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A player executing a slide to dispossess an opponent During gameplay, players attempt to create goal-scoring opportunities through individual control of the ball, such as by , passing the ball to a teammate, and by taking shots at the goal, which is guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. If a player has been dismissed, no substitute can be brought on in their place and the player may not participate in further play. A game tied at the end of regulation time may go into extra time, which consists of two further 15-minute periods. Each team is led by a who has only one official responsibility as mandated by the Laws of the Game: to represent his or her team in the coin toss prior to kick-off or.

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This article is about the sport of association football. For other codes of football, see. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a played between two teams of eleven with a spherical. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a with a at each end. The object of the game is to by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal. Association football The attacking player No. The modern game traces its origins to 1863 when the were originally codified in England by. Players are not allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms while it is in play, except for the within the. Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use any other part of their body except the hands and the arms. The team that scores most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a is declared or the game goes into or a depending on the format of the competition. Association football is governed internationally by the FIFA; : Fédération Internationale de Football Association , which organises World Cups for both and every four years. Main article: The rules of association football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the played at the time, specifically. The word soccer which arrived at it's final form in 1895 was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca. Within the , association football is now usually called football in the United Kingdom and mainly soccer in Canada and the United States. An player on an ancient at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Cuju players could use any part of the body apart from hands and the intent was kicking a ball through an opening into a net. It was remarkably similar to modern football, though similarities to occurred. During the 206 BC — 220 AD , cuju games were standardised and rules were established. Phaininda and were Greek ball games. An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the appears on the Cup. Phaininda, episkyros and harpastum were played involving hands and violence. They all appear to have resembled , and more than what is recognizable as modern football. Other games included in Japan and in Korea. Association football in itself does not have a classical history. Notwithstanding any similarities to other ball games played around the world FIFA has recognised that no historical connection exists with any game played in antiquity outside Europe. The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely played in the of England. The history of football in England dates back to. The , first drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848, were particularly influential in the development of subsequent codes, including association football. The Cambridge Rules were written at , at a meeting attended by representatives from , , , and schools. They were not universally adopted. During the 1850s, many clubs unconnected to schools or universities were formed throughout the English-speaking world, to play various forms of football. Some came up with their own distinct codes of rules, most notably the , formed by former public school pupils in 1857, which led to formation of a in 1867. In 1862, of also devised an influential set of rules. These ongoing efforts contributed to the formation of The FA in 1863, which first met on the morning of 26 October 1863 at the in , London. The only school to be represented on this occasion was. The Freemason's Tavern was the setting for five more meetings between October and December, which eventually produced the first comprehensive set of rules. At the final meeting, the first FA treasurer, the representative from , withdrew his club from the FA over the removal of two draft rules at the previous meeting: the first allowed for running with the ball in hand; the second for obstructing such a run by hacking kicking an opponent in the shins , tripping and holding. Other and did not join the FA and instead in 1871 formed the. The eleven remaining clubs, under the charge of , went on to ratify the original thirteen laws of the game. The Sheffield FA played by its own rules until the 1870s with the FA absorbing some of its rules until there was little difference between the games. The world's oldest football competition is the , which was founded by and has been contested by English teams since 1872. The also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in , again at the instigation of C. England is also home to the world's first , which was founded in in 1888 by director. The original format contained 12 clubs from the and. The team in 1897, after winning both the and the. The laws of the game are determined by the IFAB. The board was formed in 1886 after a meeting in of The Football Association, the , the , and the. The growing popularity of the international game led to the admittance of FIFA representatives to the in 1913. The board consists of four representatives from FIFA and one representative from each of the four British associations. Today, football is played at a professional level all over the world. Millions of people regularly go to football stadiums to follow their favourite teams, while billions more watch the game on television or on the internet. A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level. According to a survey conducted by FIFA published in 2001, over 240 million people from more than 200 countries regularly play football. Football has the highest global television audience in sport. In many parts of the world football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual , local communities, and even nations. Kapuscinski says that Europeans who are polite, modest, or humble fall easily into rage when playing or watching football games. The helped secure a truce to the nation's in 2006 and it helped further reduce tensions between government and rebel forces in 2007 by playing a match in the rebel capital of , an occasion that brought both armies together peacefully for the first time. By contrast, football is widely considered to have been the final proximate cause for the in June 1969 between El Salvador and Honduras. The sport also exacerbated tensions at the beginning of the of the 1990s, when a match between and degenerated into rioting in May 1990. Evidence shows that an ancient version of the game was played by women during the 25—220 CE. Two female figures are depicted in 25—220 CE frescoes, playing Tsu Chu. There are, however, a number of opinions about the accuracy of dates, the earliest estimates at 5000 BCE. Association football, the modern game, also has documented early involvement of women. An annual competition in Mid-Lothian, Scotland during the 1790s is reported, too. In 1863, football governing bodies introduced standardised rules to prohibit violence on the pitch, making it more socially acceptable for women to play. The first match recorded by the took place in 1892 in. In England, the first recorded game of football between women took place in 1895. The most well-documented early European team was founded by activist in England in 1894. It was named the. I must confess, my convictions on all matters where the sexes are so widely divided are all on the side of , and I look forward to the time when ladies may sit in and have a voice in the direction of affairs, especially those which concern them most. However, the women's game was frowned upon by the British football associations, and continued without their support. It has been suggested that this was motivated by a perceived threat to the 'masculinity' of the game. A Welsh women's football team pose for a photograph in 1959 Women's football became popular on a large scale at the time of the , when employment in heavy industry spurred the growth of the game, much as it had done for men fifty years earlier. The most successful team of the era was of. The team played in the first women's international matches in 1920, against a team from , France, in April, and also made up most of the England team against a Ladies XI in 1920, and winning 22-0. Despite being more popular than some men's football events one match saw a 53,000 strong crowd , women's football in England suffered a blow in 1921 when outlawed the playing of the game on Association members' pitches, on the grounds that the game as played by women was distasteful. Some speculated that this may have also been due to envy of the large crowds that women's matches attracted. This led to the formation of the and play moved to grounds. Association football has been played by women since at least the time of the first recorded women's games in the late 19th century. It has traditionally been associated with charity games and physical exercise, particularly in the United Kingdom. In the late 1960s and early 1970s women's association football was organised in the United Kingdom, eventually becoming the most prominent for British women. Women's football has faced many struggles. The FA's ban was rescinded in December 1969 with UEFA voting to officially recognise women's football in 1971. The was inaugurated in 1991 and has been held every four years since, while women's football has been an Olympic event. A goalkeeper saving a close-range shot from inside the penalty area Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the. The game is played using a spherical ball of 68—70 cm 27—28 in circumference, known as the or soccer ball. Two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal between the posts and under the bar , thereby scoring a goal. The team that has scored more goals at the end of the game is the winner; if both teams have scored an equal number of goals then the game is a draw. Each team is led by a who has only one official responsibility as mandated by the Laws of the Game: to represent his or her team in the coin toss prior to kick-off or. The primary law is that players other than may not deliberately handle the ball with their hands or arms during play, though they must use both their hands during a restart. Within normal play, all players are free to play the ball in any direction and move throughout the pitch, though the ball cannot be received in an position. A player executing a slide to dispossess an opponent During gameplay, players attempt to create goal-scoring opportunities through individual control of the ball, such as by , passing the ball to a teammate, and by taking shots at the goal, which is guarded by the opposing goalkeeper. Opposing players may try to regain control of the ball by intercepting a pass or through the opponent in possession of the ball; however, physical contact between opponents is restricted. Football is generally a free-flowing game, with play stopping only when the ball has left the field of play or when play is stopped by the for an infringement of the rules. After a stoppage, play recommences with a specified restart. At a professional level, most matches produce only a few goals. For example, the of the English produced an average of 2. The Laws of the Game do not specify any player positions other than goalkeeper, but a number of have evolved. Broadly, these include three main categories: , or forwards, whose main task is to score goals; , who specialise in preventing their opponents from scoring; and , who dispossess the opposition and keep possession of the ball to pass it to the forwards on their team. Players in these positions are referred to as outfield players, to distinguish them from the goalkeeper. These positions are further subdivided according to the area of the field in which the player spends most time. For example, there are central defenders, and left and right midfielders. The ten outfield players may be arranged in any combination. The number of players in each position determines the style of the team's play; more forwards and fewer defenders creates a more aggressive and offensive-minded game, while the reverse creates a slower, more defensive style of play. While players typically spend most of the game in a specific position, there are few restrictions on player movement, and players can switch positions at any time. The layout of a team's players is known as a. Defining the team's formation and tactics is usually the prerogative of the team's. Main article: There are 17 laws in the official Laws of the Game, each containing a collection of stipulation and guidelines. The same laws are designed to apply to all levels of football, although certain modifications for groups such as juniors, seniors, women and people with physical disabilities are permitted. The laws are often framed in broad terms, which allow flexibility in their application depending on the nature of the game. The Laws of the Game are published by FIFA, but are maintained by the IFAB. In addition to the seventeen laws, numerous IFAB decisions and other directives contribute to the regulation of football. Players, equipment, and officials The officiates in a football match Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players excluding , one of whom must be the. Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team, which is usually seven. Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, provided they do so within the in front of their own goal. Though there are a variety of in which the outfield non-goalkeeper players are strategically placed by a coach, these positions are not defined or required by the Laws. The basic equipment or players are required to wear includes a shirt, shorts, socks, footwear and adequate. An and protective cup is highly recommended for male players by medical experts and professionals. Players are forbidden to wear or use anything that is dangerous to themselves or another player, such as jewellery or watches. The goalkeeper must wear clothing that is easily distinguishable from that worn by the other players and the match officials. A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the game. The maximum number of substitutions permitted in most competitive international and domestic league games is three in ninety minutes with each team being allowed one more if the game should go into extra-time, though the permitted number may vary in other competitions or in. Common reasons for a substitution include injury, tiredness, ineffectiveness, a tactical switch, or at the end of a finely poised game. In standard adult matches, a player who has been substituted may not take further part in a match. The referee is assisted by two. In many high-level games there is also a who assists the referee and may replace another official should the need arise. VAR has also been increasingly introduced to assist officials through video replay to correct clear and obvious mistakes. There are four types of calls that can be reviewed: mistaken identity in awarding a red or yellow card, goals and whether there was a violation during the buildup, direct red card decisions, and penalty decisions. Ball Main article: The ball is spherical with a circumference of between 68 and 70 centimetres 27 and 28 in , a weight in the range of 410 to 450 grams 14 to 16 oz , and a pressure between 0. In the past the ball was made up of leather panels sewn together, with a latex bladder for pressurisation but modern balls at all levels of the game are now synthetic. Pitch Standard pitch measurements As the Laws were formulated in England, and were initially administered solely by the four British football associations within , the standard dimensions of a football pitch were originally expressed in. The Laws now express dimensions with approximate equivalents followed by traditional units in brackets , though use of imperial units remains popular in English-speaking countries with a relatively recent history of or only partial metrication , such as Britain. The length of the pitch, or field, for international adult matches is in the range of 100—110 m 110—120 yd and the width is in the range of 64—75 m 70—80 yd. Fields for non-international matches may be 90—120 m 100—130 yd length and 45—90 m 50—100 yd in width, provided that the pitch does not become square. In 2008, the IFAB initially approved a fixed size of 105 m 344 ft long and 68 m 223 ft wide as a standard pitch dimension for international matches; however, this decision was later put on hold and was never actually implemented. The longer boundary lines are touchlines, while the shorter boundaries on which the goals are placed are goal lines. A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts must be 24 feet 7. Nets are usually placed behind the goal, but are not required by the Laws. In front of the goal is the penalty area. This area is marked by the goal line, two lines starting on the goal line 16. This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to mark where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a penalty foul by a member of the defending team becomes punishable by a penalty kick. Other markings define the position of the ball or players at , goal kicks, penalty kicks and corner kicks. Duration and tie-breaking methods A standard adult football match consists of two halves of 45 minutes each. Each half runs continuously, meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play. There is usually a 15-minute half-time break between halves. The end of the match is known as full-time. The referee is the official timekeeper for the match, and may make an allowance for time lost through substitutions, injured players requiring attention, or other stoppages. This added time is called additional time in FIFA documents, but is most commonly referred to as stoppage time or injury time, while lost time can also be used as a synonym. The duration of stoppage time is at the sole discretion of the referee. The referee alone signals the end of the match. In matches where a fourth official is appointed, towards the end of the half the referee signals how many minutes of stoppage time he intends to add. The fourth official then informs the players and spectators by holding up a board showing this number. The signalled stoppage time may be further extended by the referee. Added time was introduced because of an incident which happened in 1891 during a match between and. Trailing 1—0 and with just two minutes remaining, Stoke were awarded a penalty. Villa's goalkeeper kicked the ball out of the ground, and by the time the ball had been recovered, the 90 minutes had elapsed and the game was over. The same law also states that the duration of either half is extended until the penalty kick to be taken or retaken is completed, thus no game shall end with a penalty to be taken. Some football competitions use a to decide the winner if a match ends as a draw In league competitions, games may end in a draw. In knockout competitions where a winner is required various methods may be employed to break such a deadlock; some competitions may invoke. A game tied at the end of regulation time may go into extra time, which consists of two further 15-minute periods. Goals scored during extra time periods count towards the final score of the game, but kicks from the penalty mark are only used to decide the team that progresses to the next part of the tournament with goals scored in a penalty shootout not making up part of the final score. In competitions using , each team competes at home once, with an aggregate score from the two matches deciding which team progresses. Where aggregates are equal, the may be used to determine the winners, in which case the winner is the team that scored the most goals in the leg they played away from home. If the result is still equal, extra time and potentially a penalty shootout are required. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the experimented with ways of creating a winner without requiring a penalty shootout, which was often seen as an undesirable way to end a match. These involved rules ending a game in extra time early, either when the first goal in extra time was scored , or if one team held a lead at the end of the first period of extra time. Golden goal was used at the World Cup in and. The first World Cup game decided by a golden goal was 's victory over in 1998. Silver goal was used in. Both these experiments have been discontinued by IFAB. Ball in and out of play Main article: Under the Laws, the two basic states of play during a game are ball in play and ball out of play. From the beginning of each with a kick-off until the end of the playing period, the ball is in play at all times, except when either the ball leaves the field of play, or play is stopped by the referee. A goal may not be scored directly without the ball first touching another player from an indirect free kick. A goal may be scored directly from a direct free kick. Misconduct Players are cautioned with a yellow card, and dismissed from the game with a red card. These colours were first introduced at the and used consistently since. A occurs when a player commits an offence listed in the Laws of the Game while the ball is in play. The offences that constitute a foul are listed in Law 12. Other fouls are punishable by an. The referee may punish a player's or substitute's by a caution or dismissal. A second yellow card in the same game leads to a red card, which results in a dismissal. If a player has been dismissed, no substitute can be brought on in their place and the player may not participate in further play. Misconduct may occur at any time, and while the offences that constitute misconduct are listed, the definitions are broad. A referee can show a yellow or red card to a player, substitute or substituted player. Non-players such as managers and support staff cannot be shown the yellow or red card, but may be expelled from the technical area if they fail to conduct themselves in a responsible manner. Rather than stopping play, the referee may allow play to continue if doing so will benefit the team against which an offence has been committed. Even if an offence is not penalised due to advantage being played, the offender may still be sanctioned for misconduct at the next stoppage of play. The referee's decision in all on-pitch matters is considered final. Off-field See also: Along with the general administration of the sport, football associations and competition organisers also enforce good conduct in wider aspects of the game, dealing with issues such as comments to the press, clubs' financial management, , and. Most competitions enforce mandatory suspensions for players who are sent off in a game. Some on-field incidents, if considered very serious such as allegations of racial abuse , may result in competitions deciding to impose heavier sanctions than those normally associated with a red card. Some associations allow for appeals against player suspensions incurred on-field if clubs feel a referee was incorrect or unduly harsh. Sanctions for such infractions may be levied on individuals or on to clubs as a whole. Penalties may include fines, points deductions in league competitions or even expulsion from competitions. For example, the deduct 12 points from any team that enters. Among other administrative sanctions are penalties against game forfeiture. Teams that had forfeited a game or had been forfeited against would be awarded a technical loss or win. Headquarters of , the world governing body of football The recognised international governing body of football and associated games, such as and is. The FIFA headquarters are located in , Switzerland. These are generally synonymous with sovereign states, for example: the in Cameroon but also include a smaller number of associations responsible for sub-national entities or autonomous regions for example the in Scotland. While FIFA is responsible for arranging competitions and most rules related to international competition, the actual Laws of the Game are set by the , where each of the UK Associations has one vote, while FIFA collectively has four votes. The is the largest international competition in association football The major international competition in football is the , organised by FIFA. This competition takes place every four years since with the exception of 1942 and 1946 tournaments, which were cancelled due to. Approximately 190—200 national teams compete in qualifying tournaments within the scope of continental confederations for a place in the finals. The finals tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period. The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the ; the cumulative audience of all matches of the was estimated to be 26. The current champion is , which won its second title at the in Russia. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for 23 slots in a three-year. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the 24th slot. The current champion is the , after winning their third title in the. There has been a at every Summer Olympic Games since , except at the 1932 games in. Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics especially during the 1920s were the most prestigious international event. Originally, the tournament was for amateurs only. As professionalism spread around the world, the gap in quality between the World Cup and the Olympics widened. The countries that benefited most were the countries of , where top athletes were state-sponsored while retaining their status as amateurs. Between and , 23 out of 27 Olympic medals were won by Eastern Europe, with only gold in 1948 and bronze in 1952 , bronze in 1948 and silver in 1960 and bronze in 1968 breaking their dominance. For the , the decided to admit professional players. Since male competitors must be under 23 years old, and since , players under 23 years old, with three over-23 year old players, are allowed per squad. A women's tournament was added in 1996; in contrast to the men's event, full international sides without age restrictions play the women's Olympic tournament. Spanish footballers celebrating winning the After the World Cup, the most important international football competitions are the continental championships, which are organised by each continental confederation and contested between national teams. These are the UEFA , the CONMEBOL , CAF , the AFC , the CONCACAF and the OFC. The is contested by the winners of all six continental championships, the current champions and the country which is hosting the Confederations Cup. This is generally regarded as a warm-up tournament for the upcoming FIFA World Cup and does not carry the same prestige as the World Cup itself. The most prestigious competitions in club football are the respective continental championships, which are generally contested between national champions, for example the in Europe and the in South America. The winners of each continental competition contest the. A 2011 Spanish match between and. This fixture, known as , is one of the most renowned in sport. The governing bodies in each country operate in a , normally comprising several , in which the teams gain points throughout the season depending on results. Teams are placed into , placing them in order according to points accrued. Most commonly, each team plays every other team in its league at home and away in each season, in a. At the end of a season, the top team is declared the champion. The top few teams may be to a higher division, and one or more of the teams finishing at the bottom are to a lower division. The teams finishing at the top of a country's league may be eligible also to play in in the following season. The main exceptions to this system occur in some Latin American leagues, which divide football championships into two sections named Spanish for Opening and Closing , awarding a champion for each. 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Retrieved 14 October 2007. Another 21 years for a game like this would be too long a wait. Though there are a variety of in which the gusto non-goalkeeper players are strategically placed by a coach, these positions are not defined or required by the Laws. The team that scores most goals by the end of the match wins. Retrieved 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011. A goalkeeper saving a close-range shot from inside the medico area Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the.