| Soccer is perhaps the world's favorite | | | | score wins the game.During a game, |
| spectator sport, popularly known as | | | | players are only allowed to wear soccer |
| "Football" in Britain and other European | | | | equipment and are prohibited to wear |
| countries. This game can be as | | | | anything that may harm him as well as |
| frustrating as golf, as physical as | | | | the other. This includes any kind of |
| football and hockey, as erratic as | | | | jewelry and other accessories. The basic |
| baseball, and as exciting as basketball. | | | | soccer equipment of a player include a |
| No simple word can describe the | | | | jersey or shirt with their distinctive |
| popularity of the game, with a global | | | | soccer patches; shorts, if thermal under |
| television audience of 49 billion people | | | | shorts are worn, it has to be the same |
| for the 2002 World Cup alone. The game | | | | main color as the shorts; stockings; and |
| is exciting and highly addictive to | | | | footwear, soccer shoes, boots, cleats. |
| watch and play.Professional game rules | | | | There are instances that players may use |
| require 11 players per team, 10 playing | | | | extra equipments such as shin guards and |
| the field and one goalkeeper. With the | | | | headgears. The shin guards protect the |
| use of a round ball, the matched is | | | | leg below the knee and are completely |
| player with the two teams wearing shirts | | | | covered by the stockings. These are |
| of different colors with distinctive | | | | either made of rubber, plastic, or |
| soccer patches. The game is divided into | | | | similar substances. While the head gear |
| two sets, each for 45 minutes long with | | | | are available to protect younger players |
| the referee adding "extra time" based on | | | | when heading the ball. For goalkeepers, |
| time being wasted or play being stopped | | | | they must wear a color that separates |
| during the original 45 minutes. Usually, | | | | him from the other goalkeeper, players, |
| the extra time will be about | | | | the referee and the assistant referees. |
| one-to-three minutes. A maximum of three | | | | There are four important details that |
| substitutes may be used in any match | | | | one should know about the game before he |
| played in an official competition | | | | is ready to play soccer. The first is |
| organized under the auspices of the | | | | that only the goalkeeper is allowed to |
| World Governing body Federation | | | | use his hands, and this is only within |
| International Football Association | | | | the confines of the marked-off area |
| (FIFA), the confederations or the | | | | surrounding the goal. When a player uses |
| national associations. However, in other | | | | their hands on a ball, the opposing team |
| competitions the rules must state how | | | | gets a free kick from the spot of the |
| many substitutes may be nominated, from | | | | violation.The second vital information |
| three up to a maximum of seven.The | | | | that you should remember about the game |
| decision regarding a match ending with a | | | | is that players are generally penalized |
| tie score usually depends on the actual | | | | for rough or unfair play with the use of |
| type of game being player. There are | | | | cards. A yellow card is considered a |
| times when the just simply ends in a tie | | | | stern warning, while a red card |
| score after the regular 90 minutes game | | | | signifies a serious violation. Once a |
| plus any added time. On the other hand, | | | | player receives a red card it means that |
| a game ending with a tie score may lead | | | | he had been ejected from the game and |
| into an overtime with an allotted time | | | | cannot be replaced and that leaves the |
| of extra play leading to penalty kicks, | | | | player's team with less players. |
| this usually occurs during a deciding | | | | Meanwhile receiving two yellow cards |
| game of a tournament. Each team is given | | | | will equal to a red card, meaning the |
| five attempts to score on the opposing | | | | player will receive the same penalty. |
| goalkeeper, the team with the highest | | | | |