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Football is a game played by two teams, the main goal of the game is to score as many goals as possible for the opponent, you can score with any part of the body (except hands). Each team must have 11 people, one of them must be at the goal, the goalkeeper can play with his hands in his penalty area.
Football is one of the oldest sports, this game was played even in ancient Egypt.
The official birth date of football, which we are used to seeing is called 1848, when a match was played between members of Cambridge University
The rules for the game took a long time to write, they were finished only in 1863.
The rules were as follows: the match is divided into 2 halves (1 half: 45 minutes) and a 15-minute break between them, the field must be marked (usually white), the match must be watched by a team of judges, the uniform must be different colors, protective equipment must be worn , there should be no prohibited accessories like jewelry.
It was after the release of the rules that football became known to the whole world.
In 1871, the first match between 2 teams from different countries was played VseProSport. This match was a meeting between Scotland and England.
By the beginning of the 20th century, football had already reached its peak of popularity, all countries wanted to hold a match against each other.
Therefore, in 1904, the International Football Federation (now known as FIFA) was created, Robert Guerin became the first president of the organization.
Soon, football was recognized as an Olympic sport, this happened in 1908.
After a short time, this game became popular among women, and the first women's football clubs began to appear.
In England, it got to the point that girls were forbidden to play this game.
Football continued to develop rapidly, and already in 1924, teams not only from Europe, but also from South America participated in the Olympic Games.
And literally immediately, the Uruguayan team from South America becomes the champion of the Olympic Games.
In 1928, local club championships began their birth. And already in 1955, club matches reached the continental level.
During the birth of club championships, the Congress of the Football Federation made a decision to hold championships only once every 4 years.
After all, football is a sport where victory in the World and European Championships is more prestigious than at the Olympic Games.
Thus, by our time, football has become one of the most popular sports, which almost daily gathers fans of this game on TV screens and in stadiums.
At the moment, there are several club divisions (tournaments) in each country, and every season tournaments are held between all the teams in Europe who can qualify for this tournament through the league.
Such tournaments include the Champions League, the European League, and soon the Conference League will be added to them.
And every 2 years one of two tournaments takes place: the European Championship and the World Championship.
Television rights for matches of famous world giants cost a lot of money, there is always a lot of hype and interest around these matches, which can only be compared to a combat match.
Thus, every third boy in the world dreams of becoming a football player, and football federations of countries do everything possible to realize young guys and to popularize sports in the country.
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