Soccer (English football), also known as soccer, football or soccer is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each and a referee who ensures that the rules are properly followed. It is widely considered the world's most popular sport because it involved some 270 million people.1 is played on a rectangular grass field with a goal or goal on each side of the field. The goal is to move a ball across the field to try and locate this within the opponents' goal, action is called a goal. The team that scores the most goals after the game is who wins. The modern game was created in England following the formation of the Football Association, whose rules of 1863 are the basis of the sport today. Football's governing body is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, better known by its acronym FIFA. The international football competition is the most prestigious FIFA World Cup, held every four years. This event is the most famous and most viewers in the world, doubling the Football is played in a series of rules, called officially rules. This sport is practiced with a spherical ball, where two teams of eleven players each (ten men, "field" and a goalkeeper) compete to fit it in the opponents' goal, marking a goal. The team that has scored more goals late in the game is the winner, if both teams do not score or make the same amount of goals, then declared a draw. There may be exceptions to this rule, see below Duration and outcome. The main rule is that players, excluding goalkeepers, may not intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms during play, but must use their hands to throw-ins. In a typical game, players try to get the ball to the opponents' goal, which is called goal through individual control of it, known as dribbling or passing to colleagues or shots on goal, which is protected by a goalkeeper. The opposing players try to regain control of the ball by intercepting passes or by taking the ball to the player who has, however, physical contact is limited. The football game is free flowing, and stops only when the ball leaves the field or when the referee decides to stop. After each pause, restart the game with a specific move. At the end of the match, the referee makes up the total time in minutes that the game was suspended at different times. la siguiente infomraiocn fue bajada de Goalkeeper Goalkeeper or Main article: Goalkeeper (football) The goalkeeper, also known as a goalkeeper, goalkeeper or goalie, the player whose main aim is to prevent the ball from his goal during the game, an act which is known as a goal. The goalkeeper is the only player who can touch the ball with his hands during active play, but only within their own area. Each team must submit one goalkeeper in their lineup. In case the player must leave the playing field for any reason, must be replaced by another player, either one that is playing or a substitute. Such players must wear a costume different from their peers, their rivals (including the goalkeeper), and officiating. They usually take the number 1 stamped on his shirt. [Edit] Defense Main article: Defender (football) The defense, also known as a defender, the player placed a line in front of the goalkeeper and behind the midfielders, whose main goal is to stop the attacks of the opposing team. Usually this line of players is on a curved, leaving some defenses located closer to the goalkeeper as the others. If only one player is the one located farther back, called the libero, if two or more defenders are called. Advocates on the sides of the ground are called side, and due to its location (closer to the midfielders) can make further progress in this field if you wish. Name is added to the area to the word defense, for example, a defender who plays on the right (facing the rival goal) would be right back. [Edit] Midfield Main article: Midfielder The midfielder, midfielder or wing is the person who plays in midfield on a soccer field. Positions is one of the most famous sport. Among its features are: retrieve balls, encourage the creation of plays and run the offensive play. [Edit] Front Main article: Forward A striker or attacking a player on a football team that excels in attack position, closest to the goal of the opposing team, and is therefore primarily responsible for scoring the goals. [Edit] Physical Activity
Mexico football team training in Germany. Football includes a very important physical activity for health at all levels. During a game of professional football for 90 minutes, a player, depending on their position and size of the field, runs between 6 and 11 during a game also kilómetros.4 with similar characteristics, a player loses about 2 pounds of liquid of which are recovered during the time of descanso.5 In matches played at high temperatures, the referees have the right to stop the meeting, usually in the middle of a period for players and match officials to hydrate. 6 Football is one sport with most injuries, 7 although most of them are not serious. The most common injuries occur in the knees and ankles due to the rotational movements to which they are subjected. Meniscal tears and cruciate ligaments with muscle tears are common injuries in football. The odds of injury increase when the player does not receive adequate physical preparation, particularly in an amateur athlete, and when the game is played on uneven ground. For professional football or semi-professionals is vitally important the presence of a trainer to regulate the type of exercise, and the duration and regularity of it. The job of the trainer should be complemented with a proper diet, which also is recommended for a professional in the field. [Edit] Reception Football players must be able to control the ball they receive. The easiest way is usually to stop the ball, in this case, the ball should be placed in the ideal position for the next touch. Advanced players can use the first touch to make the ball move quickly to where they plan to run. They can also use the first-touch pass the ball. Avoid the ball instead of receiving it can mislead the opponents and supporters is an offensive weapon in some situations. [Edit] Pass To keep possession of the ball is essential to be able to pass in short between nearby players accurately and on time. Accurate long passes allow a greater variety of situations and a more direct game. [Edit] Shooting Players must be a balance when shooting on goal: not too often do not stop trying or when they have occasion. The shots should be precise and powerful, but generally not achieved this accuracy and power at the same time. Choosing accuracy or power depends on the situation and the characteristics of the player. The choice of location of the goal to which fire is controversial and depends on how many players are covering it. When the player faces only the goalkeeper, shots should be placed near one of the posts. Ideally, the shot should be directed to the squad, but is less effective and difficult to do at ground level. When the goalie is too far ahead, you can try a balloon. [Edit] History of football Main article: History of football [Edit] Origins Main articles: soule, football carnival and calcium Florentine
A representation of calcium in the seventeenth century Florence. In the late Middle Ages and later centuries developed in the British Isles and surrounding areas different sets of equipment, which were known as codes of football. These codes were unified over time, but in the second half of the seventeenth century were the first great unification of football, which gave rise to football, rugby football, Australian football, etc.. and sport is now known in much of the world as football, period. In other areas of the world also played games where a ball was driven with the feet. Among them may be mentioned the Jesuit Reductions "ground Guarani", specifically in the San Ignacio Mini in the seventeenth century, the region now known as missions. The Spanish Jesuit José Manuel Perama wrote in his book "De vita et moribus tredecim virorum paraguaycorum": "They used to also play with a ball, which, though filled rubber was so light and fast, every time I beat him, still bouncing some time, without stopping, driven by its own weight. No throwing the ball with his hand, like us, but the top of the bare foot, passing and receiving it with great agility and precision. " The first British codes were characterized by few rules and by extreme violencia.8 One of the most popular was football carnival. For this reason the football carnival was banned in England by decree of King Edward III and remained banned for 500 years.9 football carnival was not the only source of the time, in fact there were other code more organized, less violent and even that were developed outside the British Isles. One game was the famous Florentine calcium, a native of Florence, Italy. This sport has influenced many aspects of football today, not only by its rules, but also by the party atmosphere that is played these encuentros.10 [Edit] Unifications nineteenth century British schools were divided against the Rugby code, and while many chose to follow, others decided to reject it, because in practice they were not to touch the ball with his hand. Among the latter were the colleges of Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Charterhouse and Westminster.11 mid-nineteenth century the first steps to unify all football codes in one. The first attempt was in 1848 when the University of Cambridge, Henry de Winton and John Charles Thring called on members of other schools to regulate a new code, the Code of Cambridge, also known as the Rules of Cambridge.12 Rules showed a significant resemblance to the rules of football today. Perhaps the most important of all was the limitation of hands to touch the ball, passing the responsibility to pass it to feet. The goal was to pass a ball between two uprights and below a tape that bound them, and the team that scores the most goals was the winner. Even created an offside rule similar to the original actual.13 1848 documents were lost, but retains a copy of the rules of the year 1856.14
Scotland 0 - England 0, first match between teams (November 30, 1872). Between 1857 and 1878 used a code of football which also contribute to the modern game features: Code Sheffield, also known as the Sheffield rules. The code, created by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest, adopted rules that are reflected in the modern game, such as the use of a cross (horizontal pole) of rigid material, instead of the tape was used so far. Also adopted the use of free kicks, corner kicks and throw-ins and methods renewed juego.15 While these unifications of football achieved several breakthroughs in the creation of modern football, the October 26, 1863 is considered by many as the birthday of the modern game. That day, Ebenezer Cobb Morley began a series of 6 meetings between 12 clubs from London schools in the Freemason's Tavern, with the aim of creating a universal code of football final that had the acceptance of the majority. Completed meetings, December 8, 11 of the 12 clubs to reach consensus to set up 14 rules of the new code, which would be called football association (association football in English) to differentiate it from other codes of football at the time . Only the Blackheath club refused to creating these rules, which later became one of the creators of another famous sport, rugby.16 The rules used as the basis for the football was the Cambridge Code, except for two points thereof, which were considered of great importance to the current codes: the use of hands to move the ball and tackles the use of (physical contact sharp to take the ball to opponent) against opponents. This was the reason for the abandonment of the Blackheath club. Along with the creation of the new code was created the Football Association, governing body to present football in England. At such times, the English school students developed the abbreviations "rugger" and "soccer" (derived from "association") to designate both sports: rugby and football, respectively. With this term is mostly known soccer in the United States.17 [Edit] Early events Already well-defined football, began to play the first encounters with this new code. On November 30, 1872, Scotland and England played the first match between national teams, match ended in a goalless draw. The game was played at Hamilton Crescent, cricket ground today in Partick, Escocia.18 Between January and March 1884 would dispute the inaugural British Home Championship, which until its demise would be the oldest team tournament in history . The first title corresponded to Escocia.19 On July 20, 1871, a British newspaper suggested the creation of a tournament that was organized by the Football Association, the first step in creating Inglaterra.20 Cup that year, the Football Association was composed of 30 teams, but only 15 decided to join the inaugural tournament, the FA Cup 1871-1872, which was won by the Wanderers FC.21 The first league competition came in the 1888/1889 season with the creation of the Football League. Involving 12 teams affiliated to the FA, and each played a total of 22 games. The tournament was in the hands of Preston North End Football Club, who also did it without being vencido.22 [Edit] International expansion
The British team won the first international championship teams.
Soccer Ball 1924. Museo del Sevilla FC. Over the years, football has expanded rapidly in the British Isles, creating new associations apart from English football, which represented the four regions of the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: The Scottish Football Association ( Scotland, founded in 1873), the Football Association of Wales (Wales, 1875) and the Irish Football Association (Ireland, 1880). At the end of the 1880 football began to expand rapidly outside the UK, mainly due to the international influence of the British Empire. The first countries to start their football associations were the Netherlands and Denmark, who later joined the associations of New Zealand (1891), Argentina (1893), Chile, Switzerland and Belgium (1895), Italy (1898), Germany and Uruguay (1900), Hungary (1901), Norway (1902), Sweden (1904) and Spain (1914) 23 The growth of football worldwide spurred the creation of FIFA on May 21, 1904. The founding associations were Belgium, Spain (represented by Madrid FC), Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. All four football associations in the UK, the so-called Home Nations, opposed the creation of such órgano.23 Due to the growth of soccer, FIFA announced the first international competition of selections for 1906, but internal problems of various associations it is not desarrolló.23 football had already been presented to the world through a series of exhibition matches during the 1900 Olympics, 1904, 1906 (collated sets), all at the club until the issue 1908 was the first time a team competition. The gold medal was in the hands of the British team.
Poster World Cup 1930. In 1916 he founded the South American Football Confederation, the same year organized the first edition of the South American Football Championship, the current America's Cup. The tournament continues until today as the oldest football history at the selections of which existen.24 yet participated in this first edition: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, the latter resulting champion. The First World War set back the development of football, but the 1924 and 1928 editions of the Olympic Games revitalized the sport, in particular the actions of the Uruguayan national team. This new growth of soccer prompted the FIFA confirmed on May 28, 1928 in Amsterdam, the realization of a world championship teams, whose headquarters would be confirmed on May 18, 1929 at the congress in Barcelona. Uruguay would host the first edition of the World Cup to be held in conjunction with the hundredth anniversary of the first Uruguayan Constitution. The Uruguayan took the first title in the history of the competition. The second edition of the tournament was held in 1934 in Italy, and was used by the dictator Benito Mussolini and his regime propaganda. The competition was marred by the intervention of Mussolini, who did everything for his Italian team obtained the tournament, even with threats to referees final.25 The third edition of the tournament also was lackluster because of Mussolini, previously the final between Italy and Hungary sent a telegram to his team threatened. Finally, the Azzurri team, who wore all black uniforms representing the National Fascist Party, won the final by 4 goals at 2.26 The Second World War also had a similar effect on football. In 1946 the Home Nations, who had disenrolled from FIFA after the First World War, returned to the international body. On May 10, 1947 date is considered vital to the resurgence of FIFA and world football, thanks to the completion of the friendly match between the British team and a combination of European football, Rest of Europe XI, called Party of the Century. The game was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, with 135,000 viewers. The British group won the match with a score of 6 goals to 1, and the collection of the game was donated to the FIFA to help her relanzamiento.23 The first edition of the World Cup after the Second World War developed in Brazil during 1950. The triumph of the Uruguayan team in the remembered Maracanazo capped the revival of FIFA and world football. [Edit] Consolidation
Meeting between Germany and Portugal in World Cup 2006.
Ryan Valentine scored for Wrexham in a meeting of the Football League Two. The second half of the twentieth century would be the period of greatest growth of soccer. South American football was already organized since 1916, the founding of the South American Football Confederation, but sports in other areas are beginning to group in 1950 and 60. In 1954 the European and Asian football is organized in UEFA and the Asian Football Confederation respectively. In Europe, consolidated clubs with bigger budgets, based mostly in the late nineteenth century, but achieve great heights of success in the second half of s.XX. Among them, the Spanish club Real Madrid Club Football, FIFA declared "world's best clubs in the twentieth century." In Africa, founded the Confederation of African Football in 1957 in North America and the Caribbean, CONCACAF in 1961 and finally in Oceania, the Oceania Football Confederation in 1966. These organizations would join under the name FIFA confederations. In parallel with the creation of new confederations began to play the first regional tournament selections, except for the South American Football Confederation, which disputed its South American Championship Selections from 1916. In 1956, the Asian Football Confederation, the first edition of the Asian Cup and the following year, organized by Confederation of African Football Cup of Nations. In 1960 he created the European Championship, which brings together teams from UEFA. Meanwhile, CONCACAF would dispute first CONCACAF Cup in 1963, later to be replaced by the Gold Cup The Oceania Football Confederation would be the last to create your own tournament, the Cup OFC Nations , first held in 1973. Due to the creation of confederations began to play the first international championships at club level, the first of its kind in the Champions League of UEFA, which would bring together the various champions of the top leagues of UEFA countries from 1955. Five years later he would begin the Copa Libertadores, the highest event for clubs affiliated to CONMEBOL, which was first staged in 1960. That same year dispute the first edition of the Intercontinental Cup, which brought together the champions of both tournaments. This tournament would be replaced by the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup, which also receive the champions of the other confederations
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