FOOTBALL — The Game We Live For !!!

Gaurav Meena
Sep 2, 2018 · 6 min read
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Football is a word which could mean one of several sports. The name football comes from the two words ‘foot’ and ‘ball’.
Common rules among the sports includes :-
1. Two teams of usually between 11 and 18 players.
2. A clearly defined area in which to play the game.
3. Scoring goals or points by moving the ball to an opposing team’s end of the field and either into a goal area, or over a line .
4. Goals or points resulting from players puuting the ball between two goalposts
5. The goal or line being defended by the opposing team.
6. Players being required to move the ball-depending on the code i.e. by kicking, carrying, or hand-passing the ball.
7. Players using only their body to move the ball.

The rules of the football are officially refered to as the ‘Law Of The Game’.
There are 17 laws in total, each one briefly summarised below.’

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 rectangular are called touch lines and the two shorter sides are called goal lines. The field is divided in half by the halfway line.

Ball — Must be spherical. Made of leather (or similar) 68–70cm in circumference and of a certain pressure.

Equipments — Players must wear a jersey, shorts, stockings, shimguards, and footwear.

Referee — The referee ensures the law of the game are respected and upheld.

Assistant Referees — There may be atleast 2 assistant referees.

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Duration Of The Match — The game is played in 2 halves consisiting of 45 minutes each. The half time interval must not exceed more than 45 minutes. At the descretion of the referee more time is allowed to compensate for any stoppage during play.e.g. Due to substitution or care and attention of injured players.

Start And Restart Of Play — A kick off 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 centre 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 while the team that win the toss are allowed to choose which direction they want to play. After half time the team 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.

Ball In And Out Play — The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when the referee has stopped the game. The ball in play at all other times.

Method Of Scoring — The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth.

Offside — It is an offence for a player to be in contact with the ball when they are closer to the opponent’s goal then both the ball and the second last opponent. The offside rule exists to ensure there are always opponents between a player receiving the ball and the goal. Without the offside rule, play can become boring with repeated long balls being kicked to a player stood next to the goalkeeper for an easy goals.

Fouls/Misconduct — These are many and varied, broadly speaking it is an offence to use excessive force while playing the game either deliberately or undeliberetely or to handle the ball. The referee may show the yellow card to caution player for less serious offence and the red card for more serious offence resulting in the player being sent off. Two yellow card are equivalent to one red card.

Free Kicks — Are given by the referee for fouls and misconduct. A free kick can either be direct or indirect. A goal can be scored directly from a direct free kick. A goal can only be scored from an indirect free kick if it touches atleast one other player first. The free kick must be taken from a stationary position with that position varying depending whether the free kick was given inside or outside the goal area and whether it’s direct or indirect. The opposing team must be a minimum os 9.15m from the ball when the free kick is taken.

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Penalty Kicks — Are given against a team when they commit an offence which would normally be awarded a direct free kickinside their goal area. The ball is kicked from stationary from penalty spot. The opposing team must be outside of the penalty area and atleast 9.15m from the ball.

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Throw In — Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch line

Goal Kick — Used to restart after a goal has been scored.

Corner Kick — Is given when the whole of the ball crosses the goal line and was last touched by a member of the defending team. A corner kick is taken from inside the corner arc closest to the point where the ball crosses the goal line. The defending team must be atleast 9.15m from the ball when the corner kick is taken.

HISTORY OF GAME — THE ORIGIN

The history of the world’s favourite game spans more than 100 years. It all began 1863 in England, when rugby football and association branched off on their diffrent courses and the Football association in England was formed — becoming the sport’s first governing body. Both codes stemmed from a common root and booth have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. A search down the centuries reveals at least half a dozen different games, varying to diffrent degrees, and to which the Historical Development of Football has been traced back. Whether this can be justified in some instances is disputable. Nevertheless, the fact remains that people have enjoyed kicking a ball about for thousand of years and there is absolutely n oreason to consider it an aberration of the more ‘natural’ form of playing a ball with the hands.

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TOP SPORTING PERSONALITIES

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal & JUVENTUS)
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Ronaldo may have less of an influence on games than messi, but he is stronger and taller than the argentine, and his goals-to-games ratio similar, since joining Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009, Ronaldo has been a revelation, making the world record outlay os US $131 look less outrageous with every hat-trick. His famous stepover is imitated in parks right across the world. Already one of the best soccer player of all time.

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina & Barcelona)

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Four time world player of the year, Messi is by some distance the best player on the planet. His ability to mesmerize defenders with a mix of skills and paces is unmatched and it often appears as though the ball is glued to his feet. The barcelona star is versatile enough to play anywhere across the frontline, But his country Argentina have so far failed to find a way to get the maximum out of this extraordinary talent.

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