The document discusses various facts about soccer including injuries from celebrating goals, the necessary equipment to play like differently sized balls, and that over 1 million soccer teams exist worldwide. It notes that around 265 million people play soccer globally, and 4% of the world's population both play and referee the sport. Key details about the World Cup are provided such as it occurring every 4 years and the 1999 final being the most watched World Cup game. The document also mentions soccer becoming an Olympic sport in 1908 and that 2022 lives are projected to be lost constructing stadiums for the 2022 World Cup.

1. JAZZY
Ashton
DECEMBER,2014

2. Injuries
• Worst injury is death
• 1-20 injuries are from celebrating goals
• Injuries can put you out for weeks or months

3. Equipment
 Need certain equipment to play
 Different sizes of balls like size 1,2,3,4,5
 Ball made of rubber
 Oldest ball made in 1855

4. Teams
 Not all soccer teams enter World Cup
 Vatican has own team
 Over 1 million soccer teams world wide

5. Players & Referees
 About 265 million players
 About 5 million referees
 Christiano Ronaldo devoted a museum to
himself
 4% of worlds population is players
 4% of worlds population is referees

6. World Cup
 Held every 4 years
 First World Cup 1930
 1999 most watched game in World Cup
 Served 8 presidents
 2002 World Cup held in 2 places Korea/Japan

7. Other Interesting Facts
 Olympic sport in 1908
 U.S team founded in 1913
 2022 lives will be taken from building stadiums
 Most goals ever scored in 1 game by a single player is 16

8. Work Cited
 Bonney , Barbara. Soccer: Rules of the Game. The
Rouke Press, Inc. 1997
 Bonney , Barbara. Soccer: Equipment. The Rourke
Press, Inc. 1997
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