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Football is a sport played with a round ball, in which 11 players participate per
team, who are divided into goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards. It is
played with the foot and the only one who can put his hand in it is the goalkeeper,
but only in a special area of the field.
Learn the 17 rules of the game endorsed by the International Federation of
Association Football (FIFA):
1. The playing field
Matches may be played on natural or artificial surfaces, in accordance with the
competition regulations.
The playing field will be rectangular, divided into two halves and marked with lines.
These lines will belong to the areas
they demarcate.
The length of the touchline must be a
minimum of 90 metres and a maximum
of 120 metres, and must be greater
than the length of the goal line, which
must be a minimum of 45 metres and a
maximum of 90 metres.
In addition, a goal area must be marked
out, with two lines perpendicular to the
goal line, 16.5 metres from the inside of
each goal post, and the lines will extend 16.5 metres into the playing field. A
penalty spot will be marked in the centre of the rectangle, which will be used to
place the ball when there is a foul inside the area.
With the field, an important part for the essence of football is missing: the goals,
which is the official name that FIFA gives to the goals, which consist of a pair of
posts placed at a distance from each other of 7.32 meters, with a height of 2.44
meters and joined by a crossbar, to form a rectangle through which the ball must
pass to score a goal.
2. The ball
Features and measurements
• It will be spherical.
• It will be made of leather or any other suitable
material.
• It will have a circumference of no more than 70
cm and no less than 68 cm.
• It will have a weight of no more than 450 g and
no less than 410 g at the start of the match
• It will have a pressure equivalent to 0.6–1.1
atmospheres at sea level.
3. The number of players
The match will be played by two teams made up of a maximum of eleven players
each, one of whom will play as goalkeeper. The match will not start if one of the
teams has less than seven players.
For official matches involving national A
teams, a maximum of six substitutes and a
limit of three substitutions are permitted, but
local leagues can be flexible on the number
of substitutes, and only in friendly games can
there be more substitutions.
4. Players' equipment
A player's basic mandatory equipment
consists of the following pieces:
• A sweater or T-shirt. If underwear is worn, the sleeves of this clothing must be the
main colour of the sleeves of the jersey or T-shirt.
• Shorts. If short or long thermal tights are worn, they must be the main colour of
the shorts.
• Socks. If tape or similar material is used on the
outside, it should be the same color as the part of
the stockings over which it is worn.
• Shin guards/shin guards. They must be made of
rubber, plastic or a similar material suitable to offer
adequate protection, and must be covered by
stockings.
• Footwear
The two teams will wear colours that distinguish
them from each other and also from the referee and
assistant referees. Goalkeepers are also required to
wear a different colour.
5. The referee
A match shall be controlled by a referee, who shall
have full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in
that match. His decisions are final once the game
resumes. He can rectify an error if he is notified by an
assistant, but this must be done before the game
continues.
Among the main decisions are to endorse goals, mark
fouls and sanction the most severe ones with warnings
or expulsions, for which purpose, yellow or red cards
are used, respectively. Two yellow cards merit
showing a red card, to indicate that a player has been
sent off.
6. Assistant referees
Two assistant referees may be appointed who, subject to the referee's decision,
will have the task of indicating: whether the ball has gone out of play, corner kicks,
offsides, announcing substitutions, infringements not seen by the referee, duration
of the match, goals scored and goal kicks.
7. The duration of the match
The match will last two equal halves of 45 minutes
each, unless otherwise agreed upon by mutual
agreement between the referee and the two
participating teams. There will be a break between
each period that should not exceed 15 minutes.
8. The start and resumption of play
The kick-off is a way of starting or resuming play:
• At the beginning of the match.
• After having scored a goal.
• At the beginning of the second half of the match.
• At the beginning of each extra time, if applicable.
A goal may be scored directly from a kick-off. Before
the start of the match, a coin will be tossed and the
winning team will decide the direction in which it will
attack in the first half of the match and the other team
will take the kick-off.
If the referee stops the match for a reason not stated in
the Laws of the Game, the ball must be dropped to
restart the match.
9. The ball in play or out of play
The ninth rule seems very logical, the ball is in play as long as no foul is called and
it is within the court. The match is not stopped if it
rebounds off a post or corner flag or if it rebounds
off the referee.
A player is offside if he completely crosses a touch
line or goal line, and if the match is interrupted by
the referee.
10. The goal scored
A goal is scored when the ball has completely crossed the goal line between the
goalposts and under the crossbar, provided that the scoring team has not
previously committed an infringement of the Laws of the Game.
The team that scores the most goals
will be the winner, if they score the
same number of goals or neither of
them score, the game ends in a tie. In
the event that a winner is required,
only three procedures are allowed:
away goals rule, extra time or penalty
kicks.
11. The offside
A player is in an offside position if he is closer to
the opponent's goal line than the ball and the
second-to-last opponent, but is not in an offside
position if he is in his own half of the field. The
referee must award the opposing team an indirect
free kick.
Offside is one of the most complicated rules to
understand, check HERE for a more detailed
explanation.
12. Faults and inaccuracies
Fouls outside the area are punished with a free kick and those inside the area with
a penalty kick.
There are infringements that are punishable by an indirect kick, for example,
dangerous play, obstructing the progress of an
opponent or when the goalkeeper takes more
than six seconds to clear the ball.
Depending on the severity of the infringement,
the referee may decide whether to only mark the
foul, to issue a yellow card to caution the player,
or a red card to expel the player; two cautions
are punishable by one expulsion.
13. Free throws
Free kicks are divided into direct free
kicks, in which a goal can be scored with
just one touch or if it is an own goal, a
corner kick will be awarded; and indirect
free kicks, in which the referee must keep one hand raised and consists of two
touches before the ball crosses the goal; if there is only one touch, a goal kick will
be awarded.
The opposing team has the right to place a barrier of players to protect the
goalkeeper and complicate the situation for the goalkeeper, but said barrier must
be at a distance of 9.15 meters.
14. The penalty kick
A penalty kick will be awarded against the team that commits an infringement that
merits a direct free kick, within its own penalty area and while the ball is in play.
The ball is placed on the penalty spot, which is
11 metres from the goal line and is a one-on-
one between the kicker and the goalkeeper
with a single shot. The other players will
remain outside the area at least 9.15 meters
away from the penalty mark.
If the kicker fails to award a penalty, he may
counter-attack if the referee stops the shot, but
he may not touch the ball if the rebound
comes from one of the goal posts.
15. The throw-in
A throw-in is a way of restarting play and is awarded to the opponents of the last
player who touched the ball before it crossed
the touchline on the ground or in the air.
A goal may not be scored directly from a
throw-in.
The throw-in is served with the hands, the ball
is thrown from behind over the head, with both
feet well placed on the line from the place
where it left the field of play.
16. The goal kick
A goal kick is a means of restarting play when the ball has completely crossed the
goal line, whether on the ground or in the
air, after last touching a player of the
attacking team, and a goal has not been
scored under Law 10.
A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the opposing team.
17. The corner kick
A corner kick is awarded when the ball has crossed the goal line, whether on the
ground or in the air, after last touching a player of the defending team, and a goal
has not been scored in accordance with Law 10.
A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick, but only against the opposing
team.
INDEX
Introduction……………………………………………………………………… 1
Football rules ………………………………………………………………. 2
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………… 3
Recommendation………………………………………………………………… 4
INTRODUCTION
The rules of football, also known as the rules of the game at the FIFA level, are the
rules that govern football around the world. Football is a sport with a high level of
physical-technical-tactical efficiency. It is a relatively simple sport that is based on
scoring goals against the opposing team. The teams are made up of ten players
and a goalkeeper. There are seventeen rules in the official Rules of the Game. The
same rules are designed to apply to all levels of football.
CONCLUSION
Football is the most popular sport in the world for good reason: it is easy to learn
from a young age and a great way to get physical exercise. Plus, it's an exciting,
fast-paced, and very fun game.
Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of
whom must be the goalkeeper. The rules of the competition may establish a
minimum number of players required to form a team, which is usually seven. The
goalkeeper is the only player who is allowed to play the ball with his hands or arms,
but only within the penalty area in front of his own goal. Although there are several
positions in which the coach can place field players (all except the goalkeeper),
these tactics and strategies are not defined or required by the rules.
RECOMMENDATION
It is essential to know and make good use of the rules of football for their proper
functioning. The game is controlled by a referee, who has "full authority to apply
the Laws of the Game in connection with the match for which he has been
assigned" (Law 5), and his decisions are final. The referee is assisted by two
assistants. In many top-level matches there is also a fourth official (and in the
World Cup a fifth), who assists the referee and can replace any of the officials if
necessary. A football match has two periods of 45 minutes each, known as "first
half" and "second half". Each half is played continuously without stopping the clock
when play is stopped; however, the referee may add time at the end of each period
if there are significant stoppages during the period.