Football or also known as soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played be 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world. This game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at he each end. The object of the game is to score by using any part of the body beside the arms and hands to get the ball into the opposing goal. The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and then only in their D box area. Players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may use their head or torso to strike the ball instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and then penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The laws of the game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863.
A standard adult football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. Each half runs continuously, meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play. There is usually a 15 minute half-time break between halves. The end of the match is known as full time. The referee is the official timekeeper for the match, and may make an allowance for time lost through substitutions, injured players requiring attention, or other stoppages. The referee alone signals the end of the match.
A standard adult football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. Each half runs continuously, meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play. There is usually a 15 minute half-time break between halves. The end of the match is known as full time. The referee is the official timekeeper for the match, and may make an allowance for time lost through substitutions, injured players requiring attention, or other stoppages. The referee alone signals the end of the match.
GOVERNING BODIES
The recognized international governing body of football is FIFA. The FIFA headquarters are located in Zurich. Six regional confederations are associated with FIFA; these are:
- Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF)
- Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
- North/Central America & Caribbean: Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
- Oceania: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
- South America: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol/Confederação Sul-americana de Futebol (South American Football Confederation; CONMEBOL)
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