Ola K Ase

Football or soccer aka football association, football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each and four referees dealing with the rules are properly followed. It is widely considered the most popular sport in the world, for about 270 million people participate in it.

The pitch is rectangular natural or artificial turf, with a goal or arc on each side of the field. The goal is to move any part of the body except the arms or hands, and mostly with the feet (hence the name), a ball across the field to try to enter into the opposing goal, action called score. The team that achieves the most goals after the match, which lasted 90 minutes, it is the winner of the match.

The modern game was created in England following the formation of the Football Association, whose rules of 1863 are the basis of sport today. Soccer's governing body is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, better known by its acronym FIFA. The international competition is the most prestigious soccer World Cup, held every four years by the agency. This event is the most famous and highest number of viewers in the world, doubling the audience of the Olympics.

Contact Sports of physical contact

Members 11 players per team on the field and 3 alternates in official FIFA matches (6 alternates to national parties and others)

Male and female gender

Team Sport Category

Accessories Ball, gloves, football boots, shin guards, shorts, shirt, socks.

Spherical ball

Place of meeting Lawn Tennis rectangular 90 x 45 m up to 120 x 90 m

90 min duration of the meeting. (2 parts of 45 min.)

Goal scoring format (1 point)

Meta Arco or goal, of 7.32 x 2.44 m

Olympic Men: since 1900

Female: since 1996

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