Football is a very popular game dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries when it was played in England. Lack of formal rules made it a dangerous game in those days. Today Football is game played in an open field between two teams. The sizes and shapes of the fields vary in different countries.
In the United States, the field is 100 yards long and has lines drawn across it after every 5 yards, in Australia is shaped like an Oval while it is rectangular elsewhere. In some forms of football, the players are allowed to carry the ball in their hands and score a goal.
Soccer is the most popular form of football, it has two teams of 11 players each who move the ball using only their head and feet. The team which shoots the ball The opponent's goalpost is awarded a point a team that scores the maximum points is declared the winner.
It is also a famous sport all over the world. By playing football, we can keep our body strong, fit, and flexible, to play football is a good exercise and good for health. It needs a spacious ground. The number of players needed for this game is twenty-two. There are two groups. Each group has eleven players.
Each group has a goalkeeper. There is a center from where the play starts with the referee. He has the power to comment on right or wrong. The players have to maintain the rules of the sport. If any player disobeys him, he is disqualified and comes out of the playground.
When the goal is scored supporters’, joy knows no bound. Exciting claps are seen when a goal is scored. This play at first originated in England. Then it spread almost every nook and corner of the world. Its popularity is increasing day by day.
