Saturday, 17 August 2013

fun football games

Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between
two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players
in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.[1][2][3][4] The game
is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to
score by using any part of the body besides the arms and hands to get the football into
the opposing goal.
The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or
arms while it is in play and then only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly
use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may use their head or torso to strike
the ball instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins.
If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game
goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition.
The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in
1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation
of Association Football (FIFA; French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association)
which organises a World Cup every four years.




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