The various forms of Football are among the most popular sports to play and watch. Association football, or soccer, is played in almost every country by men and women. Rugby games are less widespread, but the new professional rugby union is becoming increasingly international. American football, although watched worldwide on television, is played little outside the United States. Other "national" games include Australian football, played chiefly in the state of Victoria, and Gaelic football, an Irish game.
Soccer
Soccer is a kicking game played 11-a-side. The goalkeeper is the only person allowed to handle the ball. The object is to propel the ball into the opposition’s goal with a foot or the head. A game lasts 90 minutes, with a 15 minute interval plus, in some knock-out competitions, an extra 15 minutes each way.
There is some Football leagues in various countries such as English Premier League in England, Spanish Premier League in Spain, Italian League in Italy, French League in France.
World Cup
The soccer world cup is as popular as the Olympics. About 170 countries enter competitions to qualify for the 32 places in the finals, which take place every four years.
PELE (BRAZIL)
Brazilian soccer star Pele (b.1940) won universal acclaim when he inspired Brazil to win the World Cup for the first time in 1958. His performances in Brazil’s 1970 triumph have gone down in soccer folklore. In a first class carrier he scored 1,281 goals.
Women’s soccer
In 1991, the first women’s soccer World Cup was held, and women’s soccer was accepted as an Olympic sport in 1996. In many countries, girls now begin playing soccer at school...
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