Football; living life like in paradise!
I will be posting some posts on my blog about football in every way so that i'll try to convince people to participate more in football in order to stay fit. In these posts, i'm going to speak about it's aspects, how to play the game, it's rules, some famous players who played or have played football and also speak about my own experience in football. The basic definition of football is a game between two teams made up of 11 players and their objective is that they gain possession of the ball and kick it inside the opponents goal post. The team with the higher score will win the game.
The game of football is widely spread all over the world and played by both genders. It is one of the most popular sports in the world played by over 250 million people. The game is played on a flat rectangular surface approximately 105 m by 68 m. The ball used in this game is spherical. Two teams of usually 18 selected players from the whole squad compete against each other in a 90 minute encounter. Only 11 players per team can play on the pitch.
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| Football in Africa |
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Football in Europe
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The two teams try to score the ball in the goal (under the crossbar and between the goal posts) and the team with the higher score will win. If they have the same score, the match will end as a draw. But in competitive tournament matches, another two halves of 15 minutes each are played and if the scores are draw a penalty shoot-out will take place. Substitutions of players take place in a football match, with a maximum of 3 players.
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| A player trying to beat the keeper in a penalty shoot-out |
In a team, there are 4 roles. These are:
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| Goalkeeper saving a shot |
• The goalkeeper which stands between the goal posts to save the ball from going behind him.
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| A defender stopping a player from shooting |
• The defenders (generally 4) which are there to defend the goal and help the goalkeeper not to concead goals.
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| A midfielder trying to create a chance |
•The midfielders (generally 4) which are there to help the defenders and create chances of goal to attackers.
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| An attacker beating the goalkeeper |
•The attackers (generally 2 or 3) which have only one aim. This is to put the ball behind the goalkeeper.
In a football match, there are 4 match officials to ensure that the laws of the game are used correctly. These are the referee, the 2 assistant referees and the fourth official. Nowadays 2 more officials are being introduced in competitions to stand near the goal posts.
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| Match officials getting ready to take care of the match |
I will be posting some posts on my blog about football in every way so that i'll try to convince people to participate more in football in order to stay fit. In these posts, i'm going to speak about it's aspects, how to play the game, it's rules, some famous players who played or have played football and also speak about my own experience in football. The basic definition of football is a game between two teams made up of 11 players and their objective is that they gain possession of the ball and kick it inside the opponents goal post. The team with the higher score will win the game.