O soccer it is one of the most popular sports practices in the world. It is a sport practiced and appreciated in hundreds of countries, and the body responsible for organizing football-related events is FIFA. The popularity of football is attributed to its simplicity and ease of play, being played on all continents by people of different age groups, in schools, clubs, streets and courts.
Around 2600 BC C., in the region where it currently is. China, was practiced a ritual called TsüTsü, which was nothing more than. Use the head of the tribe chief from enemies by the warriors of the tribes. winning like ball, so as to be kicked by the winners in a sort of. game. This kind of ritual was performed because the Chinese believed that. in that way they could assimilate intelligence, strength, skill and a. leadership ability of the defeated enemy.
Also at this time, in the region where it is today. Japan, emerged. a practice known as Kemary, whose players aim. manipulate and control the ball with your feet, in an agile, delicate and elegant way. O. Kemary was considered a ceremony to celebrate self-knowledge, da. meditation, self-control and self-learning, serving as an agent. disciplinarian.
Already in century IV a. C., sports practices. Epyskiros and Harpastum, were practiced in Greece in Rome, respectively. These. games consisted of working a ball with your feet and taking it to the side. opponent of the field.
In the 14th century, in Italy, a sport called Calcio. it was popular among the Italian nobility. Calcio was played in an area of 120. meters wide by 180 meters long, delimited by rods of. wood on the floor; the dispute took place between teams composed of 25 to 30 players. each. The object of this game was to get the ball past the crossbar. opposing team. It was this game model that arrived in England at the beginning. XVII century.
After arriving in England and becoming popular, football. went through a regulatory process to establish and organize the rules. about the game. These rules were then followed by many schools. English in the early 19th century.
In 1886 football became. professionalized, with the creation of the International Board, an organization. responsible for establishing the rules of football and organizing their. events.
In 1888, a. Football League, an organization responsible for organizing championships. football internationals.
In 1904, FIFA (International Football Association) was created, an organization responsible for organizing and establishing rules for world football to this day. FIFA is responsible for organizing major national team championships, such as the World Cup and continental national team championships.
The main technical fundamentals of football are: passing, driving, kicking, dribbling, receiving, heading and throwing.
A soccer match is played by two teams of eleven players each, distributed in attack, defense, lateral and midfield functions.
Every football game is. performed in two stages lasting 45 minutes each, separated by one. fifteen minute break. After 45 minutes of play, the referee can. add a few minutes of departure in order to compensate for the stoppages that occurred. during the same. Each team can bank up to twelve players like. reservations.
Throughout the game, each team. is entitled to make up to three player substitutions. The winner of. match is the team that scores the most goals. To work the ball e. scoring goals, players can use their feet, legs, chest and head without. being able, however, to touch the ball with hands and arms.
If a game is decisive e. ends in a tie between the teams, there are two overtimes lasting fifteen minutes. each. If even after overtime the tie continues, the game's decision shall. be performed through penalty kicks.
A football field can be natural or synthetic grass, and it has one. rectangular shape, bounded by continuous lines, such as lateral lines, as. goal lines and bottom lines.
There is also a midfield line, responsible for dividing the. field in two parts.
Football matches are accompanied by a head referee who. has the final decision on the game's moves, although there are two on the field. assistants, a fourth referee, two additional assistants and an assistant. reservation.
The ball used in a football match must have a circumference of no. maximum 70 centimeters, and weigh between 410 and 450 grams. Players cannot. enter the field carrying accessories that endanger the safety of yours. companions and your own, such as earrings, rings and necklaces.
In the football game, faults such as touching the ball, having attitudes. unsportsmanlike, argue with the referee, leave the field without authorization or. making more violent plays can be punished with yellow cards. (warning) or red, which causes the player to be expelled from the match.
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