The Best Things About Soccer

Soccer Facts
 

• Soccer is the fastest growing and most popular sport in the world.

• Soccer is called football in some other countries.

• Since 1952, Hungary has won the most gold medals in the Olympics, in soccer.

• Soccer games are controlled by referees.

• The soccer ball's circumference is  27-28 inches. It is made of leather or rubber.

• Pele is considered the best soccer player that ever lived.

                                         Soccer History

• The first set of rules for soccer were made by the London Football Association in 1863.

• Soccer became a major sport in England and Scotland in 1872.

• The idea of professionalism was introduced in 1885.

• The first full time league was made in 1888.

• In 1908 soccer came into the Olympic games.

• In 1930 there was success in the World Cup.

Soccer Rules

• Two teams of eleven try to guide a soccer ball into goal cages at opposite ends of the field, using different parts of their body.

• Only the goalkeeper may use his/her hands.

• When a penalty is committed inside the eighteen-yard-line, the opposite team is granted a penalty kick.

• A direct kick is when a team gets a penalty shot on goal and no other player has to touch it before a goal may be scored

• An indirect kick is the same as a direct kick, but another player must touch the ball before a goal may be scored.

• When a player on a team kicks the ball out of bounds, a player on the opposite team throws the ball in bounds by an overhead, two-handed throw.

• Shoulder - to- shoulder contact is allowed.-Yesenia Irene Liyanto