Find out why Football transcends barriers of all kinds to be one of the most popular sports played in the world.
Football is a physically demanding, action-packed sport that requires a wide variety of skills and abilities to exceed at. Find out why you should tune in to your next match.
Football is one sport that is played most consistently around the world. According to FIFA's Big Count survey in 2006, there were 265 million players actively involved in soccer around the world, roughly about 4 percent of the world's population. It's not practised or dominated by one particular country. This means that 1 in 25 people you meet is directly involved with Football, and it just keeps on increasing every single year by 2 or 3%.
No, seriously -- get few stones, get a ball and that’s about it. Shoes are nice, but definitely not a necessity.
The rules are pretty simple too (unless you are playing professional football), you just need to get the ball inside the opponent’s goal without using your hands, and that’s it.
There is never a bad season or time for football. Minimal requirements mean that you can start a game anywhere, at anytime.
The idea of total football was introduced by the Dutch and every single club and country has adopted this technique of play.
Each one has a specific duty, but every position, even goalies can push forward, help defend a play, take a free kick and even score.
Off the pitch, many teams wear custom team football kits to help create a sense of unity within the squad.
It is a common misconception that only the tall or the big built can play football. However, Cryuff strongly believed that was not true. Size matters lesser than agility and speed. The game is completely based on touch, control and sheer technique.
Supporting your team and being there for the win is an incomparable feeling.
If you haven’t watched a football world cup match till date, you are missing out on quite a lot.
The FIFA World Cup is the world's most widely viewed sports event.
Around 715 million people watched the 2006 final match in Germany, while the 2010 South Africa event was broadcasted to 204 countries on 245 different channels.
One inch too much or too less, you don’t quite make it.
One step too fast or too slow, you don’t quite catch it.
- A Legend
Remember the Brazil national team’s ad inside an airport or the famous Ronaldinho’s crossbar video? It is just sheer joy!
There is no team who’s been able to defend their crown in world football or club football in recent times. I mean the odds of Leicester winning league was 5000-1 and the odds of finding life on another planet before 2017 was 1000-1. The results are unpredictable and that brings you to the edge of the couch every weekend.
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