORT PLAYED
BETWEEN 2 SIDES OF 11 PLAYERS WITH A
SPHERICAL BALL. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLDS
MOST POPULAR SPORT.
OUTFIELD PLAYERS MOVE THE BALL WITH ANY
PART OF THE BODY EXCEPT THEIR HANDS OR
ARMS, WHILST THE BALL IS IN PLAY. ONLY THE
GOAL KEEPER CAN USE THEIR HANDS AND THIS
IS ONLY IN THEIR PENALTY AREA.
INTRODUCTION

3. THE OBJECTIVE OF FOOTBALL IS TO OUTSCORE YOUR
OPPONENTS. A GOAL IS SCORED WHEN THE ENTIRE
BALL CROSSES THE GOAL LINE BETWEEN THE GOAL
POSTS. A DRAW IS WHEN BOTH TEAMS SCORE THE
SAME AMOUNT OF GOALS DURING THE ALLOTTED
TIME.

4. THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION [FIFA]. IS A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION WHICH DESCRIBES ITSELF AS AN
INTERNATIONAL GOVERNING BODY OF ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL. IT IS THE HIGHEST GOVERNING BODY OF
FOOTBALL.
FIFA WAS FOUNDED IN 1904. HEADQUARTERED IN
ZÜRICH, ITS MEMBERSHIP NOW COMPRISES 211
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST
EACH ALSO BE MEMBERS OF ONE OF THE SIX
REGIONAL CONFEDERATIONS INTO WHICH THE WORLD
IS DIVIDED: AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, NORTH
AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN,
OCEANIA AND SOUTH AMERICA.
FIFA

5. ABBREVIATION :FIFA
MOTTO :FOR THE GAME. FOR THE WORLD.
FOUNDED :21 MAY 1904; 115 YEARS AGO
FOUNDED AT :PARIS, FRANCE
LEGAL STATUS :GOVERNING BODY OF ASSOCIATION
F FOOTBALL
PURPOSE :SPORT GOVERNANCE
HEADQUARTERS :ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND
REGION SERVED :WORLDWIDE
MEMBERSHIP :211 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES :ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH
PRESIDENT :GIANNI INFANTINO
S.VICE-PRESIDENT :SALMAN BIN IBRAHIM AL KHALIFA
SECRETARY GENERAL :FATMA SAMOURA
AFFILIATIONS :INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
B BOARD
STAFF :103

6.  ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC; 47 MEMBERS).
CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL (CAF; 56 MEMBERS).
CONFEDERATION OF NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (CONCACAF; 41 MEMBERS).
CONFEDERACIÓN SUDAMERICANA DE FÚTBOL (CONMEBOL; 10
MEMBERS).
OCEANIA FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (OFC; 14 MEMBERS).
UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (UEFA; 55
MEMBERS).
STRUCTURE OF FIFA

7. ► FIFA CLUB COMPETITIONS.
► FIFA COMPETITIONS FOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL
TEAMS.
► FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP.
► FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP.
► FIFA (VIDEO GAME SERIES) COMPETITIONS.
► FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP.
► FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP.
► FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP.
► FIFA WORLD CUP.
competitions

8. THE ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC) IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL IN ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. IT HAS 47 MEMBER
COUNTRIES, MOSTLY LOCATED ON THE ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT. THE
ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION WAS FOUNDED ON 8 MAY 1954. AFGHANISTAN,
BURMA (MYANMAR), REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CHINESE TAIPEI), HONG KONG,
IRAN, INDIA, ISRAEL, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, PAKISTAN,
PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE AND SOUTH VIETNAM WERE FOUNDING MEMBERS.
THE AFC ASIAN CUP IS THE SECOND-OLDEST CONTINENTAL FOOTBALL
COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, WITH FOUR TEAMS TAKING PART IN THE FIRST
EDITION IN THE THEN-BRITISH HONG KONG IN 1956.
THE ASIAN LADIES FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (ALFC) IS THE SECTION OF THE
AFC WHO MANAGE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL IN ASIA. THE GROUP WAS INDEPENDENTLY
FOUNDED IN APRIL 1968 IN A MEETING INVOLVING TAIWAN, HONG KONG,
MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE. IN 1986 THE ALFC MERGED WITH THE AFC.[7] THE
ASIAN LADIES FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION HELPED ORGANIZE THE AFC WOMEN'S
ASIAN CUP, FIRST HELD IN 1975, AS WELL AS THE AFC'S AFC U-19 WOMEN'S
CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE AFC U-17 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC

9. ABBREVIATION :AFC
MOTTO :ONE ASIA ONE GOAL
FORMATION :8 MAY 1954; 65 YEARS AGO
FOUNDED AT :MANILA, PHILIPPINES
TYPE :SPORTS ORGANISATION
HEADQUARTERS :BUKIT JALIL,KUALA LUMPUR,MALAYSIA
REGION SERVED :ASIA (AFC)
MEMBERSHIP :47 MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE :ENGLISH, ARABIC[1]
PRESIDENT :SALMAN BIN IBRAHIM AL-KHALIFA
GENERAL SECRETARY :WINDSOR JOHN
PARENT ORGANIZATION :FIFA
WEBSITE :WWW.THE-AFC.COM

10. AFC ASIAN CUP
AFC SOLIDARITY CUP
AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC U-14 CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP
AFC U-19 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC U-20 FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC WOMEN'S FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AFC BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
competitions

11. THE ALL INDIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION, SIMPLY KNOWN AS THE
AIFF, IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL IN
INDIA. FORMED IN 1937, THE FEDERATION WAS ONE OF
FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION,
THE OVERSEER OF FOOTBALL IN ASIA.
THE AIFF SANCTIONS AND RUNS ALL COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENTS AND LEAGUES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, NAMELY
THE INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE, I-LEAGUE AND SUPER CUP. THE
FEDERATION ALSO INDIRECTLY MANAGES LOCAL FOOTBALL
COMPETITIONS THROUGH THE STATE ASSOCIATIONS. THE
FEDERATION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE INDIA
NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM, AS WELL AS THE WOMEN'S TEAM
AND THE VARIOUS YOUTH NATIONAL SIDES.
THE AIFF IS ALSO PART OF THE SOUTH ASIAN FOOTBALL
FEDERATION, THE ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS FOOTBALL IN
SOUTH ASIA. THE FEDERATION IS CURRENTLY BASED IN
DWARKA, DELHI.
AIFF

12. FOUNDED :23 JUNE 1937; 82 YEARS AGO
HEADQUARTERS :DWARKA, DELHI
FIFA AFFILIATION :1948
AFC AFFILIATION :1954
SAFF AFFILIATION :1997
PRESIDENT :PRAFUL PATEL
WEBSITE :WWW.THE-AIFF.COM

13. FOR MEN'S:
INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE
I-LEAGUE
I-LEAGUE 2ND DIVISION
SUPER CUP
DURAND CUP
SANTOSH TROPHY
FOR WOMEN'S:
INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE
INDIAN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
COMPETITIONS