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It is played by approximately 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal, usually within a time frame of 90 or more minutes. The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Lawsof The Game

Between 1948 and 1980, 23 out of 27 Olympic medals were won by Eastern Europe, with only Sweden , Denmark and Japan breaking their dominance. For the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the IOC decided to admit professional players. Since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, although since 1996, three players over the age of 23 have been allowed per squad.

What Is The Origin Of Football?

The best-documented early European team was founded by activist Nettie Honeyball in England in 1894. However, the women's game was frowned upon by the British football associations and continued without their support. It has been suggested that this was motivated by a perceived threat to the 'masculinity' of the game. Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

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The term soccer comes from Oxford "-er" slang, which was prevalent at Oxford University in England from about 1875, and is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. The slang also gave rise to rugger for Rugby football, fiver and tenner for a five-pound and ten-pound note, and the now-archaic footer for association football. The word soccer was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, estimated that at the turn of the 21st century there were approximately 250 million football players worldwide. With a wealth of experience as a CFL player and two years as part of the Chicago Bears’ coaching staff, Henry Burris’ goal will be to help the BC Lions’ young QBs, as he joins ...

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