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Soccer (Football)Paul Przewozniak

History- Football in England dates back

to at least the Middle Ages- First recorded game was in

Derby, England in AD 217.

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History Part Deux

0 The Cambridge Rules were the first set of known rules drawn up in 1848.

0 The Cambridge rules, if you couldn’t tell by their name, were written at Trinity College in Cambridge.

0 The first international match took place in 1872 between England and Scotland, it ended in a 1-1 draw.

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How to Play - Regularly played on a grassy

field that is 120 yards long and 75 yards wide.

- Centered on each endline is a goal which is 8 yards wide and 8 feet tall.

- A team consists of 11 players (1 goalie and 10 outfield players)

- Plays two continuous 45 minute periods.

- Object of the game is to advance the ball forward and kick it in your opponents’ goal.

Rules

- No hands! (except keepers and throw-ins)- No cherry-picking…offsides will be called.- There are more intricate rules applying to tackles.

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Equipment

-Ball

Shinpads-

-Cleats (Boots)

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Club Teams

0 Club teams are the teams where the players make their money.

0 More famous clubs would be Manchester United, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Liverpool, etc.

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International Teams

- International teams are the teams that the represent whole countries.

- Players are chosen to these teams not for money but for the honor to represent their homelands.

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Tournaments

0 Some of the more famous tournaments are:

0 World Cup0 Euro Cup0 Champions League0 Olympics

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Worl

d Cup

- The World Cup is probably the most famous football tournament.

- Takes place every four years in random countries.- Decides the best international team in the world from a

field of 32 teams.

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Euro Cup

0 Similar to the World Cup but only European international teams compete.

0 Happens every 4 years still.

Champion’s League

- Champions League is a tournament that takes place every year.

- It takes all the best club teams from Europe.

- This tournament pretty much goes all year round.

Notable Players

0 Cristiano Ronaldo0 Wayne Rooney0 Diego Forlan0 Gonzalo Higuain0 Kaka0 David Beckham 0 Landon Donavon0 Leo Messi

The Beautiful Game

- Once you learn the ins and the outs of the game you learn just how amazing of things you can do with the ball.

-- For example…. Dirt.

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