Soccer

Soccer, also known as fútbol in most countries, is one of the most popular sports around the world. 

Soccer was born in 1001 in china. It was played with soccer balls that were  made out of human, animal and clothing. Soccer did have real rules till 1863. These rules were made by  Ebenezer Cobb Morley in England. He made 23 rules but today there are 17 rules that were made by the IFAB (International Football Association Board.) Each year they change the rules a little bit but there are still 17 rules of soccer.There are many different types of soccer. They include Futsal, Beach Soccer , Street Soccer, Indoor Soccer , Freestyle Soccer and Regular Soccer or Futbol as they call it in Spanish.         

  Types Of Soccer 

Futsal Soccer Is played on a  court with five people on the court at a time.One goalie and four players. The courts have small goals and are smaller than a soccer field. It is played on hard wooden floors. The ball is harder and smaller but weighs the same as a regular soccer ball.  

Beach Soccer is played on sand. With five people playing at a time One goalie and four players. The goals are smaller and are about seven feet high. It is played on the sand. There are special places where you can play beach soccer but you can play it on a regular beach. Beach soccer balls are softer and lighter than Normal balls because you play with no shoes.    

Street Soccer is usually played on concrete With whatever size soccer ball you want to use.  But when you play for real you use a size four futsal ball. You can play on the street but there are special courts that you can play on. They are 72 feet long and 52 feet wide. The goals are 4 feet tall and 12 feet wide.

Indoor Soccer is played indoors on a turf field. With hardcourt walls all around it. It is played with 5-7 players on each side including the goalie. The goal is  12 feet in width by 6 ½ feet high. Indoor soccer is played with a size four soccer ball.  

Freestyle Soccer is skills with a ball such as juggling, the rainbow and more. Freestyle soccer is Not really played on a field. You do go up against different teams but you do it during halftime shows and before games. One freestyle team is the Red Bull’s they perform before games and at halftime shows. In freestyle soccer you can do almost anything as long as the ball doesn’t touch the ground but some moves the ball might  bounce and that is okay.

Soccer is played on a field with eleven players at a time one goalie and ten players.The field has two large goals at either end  it usually  depends on how old you are but a regular field is between 50-100 yards  in width and 100-130 yards in length.  People think that soccer fields are usually the same length and width but that is not true. The home team gets to pick between 50-100 yards in width and 100-130 yards in length. Soccer is played with a ball that ranges from size 1-5. 

 Famous Players of all Time

• Alex Morgan
• Christanino Ronaldo 
• Lionel Messi 
• Pelé 
• Marta 
• Ronaldinho 
• Neymar Jr.
• Diego Maradona 
• Mia Hamm 
• Johan Cruff 
• Birgit Prinz
• Christine Sinclair 
• Hope Solo 

Alex Morgan #13 full name Alexandria Patrica Morgan was born July 2nd 1989 in Diamond Bar, California. 

Christano Ronaldo #7 full name Christians Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born February 5th 1995 in Funchal, Portugal.

Lionel Messi #10 full name Lionel Andres Messi was born June 27, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina.    

Pelé #10 full name Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born October 23 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil.

Marta #10 full name Marta Vieira da Silva was born February 19 1986 in Dois Riachos, Brazil. 

Ronaldinho # 10 full name Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira was born March 21, 1980, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Neymar Jr.  #11 full name Neymar da Silva Santos Junior was born February 5th 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

Diego Maradona #10 full name  Diego Armando Maradona Franco was born October 30 1960 in Lanus Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Mia Hamm #9 full name  Mariel Margaret Hamm was born March 17th 1972 in Selma, Alabama.

Johan Cruijff #14/#9 full name Hendrik Johannes Cruijff was born April 25, 1947, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Birgit Prinz #9 full name Birgit Prinz was born October 25, 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany. 

Christine Sinclair #12 full name Christine Margaret Sinclair was born June 12, 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

Hope Solo #1 full name Hope Amelia Stevens  born July 30, 1981 in Richland, Washington.

 
The Timeline of Soccer 

• In 1001 soccer started in China
• In 1836 the real rules of soccer were made
• In 1900 soccer me came a Olympic sport
• In 1904 FIFA was made 
• In 1924 women were aloud to play soccer
• In 1930 the first World Cup was hosted 
• In 1991 the first women’s World Cup was hosted 
• In 1996 soccer me came a women’s Olympic sport
• In 1996 the US women’s team won their first gold medal 
• In 2011 the World Cup was played on African soil for the first time
• In 2021 Carli Lloyd and Wayne Rooney hung up there cleats and retire 
• In 2022 Argentina won the men’s World Cup by beating France 
• In 2023 the women’s team fought for equals rights and got millions of dollars back