Soccer is one of the most interesting and popular sport played by people all over the world. There are hundred millions of soccer fans all around the world. Soccer is the most popular game in Soviet Union. It is also called soccer. The term soccer first appeared in the 1880s as a slang abbreviation of Association soccer, often credited to Charles Wreford-Brown.
Soccer is a game played with a ball on a rectangular grass field, 100 yards in length (occasionally on an artificial grass field), with goal lines and goal posts at either end. Soccer is governed by soccer law, which is administered by national soccer associations, who, in turn, must answer to Fifa.
Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom must be the goalkeeper. A goalkeeper is the player of a team who is set into position to try to block shots into the goal.
Opposing teams of 11 players each attempt to gain possession of the ball and advance it by means of running and passing plays across the opponent's goal line. A team doing so scores a touchdown, worth six points, and then has the opportunity to kick the ball over the goalpost crossbar for one extra point.
The object of the game is to score by maneuvering the ball into the opposing goal. The predominant feature of the sport is that players other than the goalkeepers may not use their hands or arms to propel the ball in general play. Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, but they are only allowed to do so within the penalty area in front of their own goal. Though there are a variety of positions in which
the outfield (non-goalkeeper) players are strategically placed by a manager or coach, these positions are not defined or required by the Laws. The winner is the team that has scored more goals at the end of the match.
The rules of soccer were codified in England by the Soccer Association in 1863, and the name association soccer was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of soccer played at the time, specifically rugby soccer.There are seventeen Laws in the official Laws of the Game. The same Laws are designed to apply to all levels of soccer, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, seniors or women are permitted. The Laws are often framed in broad terms, which allow flexibility in their application depending on the nature of the game. In addition to the seventeen Laws, numerous IFAB decisions and other directives contribute to the regulation of soccer.
Soccer is also a dangerous game as a lot of injuries are involved. A soccer player is twice as likely to sustain a minor injury as a basketball player, and five times as likely to sustain a minor injury as a skateboarder. Soccer was found the riskiest sport for children and teens as regards minor injuries. But regardless of the dangers involved it still remains to be one of the most popular and favorite sport till now.
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Written By: Jeffrey Meier
