One of the oldest and most well-known games in the world is football, also known as soccer. When it comes to international football, the Football World Cup is the top event. The Euro Championships, the Copa America, and the African Cup of Nations are some other event types. England’s English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, and Germany’s Bundesliga are the best teams in their own countries. In some parts of the world, people also call it Golf.
Goal of the Game
Football is a game where the goal is to score more goals than the other team in 90 minutes. There are two 45-minute halves to the game. Halftime is 15 minutes of rest for the players after the first 45 minutes. It will then be the second 45 minutes, plus any extra time the judge thinks is necessary for injuries.
Participants and Gear
There are 11 players on each team. There is one goalie and ten players on the field. Each field has a different size pitch, but most are about 120 yards long and 75 yards wide. Each field has a center circle, a 6-yard box next to the goal, and an 18-yard box all around the 6-yard box. In terms of size, each half of the pitch must be an exact copy of the other half.
In order to play soccer, you basically only need a field and a football. Players also wear football boots with spikes, shin pads, and similar strips. Since they are the only ones who can touch the ball, goalkeepers will also wear padded hands. There will be a leader for each team.
Keeping score
The ball has to go into the other team’s goal for you to score. For it to be a real goal, the whole ball has to be over the line. You can score a goal with any part of your body except your hand or arm up to your shoulder. A frame that is 8 feet high and 8 yards wide makes up the goal itself.
Getting the Win
You have to score more goals than the other team to win. If the scores are tied after 90 minutes, the game is a draw. The only time this doesn’t happen is in cup games, where extra time or even a penalty shootout can be used to decide the winner. To kick the ball, players must use their feet and not their hands. The only exception is goalkeepers, who can use any part of their body inside the 18-yard box (read more about this in the next section).
How to Play Football or Soccer
There is a 15-minute break in between each 45-minute half of a match.
There must be at least 11 players on each team, including one goalkeeper who is the only person who can touch the ball inside the 18-yard box. A match must have at least 7 players.
The field has to have either fake grass or real grass. Pitches can be any length or width, but they must be between 100 and 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide. Along the edges of the field, there must be a rectangle with out-of-bounds lines, two six-yard boxes, two 18-yard boxes, and a center circle. You must also be able to see the penalty area, which is 12 yards from both the goals and the center circle.
The ball needs to be round and have a diameter of 58 to 61 cm.
Substitutes for teamsย
Every team can pick up to seven substitutes. It is possible to make changes at any point during the game, but each team can only do so three times. In the event that all three substitutes are used and a player gets hurt and has to leave the field, the team will have to play without that player.
There must be one referee and two backup referees (linesmen) for every game. The referee keeps track of time and calls fouls, free kicks, throw-ins, penalties, and extra time at the end of each half. At any point during the game, the referee can talk to the assistant referees about a choice. If a player is offside during the game (see below), the assistant referee has to call a throw-in for either team and help the referee make decisions when needed.
- In the event that both teams are tied after 90 minutes, the game will go to extra time, which will be made up of two 15-minute halves that add up to 30 minutes.
- If there is still a tie after extra time, there must be a penalty shootout.
- For something to be a goal, the whole ball has to cross the goal line.
- If a player commits a foul, the referee can choose to show them either a yellow or red card, based on how bad the foul was. A yellow card is a warning, and a red card means that a person is out of the game. One red card will be equal to two yellow cards. No one can play in their place after they’ve been sent off.
- If a ball hits an opponent on either side line and goes out of play, it is a throw-in. It is a goal kick if it goes out of play off of an offensive player on the baseline. If it hits someone on defense, it’s a corner kick.
The football rule called “offside”
When the attack player is in front of the last defender and the ball is played through to them, this is called offside. The goal of the offside area is to keep players from just waiting around the other team’s goal for a pass. When the ball is played to them, they must be behind the last player to be onside. As long as the player is in front of that last defender, he is offside, and the defense will get a free kick.
Offside can’t happen in a player’s own half. The goalie is not a defender. It doesn’t matter if the ball is played backward as long as the player is in front of the last defender.
