Football

Football or soccer. It´s a game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding the goal. The team that scores more goals wins.

FOOTBALL BASIC RULES.

Here are some basic rules for the sport of Football, also known as soccer in many parts of the world, which is undoubtedly the world's most popular sport.

• A football match is played by two teams, with each allowed no more than 11 players on the field at any one time, one of whom is a goalkeeper.
• A match is played in two 45 minute halves.
• The game begins with the toss of a coin, and the winning captain decides which goal to defend or to take the first kick off.
• All players must use their feet, head or chest to play the ball. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to use their hands, and only within their designated goal area.
• The aim of the game is to score a goal, which is achieved by kicking or heading the ball into the opposition team's goal.
• If the ball touches or crosses the side line, it is thrown back in by the team that was not the last to touch the ball.
• The game is controlled by a central referee, and two linesmen. They award free kicks and penalties when rules are broken. For continual breaking of rules or for a bad foul, the player may be sent off.

Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Football can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches.
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