Football has been called the most popular game in the world, and it certainly has a great many fans in Britain. It is the game that is played nearly in all countries.Millions of people in more than 140 countries play football. Football is played in the Olympics. Games similar to football were played in China as early as 400 ВС. A team is composed of 11 players: a goalkeeper, backs, halfbacks and forwards. The captain of the team is usually the oldest or the best player.
The football pitch should be between 100 and 130 meters long and between 50 and 100 meters wide. It is divided into two halves by the halfway line. In the middle of the field, there is a center circle and there is a goal at each end. In front of each goal is the goal area and the penalty area. There is a penalty spot inside the penalty area and a penalty arc outside it. A game of football usually lasts for one and a half hours. At half-time, the teams change ends. The aim of each team is to score as many goals as possible.
The synonym of enthusiasm and zeal, soccer or soccer possess the number 1 ranking in the world's most popular sports.