This document provides information about the game of football/soccer including: - It is played between two teams of 11 players who use their feet, legs, and head to pass the ball into the opposing team's goal. - The FIFA World Cup is a major international competition held every four years where national teams compete. - Football has over 250 million players worldwide, making it the most popular sport globally. - The game has continued to grow in popularity over time and is now played and watched professionally by billions around the world.

1.  GAME OF LIFE FOR
250 MILLION PEOPLE
FOOTBALL

2.  The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an
international association football competition contested by
the senior men’s national team of the members
of Fédération Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The
championship has been awarded every four years since
the inauguration tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and
1946 when it was not held because of the Second World
War. The current champions are Spain, who won the 2010
tournament in South Africa
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3. FOOTBALL: A BRIEF INFO
Football refers to a number of sports that involve,
to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to
score a goal. The most popular of these sports
worldwide is association football, more commonly
known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the
word football applies to whichever form of football
is the most popular in the regional context in which
the word appears, including association football,

4. Football, also known as soccer, is a sport played
between two teams of eleven players with a
spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in
over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular
sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with
a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by
using any part of the body besides the arms and hands
to get the football into the opposing goal.
Introduction

5.  The Cambridge Rules, first drawn up at Cambridge
University in 1848, were particularly influential in the
development of subsequent codes, including
association football. The Cambridge Rules were written
at Trinity College, Cambridge, at a meeting attended by
representatives from Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester
and Shrewsbury schools.
 They were not universally adopted. During the 1850s,
many clubs unconnected to schools or universities
were formed throughout the English-speaking world,
to play various forms of football.
Football: History of,

6.  Today, football is played at a professional level all over the
world. Millions of people regularly go to football stadiums
to follow their favourite teams, while billions more watch
the game on television or on the internet.[A very large
number of people also play football at an amateur level.
According to a survey conducted by FIFA published in 2001,
over 240 million people from more than 200 countries
regularly play football. Football has the highest global
television audience in sport.
 In many parts of the world football evokes great passions
and plays an important role in the life of individual fans,
local communities, and even nations. R. Kapuscinski says
that people who are polite, modest or even humble in
Europe fall easily into rage with playing or watching soccer
games.
Football: History of,

7.  Each team should comprise of eleven players each.
Teams must have one goal-keeper, defenders, mid-fielders
and forwards.
 Players are not allowed to handle the ball with hands. They
are allowed only to kick or head the ball.
 Hands are used to throw the ball into ground when it is out
of ground during the match.
 Only goal-keepers could handle the ball with hand inside
penalty box (save a goal or set ball for a kick).
Match is held as two halves of 45 minutes each (total
duration of 90 minutes) with a break of 15 minutes half-way
through.
 When a team kick the ball into opponents net it is considered
as a goal.
Basic Rules

8.  The recognized international governing body of football (and
associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA. The
FIFA headquarters are located in Zurich. Six regional
confederations are associated with FIFA; these are:
 Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
 Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF)
 Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
 North/Central America & Caribbean: Confederation of North,
Central American and Caribbean Association Football
(CONCACAF)
 Oceania: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
 South America: Confederación Sudamericana de
Fútbol/Confederação Sul-americana de Futebol (South American
Football Confederation; CONMEBOL)
Governing Bodies

9.  The major international competition in football is the World
Cup, organized by FIFA. This competition takes place over
every four years. Approximately 190–200 national teams
compete in qualifying tournaments within the scope of
continental confederations for a place in the finals. The finals
tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32 national
teams competing over a four-week period. The most recent
tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was held in South Africa
from 11 June to 11 July, the first to be held on the African
continent.
International Competitions

10. 1. Field of Play. The game can be played on either natural or artificial surfaces, the
surface must be green and rectangular in shape. The two long sides of the rectangle are
called touch lines and the two shorter sides are called goal lines. The field is divided in
half by the halfway line.
2. Ball. Must be spherical, made of leather (or similar) 68-70 cm in circumference and of
a certain pressure.
3. Number of Players. Two teams of no more than 11 players (one of which is the
goalkeeper). A game cannot start if either team has less than 7 players.
4. Equipment. Players must wear a jersey, shorts, stockings, shin guards and footwear.
5. Referee. The referee ensures the Laws of the Game are respected and upheld.
6. Assistant Referees. There may be at most 2 assistant referees.
7. Duration of the Match. The game is played in 2 halves consisting of 45 minutes
each. The half time interval must not exceed more than 15 minutes. At the discretion
of the referee more time is allowed to compensate for any stoppage during play
e.g. Due to substitutions or care and attention of injured players.
Throw-in. Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch line.
Method of Scoring. The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth.
Some Important Terms

11. 8. Start and Restart of Play. A kick-off starts play at the start of the match or after a
goal. A kick-off involves one player kicking the ball, from stationary, forward from the
center spot. All players must be in their own half prior to kick-off. A coin is tossed pre-
game, the team which loses the toss are awarded the kick-off to start the game whilst the
team that win the toss are allowed to choose which direction they want to play. After
half time the teams switch direction and the other team will kick-off. After a goal is
scored, the team which conceded the goal will kick-off to restart play.
9. Ball in and Out of Play. The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when the
referee has stopped the game. The ball is in play at all other times.
10. Method of Scoring. The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth.
11. Penalty Kicks. Are given against a team when they commit an offence which would
normally be awarded a direct free kick inside their goal area. The ball is kicked from
stationary from the penalty spot. The opposing team must be outside of the penalty area
and at least 9.15 m from the ball.
12. Throw-in. Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch line.
 Goal kick. Used to restart play after a goal has been scored.
 Ball in and Out of Play. The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when the
referee has stopped the game. The ball is in play at all other times.

12. Famous Clubs

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