By: Hamda Mohamed

I like Soccer because its the best

sport in the world. it's so much fun
to play and fun to watch. It's also
cool how everyone knows about it.
You could talk about it to pretty
much anyone because there is a
soccer team in every country.
Soccer is an active sport
because there's lots of running
in soccer, you kick, you can do
tricks or moves



Soccer is the best sport because Soccer is
the most popular sport in the world in terms
of player numbers. Plus its easy to play.

1. you can't handball unless your the goal keeper

2. you're not allowed to tackle their feet and not get the ball first(you
use your feet to tackle)
if you're tackle is unsuccessful in the penalty box the other team gets
a penalty

3. you can only make 3 substitutions in soccer

4. offside- when the attacker is behind the last defender and touches
the ball

5. corner kick- when a player on the opposing team shoots and comes
off your own players and goes behind the goal it is a corner kick

6. goal kick- when the opposing team touches the ball last behind
your teams goal area

7. throw in- when the ball goes out on the sides it is a throw in. you're
only allowed to throw over your head and your feet must be on the
ground.

8. you're only allowed 11 players on the field. if you get red carded
the player comes off.


The field of play shall be rectangular, the width of which shall not
exceed the length.
The width shall not be more than 80 yards (73.15M) nor less than
65 yards (59.44m) and the length shall not be more than 120
yards (109.72m) nor less than 110 yards (100.58m); however,
fields of less than minimal dimensions may be used by prior
written mutual consent of the competing institutions. The
optimum size is 75 yards (68.58m) by 120 yards (109.73m).
David bekham
Lionel Messi
Ronaldo
Robin van persie
Yaya toure
Zlaten
ibrahimovich
Wayne rooney
kaka


Theo James Walcott
(born 16 March 1989) is
an English footballer who
plays as a forward for
Arsenal and the England
national team. Walcott
won the BBC Young
Sports Personality of the
Year Award in 2006.
FIFA World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world followed by billions of people all around the world on TV. World Cup presents an
opportunity for players to showcase their skill s as countries compete against each other to decide which country is the best.

* FIFA World Cup is played every 4 years in a different country where countries compete against each other for the title of that years Champion.

* Interesting fact about soccer World Cup is that after the tournament is played there is always big money spent on transfers because the
participating players are being watched by every soccer scout in the world.

* 2002 World Cup was held by two different countries for the first time in the history of world cup. This world cup was played in Seoul, South
Korea as well as Tokyo, Japan.

* Oliver Kahn, goalkeeper of Germany was the first goalkeeper ever to win the Most Valuable Player of the World Cup making it an interesting
fact about soccer goalkeepers.

* Soccer fun facts continues with a fact that soccer is actually called Football in most countries other than United States and very few others.

* "PELE" is a name recognized all around the world and associated with the greatest soccer player that ever lived. Funny soccer fact is that Pele's
real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, which is not nearly as famous and world known like PELE.

Oldest organized tournament in the world is the English FA Cup. FA Cup was first held in 1871 and during this competition all the teams from all of
English professional leagues competed against each other for the title of that years FA Cup Champion.

* FA Cup stands for Football Association Challenge Cup.

* Fun fact about soccer is that Martinho Eduardo Orige of Brazil holds the record for juggling the soccer ball for 19 hours and 30 minutes without
letting the ball drop to the ground.

* Funny soccer fact that happened during the 1950 World Cup is when India wanted to compete in this tournament barefoot. India withdrew
from this years World Cup because FIFA would not let them play barefoot.

These are just a few of facts about soccer that I found while researching facts about soccer.

There are many more facts about different players, countries and tournaments.

For more facts about the greatest game in the world please click on one of the links below.


What are the benefits of soccer
As soccer increases your cardio capacity, it also
improves your endurance. An increase in
aerobic capacity allows soccer players to run
farther for a longer period of time, explains
Hayes. Because soccer requires you to execute a
variety of motions, its more beneficial than just
parking yourself on the cross-trainer at the gym.
Soccer involves running, walking, sprinting and
jumping. These movements require a great deal
of endurance for an athlete to be able to play a
full 90 minutes.