| Despite being a sport with roots reaching
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| | substitutes can range from none to 7,
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| out to medieval and even ancient times,
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| | with 3 substitutions eligible for each of
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| soccer was never really played under a
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| | the two teams.
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| set of strict rules until 1863.
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| | However, in friendly matches, it's often
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| On 26 October, 1863 several amateur and
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| | the case that both teams agree upon a set
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| semi-professional clubs from England
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| | number of substitutions or simply go
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| gathered up in London and formed up the
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| | all-out and allow every bench player to
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| Football Association and devised a
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| | get in the game at some point, replacing
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| "constitution" for the game, including a
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| | one of the first team members.
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| set of standardized soccer.
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| | Ball in/out play soccer rules - The ball
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| | is in play whenever the referee doesn't
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| Obviously the "Laws of football" as they
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| | intervene whistling a game stop and
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| were called back then were just a set of
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| | whenever it stays inside the play area.
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| basic soccer rules and they didn't cover
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| | If the ball crosses the goal line or
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| all aspects of the game.
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| | touch line by more than half its
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| The main points covered by the Football
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| | circumference, then it goes out of play
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| Association were regarding violence on
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| | and a goal kick/corner or throw in is
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| the pitch, as oftentimes the tense
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| | given to one of the teams (the opposition
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| clashes in no-rules matches lead to
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| | of the team that last touched the ball).
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| bloody fistfights between the teams.
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| | If a ball hits the referee ,the corner
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| Since then, soccer rules constantly
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| | flag, the goal post or any other object
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| evolved and began covering more and more
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| | on the pitch, the game remains in play.
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| of the game's principles and also
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| | Fouls - Fouls are one of the most
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| adapting soccer to the age it was played
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| | problematic soccer rules nowadays, since
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| in.
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| | they can be easily misjudge or
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| A simple example of this would be the
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| | interpreted by the referee, which often
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| offside rules which was introduced later
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| | causes arguments on and off the pitch.
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| on in the game, when matches became more
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| | Theoretically, a foul is whistled and a
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| and more tactical.Without the offside
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| | direct or indirect kick is given when a
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| rule, attackers would often have a
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| | player trips, kicks, pushes, punches,
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| hibernating role in the team, simply
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| | charges or holds an opponent.
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| staying up front and waiting for the ball
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| | However, in the fast pace of the game,
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| to come, hence with the new rule, they
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| | it's often hard for the referee to see if
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| were forced to work as much as the other
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| | a tackle touchesthe feet of the attacker
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| players on the pitch.
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| | or the ball. It's considered a foul even
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| Let's take a look at some of the official
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| | if the defending player doesn't touch the
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| soccer rules of today and give them a
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| | attacker at all, but has a dangerous
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| small explanation for why they are there
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| | intervention such as a high kick.
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| and how they affect the game:
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| | Goals - Last but not least, the essence
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| Soccer field dimensions - since not all
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| | of soccer rules and the object of the
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| soccer pitches could share the exact same
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| | game itself, the goal. In order to score
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| size, FIFA decided a small length and
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| | a goal, the attacking team must pass the
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| width size threshold in order for a pitch
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| | ball beyond the other team's goal line.
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| to be playable. So the minimum length of
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| | The attacker can kick the ball, head the
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| a soccer field must be of 100 yards (90
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| | ball or push it in with any other body
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| meters), whereas the maximum length must
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| | part other than the hand (in which case
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| be 130 yards (120 meters).
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| | it is considered handball).
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| A bigger size difference was allowed for
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| | Not all shots that end up in the net are
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| the width, which can be as small as 50
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| | goals though, as a goal can be cancelled
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| yards (45 meters) and as big as 100 yards
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| | if it was scored after the attacker broke
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| (90 meters). You might have noticed that
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| | one of the other soccer rules, such as
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| the minimum length coincides with the
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| | fouling a defender or the goalkeeper,
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| maximum width! Although strange indeed,
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| | using his hand to control the ball, being
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| soccer could actually be played on a
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| | offside or scoring directly from an
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| square field, however for entertainment's
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| | indirect free kick.
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| sake no one built that kind of pitch yet
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| | These are the basic soccer rules and
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| (thankfully).
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| | although there are a few smaller twists
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| Number of players - The official soccer
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| | to learn, if you manage to understand
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| rules book states that each team can
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| | these, you'll be able to watch, and
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| enter the field with 11 players (one of
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| | understand a soccer match without
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| which is the goalkeeper).
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| | problems. Outside the offside rule the
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| The number of substitutes depends on the
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| | other official soccer rules are quite
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| competition the match is played in, but
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| | easy to grasp.
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| in official FIFA matches the number of
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