football
TRANSCRIPT
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
CLASS-9ENGLISH
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