Football originated independently in many ancient cultures, with early games dating back as far as 3000 years ago in China. The modern game of soccer started developing in England in 1863 with the formation of the Football Association. Key events in the development of soccer included the agreement on standardized rules and the staging of international matches. Major soccer competitions and tournaments now attract huge worldwide audiences, such as the FIFA World Cup which begins with 32 qualifying national teams.

1. By: Naveed Mohammad Ali
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2. History
Football can be found in almost all places and timelines of the world.
The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Viking, and lots
more played ball games long before modern soccer. The Chinese played
games that date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the
Roman kicking games to make warriors ready for battle. In south America
there is a game called "Tlatchi“ that used to be one of the biggest sports in
that time. Modern soccer actually started in England, it started in 1863 in
England, when two soccer association went into different directions.
Making , the first soccer Association in England. On 1963, 11 London clubs
sent their leaders to the Freemason's Tavern. These people were trying to
agree on soccer rules and how it should be played in different places.
International matches were being staged in Great Britain before soccer
had hardly been learned of in Europe. This sudden boom of organized
soccer and huge crowds brought problems because there were no seats or
stadiums. Now Footballs stadiums can hold up to 50 000 people. Also
there are competitions and the biggest event in the world the World cup.

3. Rules
At the start of the game, you
start with 11 player on each team
The field is 110 to 120 yards long
The field is 70 to 80 yards wide
A soccer net is 8 feet high and
24 feet long
The ball must have a
circumference of 27-28 inches
The ball mass must be 14-16
ounces

4. More Rules
 If you touch the ball with your hand while
it is in play it is a free kick for the other
team
 You have to be 10 yards away from the
kicker on a free kick
 If you tackle someone from behind it is a
yellow card
 If you get two yellow cards you get a red
and are out of the game (your team plays
with 10 people)
 If you kick the ball out on the sidelines it
is a throw in
 If you kick the ball out in their goal line it
is a goal kick
 If you kick the ball you on your goal line it
is a corner kick

5. More rules
No Fighting
No pulling of the jersey
No spitting on each
other

6. OffsideOffside is a very important part of the game of
soccer. When the ball is passed if the attacker is passed
the defender, it is offside. If the ball is passed be hind the
defender and the attacker runs onto it, it isn’t offside.

7. World Cup
The world cup is a world event
where all the countries in the
world compete for a spot in the
world cup. The world cup starts
with 32 teams then they have
knockout games. Sometimes the
world cup doesn’t take place like
in 1942 and 1946 the world cup
did not take place because of the
world war.

8. Hosts of world cup
1930-Uruguay
1934-Italy 1978-Argentina 2014-Brazil
1938-France 1982-Spain
1950-Brazil 1986-Mexico
1954-Switzlerland 1990-Italy
1958-Sweeden 1994-United States
1962-Chile 1998-France
1966-England 2002-South Korea + Japan
1970-Mexico 2006-Germany
1974-Germany 2010-South Africa

9. Most successful team(s)
Brazil-5 Times in 1958, 1962,1970, 1994, 2002
Italy-4 Times in 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Germany-4 Times in 1954, 1974, 1990,2014
Argentina-2 Times in 1978, 1986
Uruguay-2 Times in 1930, 1950
France-1 Time in 1998
Spain-1 Time in 2010
England-1 Time in 1966

10. Most played game
Soccer is the most played
game in the world because it
is a very cheap game to play.
In third world countries they
can play soccer because all
you need is a soccer ball.
Most other sports need lots
of equipments like hockey.
Soccer is also one of the most
fun game and most people
who play it like it.