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THE BASIC RULES OF FOOTBALL. SOCCER HISTORY
THE WORLD GAME Laws, however, failed to stop the sport,
which had earned official sanction in England by 1681. The game became so
popular by 1800s that, in certain annual matches in middle and northern
England, large groups roamed and raged through towns and villages.
A historical record of the development of soccer in England tells us that Eton college had the earliest known rules of the game in 1815, perhaps implying that until then, chaos was preferred over order. But order gradually came to the soccer, and standardized rules known as the Cambridge rules were adopted by England's major colleges. At 1st, it was England where soccer was originally banned, that eventually exported modern soccer to every continent on earth. today, undisputedly soccer is the most played and watched sport in the world enjoyed by eight billion people.
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This past World cup, that took place in the USA
was watched by an estimated thirty three
million people
around the world for almost twenty seven days. This makes soccer, the most
watched single sports event in the world's history not surpassed even by the
Olympics. This sport is bigger than football, baseball, and basketball
combined.
The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition team. Each team consists of 11 players. Players can score by moving the ball into the goal net. Each game lasts ninety minutes and is divided into forty five minute halves. The game is controlled by a referee and 2 linesmen who determine fouls and other penalties. This is the basic set up of the game. The following list explains some important points in a soccer game. 1. Players can not use their hands to touch
the ball. The exceptions are special moves and the goalie. |
4. A penalty kick is a kick from twelve yards in front of the goal. All
other players must stay away until the ball is kicked.
5.The 2-touch rule states that a player can not touch the ball twice in a
row.
6. Red and Yellow cards are handed out after, what other sports call, a
personal foul. They are against a single player. Yellow cards are warnings
and red cards get you removed from the game.
7. Offsides is described by the FIFA soccer rules as “ A player is in an
offside position if: he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the
ball and the second last opponent.” This is difficult to understand and
explain, so if you need further clarification it is best to watch it
demonstrated on the field.
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