Football

By
Adnan Sohail
Famous clubs
 INTRODUCTION
• Football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a million
players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most
popular sport.
• The game is played sport played between two teams of
eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 on a
rectangular field with a goal at each end.
• The object of the game is to score by using any part of the
body besides the arms and hands to get the football into the
opposing goal.
 History
• The Cambridge rules, first drawn up at Cambridge
university in 1848, were particularly influential in the
development of subsequent codes, including association
football.
• The Cambridge rules were written at trinity college,
Cambridge, at a meeting attended by representatives
from eton, harrow, rugby, Winchester and Shrewsbury
schools.
• They were not universally adopted. During the 1850s,
many clubs unconnected to schools or universities were
formed throughout the English-speaking world, to play
various forms of football.
 History

• Today, football is played at a professional level all over the world. Millions of
people regularly go to football stadiums to follow their favorite teams, while
billions more watch the game on television or on the internet.
• A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level. According
to a survey conducted by FIFA published in 2001, over 240 million people from
more than 200 countries regularly play football.
• Football has the highest global television audience in sport. In many parts of the
world football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of
individual fans, local communities, and even nations.
• R. Kapuscinski says that people who are polite, modest or even humble in
Europe fall easily into rage with playing or watching soccer games.
Field of play
Ball
Uniform, shoes and Guards
 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:

1. Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

2. Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF)

3. Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

4. North/Central America & Caribbean: Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean

Association Football

5. Oceania: Oceania Football Confederation (America: South American Football Confederation;

Major international competition

• The major international competition in football is the World Cup,

organized by FIFA.
• This competition takes place over every four years. Approximately
190–200 national teams compete in qualifying tournaments within the
scope of continental confederations for a place in the finals.
• The finals tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32
national teams competing over a four-week period.
• The most recent tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was held in
South Africa from 11 June to 11 July, the first to be held on the African
continent.
 Officials
• Referee.
• Umpire.
• Down Judge.
• Line Judge.
• Field Judge.
• Side Judge.
• Back Judge.
 Basic Rules
• Each team should comprise of eleven players each.
• Teams must have one goal-keeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards.
• Players are not allowed to handle the ball with hands.
• They are allowed only to kick or head the ball.
• Hands are used to throw the ball into ground when it is out of ground during the match.
• Only goal-keepers could handle the ball with hand inside penalty box (save a goal or set ball for a
kick).
• Duration of the Match. The game is played in 2 halves consisting of 45 minutes each. The half
time interval must not exceed more than 15 minutes. At the discretion of the referee more time is
allowed to compensate for any stoppage during play e.g. Due to substitutions or care and attention
of injured players. Throw-in. Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch
line. Method of Scoring.
• The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth. When a team kick the ball into opponents net
it is considered as a goal.
Basic Rules
1. 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 rectangle are called touch lines and the two
shorter sides are called goal lines. The field is divided in half by the
halfway line.
2. Ball. Must be spherical, made of leather (or similar) 68-70 cm in
circumference and of a certain pressure.
3. Number of Players. Two teams of no more than 11 players (one of
which is the goalkeeper). A game cannot start if either team has less
than 7 players.
4. Equipment. Players must wear a jersey, shorts, stockings, shin guards
and footwear.
5. Referee. The referee ensures the Laws of the Game are respected and
upheld.
6. Assistant Referees. There may be at most 2 assistant referees.
Basic Rules
• Start and Restart of Play. A kick-off starts 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 center
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 whilst the team
that win the toss can choose which direction they want to
play. After half time the teams 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 of Play.
• The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when
the referee has stopped the game. The ball is in play at all
other times.
Basic Rules
• Method of Scoring. The ball crosses the goal line
inside the goal mouth.
• Penalty Kicks. Are given against a team when
they commit an offence which would normally be
awarded a direct free kick inside their goal area.
The ball is kicked from stationary from the
penalty spot. The opposing team must be outside
of the penalty area and at least 9.15 m from the
ball.
• Throw-in. Used to restart play after the whole of
the ball has crossed the touch line.
• Goal kick. Used to restart play after a goal has
been scored.
• Ball in and Out of Play. The ball is out of play
once a goal has been scored or when the referee
has stopped the game. The ball is in play at all
other times.
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