SOCCER
The world's most popular sport, played by two teams of 11 players on a grass field. The game involves maneuvering the ball with the feet, head, or torso to advance it to the opponent's goal. It requires physical endurance, technical skill with the ball, and a high tactical understanding of team play. The match lasts 90 minutes (two 45-minute halves).
Field/Court Dimensions
Rectangular: Touchlines (100x110m / 110-120 yards) x Goal Lines (64x75m / 70-80 yards) (International).
Score more goals than the opposing team, using any part of the body except the arms and hands (except for the goalkeeper within their area).
Ebenezer Cobb Morley (Founder of the Football Association, FA)
1863 (Modern regulation in England)
The antecedents of football date back to various ball games in antiquity (e.g., Cuju in China, Harpastum in Rome). The modern version consolidated in English public schools. The turning point was the foundation of the Football Association (FA) in London in 1863, which unified the rules, definitively separating association football (soccer) from rugby-football. FIFA was founded in 1904.
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
FIFA World Cup, Olympic Games, UEFA Champions League, Copa Am�rica, UEFA European Championship.
Football is governed by the 17 Laws of the Game by IFAB. The most distinctive rule is the offside, which penalizes an attacking player who is nearer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender at the moment the ball is played to them. Fouls are penalized with free kicks or penalties (if the foul occurs within the penalty area). Warnings are given with a yellow card and send-offs with a red card. The game dynamic focuses on ball possession, chance creation, and organized defense, being the only sport on this list predominantly played with the foot.