Contents
• Introduction
• History of Football
• Rules of the game
• Positions in Football
• Major Football Tournaments
• Famous Personalities
• Famous Awards
• Importance of football
• Conclusion
Introduction
• Football is the world’s most popular ball
game in numbers of participants and
spectators. Simple in its principal rules
and essential equipment, the sport can
be played almost anywhere, from
official football playing fields (pitches)
to gymnasiums, streets, school
playgrounds, parks, or beaches.
Football’s governing body,
the Fédération Internationale de
Football Association(FIFA), estimated
that at the turn of the 21st century there
were approximately 250 million football
players and over 1.3 billion people
“interested” in football; in 2010 a
combined television audience of more
than 26 billion watched football’s
premier tournament, the quadrennial
monthlong World Cup finals.
History of Football
• Football first appeared in England in the middle of the
19th century.
The private schools at the time needed some team
activities to occupy the boys after lessons. Despite the
famous boy at Rugby School who preferred to play the
ball with his hands, the other schools preferred their
feet and their own set of rules. It was at Cambridge
University that a move to draft a uniform set of rules
was adopted thus creating 'the most simple of games',
very close to what the world now uses.
And it worked! The simple principles and the fact you
can play it almost anywhere are the main reasons why
football has become the most widely practised team
game in the world. Maybe you have already created a
playing field with your rucksacks to mark out the
goals. Or perhaps you just get a ball and pass it around
between friends, occasionally showing how clever you
are with the ball. Well it's the same all over the world!
The fact is simple - football is universal and, without
doubt, it is by far the most popular game throughout
Europe, Africa and South America.
Rules of the Game
• Rules for Ball and Players -
• A football game is played using a
spherical ball, known as the football
(or soccer ball), of 68 - 70 cm (27-28
inch) in circumference and weighs
between 410 - 450 g.
• The balls are usually made from
leather and filled with air to an
appropriate pressure for playing.
• Every player must wear appropriate
equipment including a jersey, shorts,
footwear, and long socks with
protective guards for a standard
football game.
• Rules for Football Players
• It is one of the most crucial football rules for
the game.
• A football match has two teams playing
against each other.
• The number of players in each team should
be a minimum of 7 and must not exceed 11.
• Four categories of players are there in a
football match. Goalkeeper, defenders,
midfielders, and forwards.
• There must be one player designated as a
goalkeeper in each team. If a goalkeeper is
unavailable/suspended, any position player
can become the designated goalkeeper.
• Each team is led by a captain, whose one
official responsibility is to represent the
team at the coin toss before the kick-off or
penalty kicks.
• Winning the coin toss means your team gets
to choose the initial direction of play. The
direction of both teams switches after half
time before the second half starts. The team
that loses the toss does the first kick-off and
starts.
• Player Formation in Football
• The player formation is not exactly one
of the football rules, it is a football
strategy that constitutes how players in
a team position themselves in relation
to each other on the football field.
• A player's position in a formation
typically defines whether a player has a
more defensive or attacking role.
• Formations are described by usually
three or four numbers in order to denote
how many players are in each row of
the formation, from defense to offense.
For example, the “4-5-1 formation has
four defenders, five midfielders, and a
single forward.
• Different formations are used
depending on how a team wishes to
play in a football match. A team may
switch formations between or during
the game for tactical reasons.
• Disciplinary Cards in Football
• There are two disciplinary cards in
football: Red and Yellow cards. These
colors were first introduced at the
1970 Football World Cup and are in
use ever since.
• Yellow means the player is only
cautioned and given a warning
• Red card means dismissal from the
game for that particular player
• Two yellow cards in the same match
for one player also result in the player
dismissal
Positions in Football
• Goalkeeper
• The goalkeeper or “keeper” is
perhaps the most important
position on the field because they
serve as the last line of defense for
their team. They must be smart,
have good reflexes, and have the
ability to make good quick
decisions. While a keeper’s main
objective is to prevent the other
team from scoring goals, they also
serve as the first line of attack by
distributing the ball after it has been
saved.
• Central Back
• These two positions are known as central
defenders, and they are the most critical
defenders on the field after the keeper. They
position themselves on opposite sides of
the penalty line close to the keeper. The
main job of the central defenders is to
protect the center of the field by preventing
players from getting the ball there. They’re
tasked with intercepting passes, tackling
attackers, blocking shots, stealing the ball in
one-on-one situations and much more.
• Midfielder
• Central midfielders are the center
between defense and attacking
with major responsibilities on
both offense and defense. They
position themselves in the center
of the field. Offensively,
midfielders are responsible for
controlling the offense at times.
They often dictate the speed and
pace of the game. They also bring
the ball from the back, and put it
in play for their offense.
