Soccer - The most popular sport

Football is perhaps the world's favorite spectator sport in the popular known as "football" in Britain and other European countries. This game can be as frustrating as golf, physical as football and hockey, as erratic as baseball, and as exciting as basketball. No single word can describe the popularity of the game, with a worldwide audience of 49 billion people for the only 2002 World Cup. The game is exciting and addictive to watch and play.

Professional rules require 11 players per team, 10 to play the field and a goalkeeper. Using a round ball, the player on the pitch from both teams wore shirts of different colors with distinctive soccer patches. The game is divided into two groups, each for 45 minutes with the referee adding "extra time", based on the time is wasted or the game is stopped during the first 45 minutes. Usually, the extra time will be approximately one to three minutes.

A maximum of three substitutes May be used in every game played in an official competition organized under the auspices of the World Federation of the international Football Association (FIFA), the confederations and national federations. However, in other competitions, the rules must specify the number of alternates are appointed, three to a maximum of seven years.

The decision on a game ends in a tie the score depends on the true nature of the game player. There are times when it ends in a tie score after the regular 90 minutes of play, plus overtime. On the other hand, a game ends in a tie score in May lead to a job with a playing time leading to additional penalty kicks, this happens during a decisive match of the tournament. Each team had five attempts to score on the opposing goalkeeper, the team with the highest score wins.

During a game, players are allowed to wear football equipment and it is forbidden to wear what damage it in May and others. This includes any form of jewelry and other accessories. The basic equipment of a football player with a sweater or a shirt with patches soccer short, if thermal under shorts are worn, must be same color as the pants, socks and shoes, shoes football boots, crampons.

There are instances where players can use additional equipment such as shin pads, protective head gear. The shin guard to protect the leg below the knee and are fully covered by socks. Both are made of rubber, plastic or similar substances. Although the head gear are available to protect young players at the position of the ball.

For goalkeepers, they should wear a color that separates him from the other goalkeeper, players, the referee and assistant referees.

There are four important elements that we need to know about the game before he is ready to play football. The first is that only the goalkeeper is allowed to use his hands, and only within the limits of the mark-off area around the lens. When a player uses his hands on a ball, the opposing team gets a free kick from the place of the offense.

The second important information you should remember about gambling is that players are usually penalized for rough or unfair to use maps. A yellow card is like a mirror of warning, while a red card signifies a serious breach. Once a player a red card means he has ejected from the game and can not be replaced and the player leaves the team with fewer players. Meanwhile receives two yellow cards equal a red card, meaning that the player receives the same punishment.