o Origin of Football

o About Football

o Champions of Football

o Tournaments held

o Famous players

o Remarkable achievements

o Facts

o Conclusion

ORIGIN OF FOOTBALL

• Mesoamerican civilizations also devised a game played with rubber balls, which resembled a combination between soccer, basketball and volleyball.

• The game involved two teams, playing in a sort of basin dug below ground level, with baskets strapped in several locations on the side walls.

• The teams would then have to kick the ball towards these baskets, and score a goal.

ABOUT FOOTBALL

• There are 11 players for each team.

• All players wear shin guards to in order to

protect their shins.

• The goalkeeper is the only player who can get

the ball with his hands

• The team scoring the greater number of goals

during the match is the winner.

CHAMPIONS OF FOOTBALL

1. Liverpool2. Manchester United3. Arsenal4. Everton5. Aston Villa6. Sunderland7. Chelsea8. Manchester City9. Newcastle United

TOURNAMENTS HELD

1. FIFA World Cup

2. UEFA Champions League

3. UEFA European Championship

4. Copa America

5. Copa Libertadores

6. UEFA Europa League

7. Africa Cup of Nations

8. FA Cup

9. Confederations Cup

10.Copa del Rey

FAMOUS PLAYERSZINEDINE ZIDANE PELE

DIEGO MARADONA FRANZ BECKENBAUER

JOHANN CRUYFF

REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• First match - England - Skottland 1872

• Most games - Ahmed Hassan - Egypt 184 games

• Biggest win - Australia - American Samoa 31-0 video

• Oldest player - Billy Meredith - Wales

FACTS1. Football originated in China around 476 B.C.2. Football is the most played and most watched sport

on earth.3. Football is the most popular sport in the world. Over

one billion fans watch World Cup Football on television.

4. The largest Football tournament saw no less than 5,098 teams. They competed in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition. Over 35,000 players participated.

5. The maximum number of goals scored by one player in a single Football match was 16. It was scored by Stephan Stanis playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942.

CONCLUSION

As the structure of business changes with the growth of the Web, the roles of football, communication and sponsorship will change.Itcan be predicted that football will consistently provide the largest live audiences, whether through TV screens, PC screens or phones, and that it will therefore become even more attractive.

DONE BY R.PRIYANKA

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