What is soccer?
The common name of soccer is football. The most popular game in the world is soccer. The game is very simple, which is played between two teams of 11 each. There is a goal, on the opposite ends of the length of the rectangular field. The players have to drive the ball through the opponent’s goal post. The number of goals decides the winner of the match.
Football or soccer is being played in more than 200 nations. Modern football game’s rules and regulation is constructed by Football Association of England, in the year of 1863. These rules are followed throughout the world.
How did soccer evolve?
There were different ancient paintings and evidence, in different cultures which depicted the game of playing with a ball, by using the leg. All of them are considered as an ancient version of football. The earliest form of football was known to be cuju. In this game the players kicked the ball through an opening in a net, using the feet only. It was popular in China in second and third century BC. Evidence is also seen in ancient Rome and Greek cultures. Some cultures depicted the similar form of football, but they were violent while playing the game.
As reported, the oldest football club was in Edinburg, in 1824. It was only operational for 5 years. The oldest official football match was between Scotland and England in 1872. The world famous FIFA headquarters are located in Zurich, in Switzerland.
Terms used in football
The common name of soccer is football. The most popular game in the world is soccer. The game is very simple, which is played between two teams of 11 each. There is a goal, on the opposite ends of the length of the rectangular field. The players have to drive the ball through the opponent’s goal post. The number of goals decides the winner of the match.
Football or soccer is being played in more than 200 nations. Modern football game’s rules and regulation is constructed by Football Association of England, in the year of 1863. These rules are followed throughout the world.
How did soccer evolve?
There were different ancient paintings and evidence, in different cultures which depicted the game of playing with a ball, by using the leg. All of them are considered as an ancient version of football. The earliest form of football was known to be cuju. In this game the players kicked the ball through an opening in a net, using the feet only. It was popular in China in second and third century BC. Evidence is also seen in ancient Rome and Greek cultures. Some cultures depicted the similar form of football, but they were violent while playing the game.
As reported, the oldest football club was in Edinburg, in 1824. It was only operational for 5 years. The oldest official football match was between Scotland and England in 1872. The world famous FIFA headquarters are located in Zurich, in Switzerland.
Terms used in football
- Red card: red card is issued, during two circumstances, if the player already had two yellow cards in that game or has showed very offensive rules violation.
- Yellow card: it is issued to a player when they have done a minor violation of rules.
- Carrier: it is the only player in the field who have the ball.
- Dummy run: it is the player who runs with the carrier, so as to protect him from the opponent players.
- Back pass: it is a trick to confuse the opponent, in which a player kicks a ball towards his own goal, so as to give a new chance of turning the game.