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INTRODUCTION

                    Football is the world's greatest game, played by billions of people around the globe, including countless millions of children. Football is associated with passion, emotion, excitement and dedication all across the world. Football game involve physical and tactical challenges, and test the player's precision and accuracy. Football has its own unique language. Those who are interested in the game should collect soccer information about terminologies and their real meanings. Football is the most popular game in the world. In many countries it is known as “Soccer”.                     Soccer is the sport played most consistently around the world. It’s not sectioned off or dominated by one particular country. Soccer is played at all levels throughout the world from small kids leagues to professional and international teams. Soccer is a great form of exercise as there is lots of running for good distances. The sport is also a good test of dexterity and a great wa

HISTORY OF SOCCER

                    I t is said that early growth of the modern soccer started in England. Some amusing facts even mention that the first ball used was the head of some Danish brigand. It is said that during medieval times, the old form of soccer used to allow many ill practices like kicking, punching, biting and gouging. The main aim was to carry the ball to a target spot.  People grew so fond of the game that they would throng the field all day long. Sometimes the competition grew fierce and masses got so wild that there were frequent incidents of violence during the game. It is also said that soldiers admired the game so much that they missed archery practice to watch it. King Edward III banned soccer in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport. In 1424 King James I of Scotland also proclaimed in the Parliament— "Na man play at the Fute-ball" (No man shall play football). Modern History of Soccer in 18th Century :-  In 1815, a ma

THE FOOTBALL GAME & RULES

                    "The game is played using a spherical ball of 68.5–69.5 cm (27.0–27.4 in) circumference, known as the football(or soccer ball). Two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under the bar), thereby scoring a goals." How to Play Football :-                                           Soccer, also known as "football" worldwide, is an 11-a-side game where the object is to score the most goals. It is the world's most popular sport, played in roughly 200 countries.   Modern soccer originated in England during the mid-nineteenth century, but evidence suggests that soccer-like games were played in China over 2,000 years ago.                                   Federation International Football Association (FIFA) has specify the rules for field size and markings. Rules and Regulation :-                                    The soccer field must be rectangular and between 50-100 yards wide an

FOULS AND MISCONDUCT

                   Fouls and misconduct in football/soccer are acts committed by players which are deemed by the referee to be unfair and are subsequently penalized. An offence may be a foul, misconduct or both depending on the nature of the offence and the circumstances in which it occurs. A direct free kick is awarded when a player: ●Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent ●Trips or attempts to trip an opponent ●Jumps at an opponent ●Charges an opponent ●Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent ●Pushes an opponent ●Tackles an opponent ●Holds an opponent ●Spits at an opponent ●Handles the ball deliberately                     If any of these are fouls are committed by a player in their team’s penalty area, the opposing team is awarded a penalty kick. Indirect free kicks are awarded if a player: ●Plays in a dangerous manner ●Impedes the progress of an opponent ●Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his/her hands ●Commits any other unmentioned offense  Yellow cards are awa

WORLD ALL SOCCER TEAMS

                       A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.                       This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world from diffrent leagues :     ● Barclays Premier League :- #                 Team                           1                Arsenal  2                Bournemouth  3                Burnley  4                Chelsea  5                Crystal Palace  6                Everton  7                Hull  8                Leicester  9                Liverpool  10             Man City  11             Man Utd  12             Middlesbrough  13             Southampton  14             Stoke  15             Sunderland  16             Swansea  17             Spurs  18             Watford  19             West Brom  20             West Ham     ● League One :- #               Team         1              AFC Wimbledon  2              Bolton Wanderers  3  

WORLD ALL SOCCER LEAGUES

                          The countries, teams and their leagues are organized into divisions as shown in the following map :   ● CONCACAF:-                              All of North and Central America, the Caribbean island countries as well as Guyana and Suriname in South America. This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), or by federations member the CONCACAF:  Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Bermuda , Bonaire , Canada , Cayman Islands , Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominica , French Guiana , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Mexico , Saint-Martin , Sint Maarten , Suriname , Trinidad , U.S.A.  □  NATIONAL TEAMS OF CONCACAF : ☆ CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Women's ☆ Gold Cup North American Nations Cup (defunct) ☆ UNCAF Nations Cup Caribbean Cup ☆ Pan American Games □ CLUBS OF CONCACAF : ☆ CONCACAF Champions League ☆ SuperLiga (defunct) ☆ UNCAF Club