Soccer Ornaments
Soccer Ornaments by Mitch
History of Soccer:
The word football is used to mean any game played on foot
where you kick the ball, such as rugby, American football
and soccer. Most people in the USA do not call football,
American Football, so to distinguish it from football as the
rest of the world calls it, we call it soccer, as do a few
other countries. Both have their origins from ancient games
played with a type of ball and using primarily ones feet to
move the ball up and down a playing field or court. The
earliest known game of football was an ancient Chinese game
called cuju that was being played around 476 BC. This game
involved kicking a ball through a hole which had been cut in
a silk cloth which was hung or tied between two poles. But
it seems that many people all over the world have played
some type of a football game for centuries. The common theme
of all these football type games was two teams moving a ball
up and down a field to score without using your hands or not
using your hands very much. These games often had their own
set of rules which varied from country to country and even
from city to city. It was not until fairly modern times that
rules began to be more standardized, which eventually led to
a full league or association for each of the respective
games of football. The Rugby Football Union was first formed
in 1871, soccer formed the International Football
Association in 1886 and in America the American Professional
Football Association was formed in 1920 and then just two
years later in 1922 the name was changed to the National
Football League or NFL. Every four years there is an
International Football or Soccer competition for the World
Cup, where millions of fans all over the world tune in to
either watch their countries team or another favorite team
play and hopefully take the Cup home.
Soccer Ornaments:
With millions of soccer fans around the world there are a
variety of gifts and ornaments that can be used around the
holidays to decorate your home or tree. As soccer for youth
seems more popular in the US than the professional teams
there are also youth ornaments and even ornaments for the
soccer mom. So be sure to find something for your soccer fan
for the holiday season.
Playing the Game:
The field upon which a soccer or football game is played is
called a pitch, it is usually about 110 to 120 yards long
and about 70 to 80 yards wide. Each team is made up of
eleven players with one of them being the goalie or
goalkeeper. There are three officials or referees, one head
referee and two assistants. A match or game is made up of
two 45 minute halves with a 15 minute half time break. In
case of a tie at the end of regular play, the game can go
into two extra time periods of 15 minutes each. Soccer was
first played in the Summer Olympics in 1900 and has been
played at each Olympic since with the exception of the 1932
Olympics which were held Los Angeles, California. Soccer is
one of the most popular sports in the world, with thousands
of teams across the globe, from youth teams to professional
teams, with the World Cup having a larger viewing audience
than the Summer Olympics.
About the Author
Mitch has been a writer for Christmas Decorations and Gifts
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