What is Soccer?

The way to play the game is to pass the ball throughfootball has a very famous event which is held every
a marked area known as the goal which is a netfour years known as the FIFA world cup.
supported by two poles. The ball used in the game isHundreds of thousands of people come to see this
spherical in shape and is not too big neither too small inevent and many times the attendance for the world
size.cup matches is more than the number of people
In the 11 players there is also a goal keeper whose jobattending the Olympic Games.
is to defend their side of the team by not allowing theThe game of soccer/football is played by passing the
ball to pass through the goal posts. The game rulesball inside the team while trying to approach the
does not specify any positions of the players else thanopponent's goal post and score one for the team.
the goalkeeper.As the game requires continuous running and other
The teams can make their own strategies byagility maneuvers during the 45 min single break less
positioning the remaining 10 players at any point of thegame play, the players need to have a very fit and
ground boundaries. The ball can only be touched byagile body. Their stamina level also needs to be high so
the feet, the head or sometimes the chest of thethat they may not get tired during the 45 min period.
body.If a player gets injured during the game, there is an
If the ball touches the hand, it is considered a foul andoption to substitute the player for another one. There
suitable advantage is given to the opponent team forare about 5 players in reserve thus making the whole
the foul. The game is won by the team which is ableteam of 16 people out of which 5 can be substituted.
to score the most goals at the end of the time limits.There is also a choice of changing a player without a
The time limit for the game is divided into two parts forreason. If a player is not playing well, the coach can
a total of 90 minutes and each of 45 minutes.choose to substitute that player with another one. But
In between there is a small break for the refreshmentsubstitution occurs after a foul and not in between the
and relaxation of players. In one half one, team isnormal game.
awarded the ball in their possession and in the nextIf at the end of the time limit, each team has the same
round the ball is awarded to the other team so thatnumber of goals, the game can then be decided by
the justice is maintained to some extent through thisthe penalty shootouts. There are 5 chances given to
procedure.each team and only the goalkeeper and a single player
The football game is administered by an internationalfrom the team can come at a time.
body known as FédérationThe player hits the ball and the goalkeeper tries to
Internationale de Football Association but is moredefend the goal. The team at the end to have the
commonly recognized by its short form FIFA. Themost goals wins the match.