football is a sport collective, whose The objective is to put the ball in the opponent's net., scoring a goal.
It is played on a rectangular grassy field, each side of which has a net, called a goal. Two teams participate in the game, with 11 players each.
It has a total duration of 90 minutes (1 and a half hours), divided into 2 parts of 45 minutes. There is also a 15-minute break between each half of the game.
As it is known today, football began to be played in England in the mid-nineteenth century.
History and origin of football
The origin of football is uncertain. There are ancient accounts of similar sports in Britain, the Mediterranean Sea region, Egypt and pre-Columbian America. The oldest accounts are from China, around 3000 BC. W.
Many of these narratives show the game in a morbid way, in which the function of the ball was performed by the heads of dead enemies.
However, it was from the 19th century onwards that the football we know today began to be shaped. A England, known for being the birthplace of the sport, determined around 1830 the first rules.
These rules established how the goals would be, the number of players and, mainly, brought a more peaceful aspect to the game, which until then was seen as violent. Throughout the 19th century, the main foundations of football were defined.
The first football teams also emerged in this period, popular English clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool emerged at this time. According to FIFA records, the first women's football game took place in 1885 in London.
But the sport was not restricted to English territory, it gradually spread across Europe and also reached other continents. In 1900, football was already an Olympic sport, with Great Britain being the first champion at the Olympics.
In 1904, the International Football Federation (FIFA). The first Football World Cup took place in Uruguay, in 1930, the final was between Uruguay and Argentina, with Uruguay being the first world champions.
Currently football is one of the most popular sports in the world, moving millions of dollars every year.
Football in Brazil
Still in the 19th century, football arrived in Brazil at the hands of Charles Miller. He is considered the father of Brazilian football, because he was the one who brought the first equipment and knowledge about the game from England to Brazil.
Football was introduced in the country as a sport aimed at the richest classes. In the first games and leagues, only players belonging to the elite could participate.
Gradually it became known among the poorest. In the 20th century, the first teams formed by people from lower classes emerged and in 1914 the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
It is during this period that the first black players receive permission to practice the sport in soccer clubs. Only in 1922, black players started to be accepted in the Brazilian team.
From the 1930s, football began a professionalization process. Over the following decades, it gained much popularity, becoming a national symbol.
Among Brazilian women, football has always been played in a marginalized way by the poorest people. The first official women's soccer game took place in 1921 in São Paulo.
Brazilian law prohibited women from playing between 1941 and 1979. However, the sport continued to be practiced, clandestinely or in charity games. Until in 1983 the regulation of women's football took place.
Brazil is among the greats of world football, having regional, state and national championships, among them the well-known Brasileirão. Brazilian teams also regularly qualify for and win international championships, such as liberators of America.
Brazilian soccer team
Along with the creation of the Brazilian Football Confederation, it was also created, in 1914, the Brazilian national team (male formation).
The first game was against Exeter City, from England, in the same year, in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil won with an advantage of two goals to zero.
Initially, the selection wore a white uniform, but after a contest held by the CBF in 1954, the color chosen was the yellow shirt and blue shorts, which became the traditional uniform and which makes it known such as selectioncanary.
Brazil is the only country to have participated in every World Cup since its debut in 1930. The conquest of the first world title came in 1958, with a team that had names like Skin, Garrincha and Zagalo.
Brazil is currently five-time champion world, the only country with such distinction, having been the winner in the years 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
The titles and the passion for football made the Brazilian team one of the best known in the world. Great players wore the yellow-green shirt, among them Zico, Rivelino, Sócrates, Júnior, Jairzinho, Romário, Rivaldo, Ronaldo phenomenon, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Kaká and Neymar Júnior.
At the Olympics, the Brazilian men's team also stands out, with seven medals, two gold, three silver and two bronze.
With the prohibition of women's football by Brazilian law until 1979 and its regulation in 1983, it was only in 1988 that the women's selection of football.
It has also been present at all World Cups (since its creation in 1991) and at the Olympics (in 1996, when the modality debuted among the Olympic sports). The women's soccer team has two Olympic medals, both silver.
Among the great Brazilian players is Marta (greatest Brazilian scorer, including the men's and women's teams), Formiga, Cristiane and Pretinha.
How to play football
Football field
Football is played in a rectangular field and grass, with a length between 90 and 120 meters and a width between 45 and 90 meters. Measurements vary when they are international matches: between 100 and 110 meters long and 64 to 75 meters wide. In Brazil, the measures taken are generally those of international matches.
The field is divided by a central line (midfield line), which demarcates the playing area of each team. In the center of the field there is a circumference of 9.15 meters in radius, which determines where the game starts. At the ends are the side lines and end lines.
In each corner of the field, there is a little flag that marks the corner. There is also the large area, which forms a rectangle 16.5 meters from the beam, and the small area, which forms a rectangle 5.50 meters from the beam.
It is the large area that establishes the space in which the goalkeeper can defend the ball with his hands. The small area determines where free kicks and goal kicks will be taken. The beams are 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters high.
The ball, on the other hand, is usually made of rubber, is between 68 and 70 centimeters in circumference and weighs between 410 and 450 grams.
main football rules
- The game lasts for 90 minutes, divided into two 45-minute halves with a 15-minute break between them.
- Each of the two player teams has 11 players.
- The objective of the game is to put the ball in the opponent's net, scoring goal. The team that scores the most goals in the game period will be the winner.
- In case of a tie, there is a 30-minute extension, divided into two 15-minute halves. If the tie remains, the dispute can go to penalties (which is an attempt to kick directly at the goal, with only the goalkeeper as a defense).
- The game has a referee and two assistants, responsible for supervising the match and the players.
- With the exception of the goalkeeper, it is It is forbidden to touch the ball with your hands. Only touches with feet, trunk and head are allowed.
- When the ball goes out over the goal line, a penalty kick can be taken. corner kick or goal kick. If the last player with the ball was defending, it is a corner kick. If the last player with the ball was attacking, it is a goal kick.
- O off-side is scored when a goal or a goal attempt is made by a player who was in the opponents' area without at least two players from the opposing team between him and the goal line.
- Mistakes can be punished with yellow card It is Red card. Yellow symbolizes a warning (when receiving two yellow cards, the athlete is expelled) and red determines the direct expulsion of the player.
- In case of multiple expulsions, a team can only continue the game with a minimum of 7 players (among them, the goalkeeper).
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