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Some History of Soccer

Not much information on the first team football. However, the Greeks and Romans have refused to play the ball game and the game of football. The association of football in London has developed the first set of rules 1863.British sailors and settlers brought the game in India, South America and Europe. During the late 19th century, football was brought in the USA However, it was not popular until after World War I. In 1908, football was an Olympic event. Since 1952, Hungary has won the most gold medals at three. Even today, although it is an international game has been slow to gain popularity as a sport interconnected, USA However, it is gaining in popularity and is included in physical education programs in many schools. In addition, many local authorities have started leagues of youth football for children of all ages. The game of soccer, football or because the association is whether Europe is the most popular sport. Virtually every country in the world of games of football in one form or another. Both are physically and mentally demanding, requiring the skills and athletic spirit. There are many stories about how the game of football began. Many argue that civilizations have discovered the sport. There are documents such as American football games were played in China, Greece, Japan, Mexico and more than 2000 years. In addition, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in 1904 as international director. Today, FIFA, which is acquartierata in Zurich, Switzerland, over one hundred forty States and abroad on thirty-nine one million players worldwide. France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark and Sweden were the founders of FIFA. In 1905, Germany, Austria and England have joined the organization. For now, there has been talk of the first game of the football world several Cup.In there are rules changed. Back in 1700 the playing field is the figure of a square. There were only four major brands on earth. They were the touchlines, but lines halfway line and place eighteen lines. When the Association Football (FA) was founded in 1863, the first uniform rules were made.FIFA hours requires that the game of football was played on a rectangular field between the hundred thirty one hundred meters long and between fifty and off one hundred meters. For international matches of the field should be among the hundred ten and one hundred twenty meters long and wide between seventy and eighty meters. There are two objectives, a home at each end of the field. There are eight meters high and eight feet in diameter and six feet deep. The lines that mark the sides of the field are called touchlines, who represents the two ends of the field lines are called Goal. In addition, there are five other distinctive lines. These are the lines halfway, the target zones, areas of pain, corner flags and the focus circle. The players must learn to think for himself during games. Since there are prespegnimenti, feel their cars only at a time – and only for a few minutes. If the records in team strategy are needed during the game, team members must know enough to go it alone. Every player must be adaptable enough to play both offensive that the defense, to take the responsibility of a fellow teammate in certain situations. Every player must be ready to do everything. Football provides a fair balance between skill and teamwork specific. The game of football requires conquest of the cooperative effort of eleven people and the skills of every individual, and that's what makes a good football team.

John Salmon

World Cup 2010 Qualifying Draw Results

The qualifying round of the 2010 world cup is now over, for the first time since 1934 the host country (South Africa) participate in the qualifying round. However, the South Africans will qualify despite the position to finish a. It is also the first time the tournament will be hosted by a confederation of nation African football. According to the President of FIFA is the selection of Justice of? of? â to a continent that has given so much to football. " The draft of the nineteenth WORLD CUP FIFA has celebrated last Sunday in Durban, South Africa has the attracted more than 3,000 coordinators of football and cars and it was look around the world in 170 countries. There were 169 nations in the draft that acts as a qualifying round for the 2010 African cup of nations to be placed in the draft of Angola.The was witnessed by South African President Thabo Mbeki, not all countries were blessed because the draft did not meet the countries like England. The team was prepared in the same group that their torment, Croatia, club that only a few days before England humiliating victory in a 3-2 which eliminates the euro 2008.England had a second chance they bite their opponent harder in the preliminary stage but the main goal now is to find a new coach who can face this new challenge. However, both teams were paired in a complicated group, the European group 6 also conforms by powerful teams such as the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra. As soon as the rivalries of sport, during the qualifying matches there will be a mix of political rivalry also. The United States for example, can play against Cuba while South Korea meet on North Korea in Asian qualifying. On the one hand, Italy, the champion of the world cup seems to be satisfied in a? Easy? of the group? of? â in Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro. So far, the European team drawn in what is considered the hardest group is France, that club will play against teams known as: Romania and Serbia. However, the nation has been a force in football? s? runner of the year as the world cup up and realizing previously the title of the 1998 world cup. Last year the sample, Italy was drawn with Bulgaria, Ireland Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro, a team easy for the champions, as their head of football, Giancarlo Abete, the group is a group that 'Italy should run through without problems. Revenue at the world cup will have a different format as the continent, for example: North, Central America and the Caribbean will have preliminary rounds to reduce to 24 teams while in South America there are 10 teams playing in eighteen rounds. Asia is in 20 teams, the first and second place each POT get through the final round. Africa, too, will be cut into 12 groups while Europe is divided into nine groups to occupy inside the 13 seats available; 9 winners and the rest will be decided between the second places in the play-off matches. The only confederation without the automatic place in the final Oceania; then, the winner of the qualification round will face the fifth provisions of the confederation? s? of Asia.

Julie Smith

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