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In general, in a match played by professional teams only a few goals are scored. For example in the first English division, during the season 2004 – 2005 there were scored on average 2.57 goals per match. Moreover, 88% of the matches ended with less than 4 goals scored. But only 8% of the games played ended without any goal scored. Soccer rules don’t impose any position in the field to the players, except the goal keeper one. However, in time, some specific positions emerged. For example a full back is a player specialized in preventing daring essays of opponents. The center leader is a player who organizes the offensive game of the team and offers decisive passes to the forward leader, whose main target is to score.

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The only time when a player can use hands in soccer is when he throws the ball from the side of the field. In any other situations the players can use any part of the body in order to direct the ball. Players can come close to the opponent goal by dribbling, by passing the ball between players of the same team and by kicking it to the goal. Opponent players can recuperate the ball intercepting the ball passed or taking it from the opponent. Physical contact is limited. The game stops when the ball leaves, with its whole circumference, a line which is marking the field (on the ground or in the air) or when the referee whistles. The game will start again by different methods.

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In the spring of 2001 FIFA informed that more than 240 millions of people play soccer regularly, in over 200 countries all over the world. Its easy rules, as well as the simple and cheap equipment necessary to play soccer have definitely contributed to its increasing popularity. In many parts of the world soccer triggers enormous passions and it plays an important role in people’s life, in local communities and even nations life. It is often called the most popular sport in the world, called in many countries the king sport.

Soccer is played according to a set of easy rules, known as game rules. If both teams have scored the same number of goals the match is considered equal.

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After Germany become the first team to retain the Women’s Soccer World Cup, a look back on the best of the action from this year’s tournament.

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Soccer is a team sport which is played by two teams made of 11 players each. It is played with a game on a rectangular field, covered with grass, having a goal at each end. The purpose of the game is to score, kicking the ball in the opponent team’s goal. Except the goal keeper, the other players can’t use their hands to handle the ball. The winner of the game is the team which scored the most goals at the end of the match.

Soccer is more than 2000 years old. In 2004 the world organization which governs this sport FIFA has acknowledged China as the birth place of soccer. Around the year 200 BC, Chinese used to take up a similar sport called cuju. The rules evolved in time so that the final version of soccer is what you can see nowadays.

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Marodona and pele are two great names related to soccer. This two are former langendry football players from different nations but have played prominent roles in making soccer a famous sport.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento also well known as pele is a former Brazillian player and Diego Armando Maradona is an former Argentine footballer both them are lagends and are as a treasure for their countries. Both of these superstars have played 4 world cups each for their country. Pele has received an award for the best footballer of 20th century, he was awarded on the basis of voting done by the members of the football comition of FIFA in the year 2000. Maradona was awarded the FIFA INTERNET player of th century, he received this award on the basis of voting done by international fan poll organised by the FIFA organisation in the year 2000.

Though being a superstar for his country maradona was suspended for 15 months in the year 1991 after he failed a doping test for cocaine. Maradona’s football career has been very controversial but his anonimous footbal figures have shown that all. Pele has scored more than 1000 goals in his career and has also earned lot of fame by social services where as Maradona has also earned Fame by joining a T.V show, which he joined after his retirement.

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Pele is nick name of former Brazilian player Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He was born on October 23rd 1940 in Tres Corcoes Brazil.He atarted playing for Santos Futebol Clube at an aga of 15 and he played his first national match at age of 16 only. He is considered to be greatest in the history of soccer. He is considered as national hero in Brazil for his contribution in the game.

He is officially declared as the football embassador of the world by FIFA and he is also considered as national treasure of Brazil. He is very well known for his social services for the poor children. During his carrer he became well known as THE KING PELE or he was also known as THE KING OF FOOTBALL. He was also given the title of best athelete of the century by the International Olympic Committee and also was awarded as the best football player of all time.

Pele is a all time top scorer for the brazilian team and not only Brazil but he is the only footballer to take part in three world cup wins(except 1962) which is absolutly remarkeable. In short the four letter word FIFA is glows when other four letter word pele is added to its history.

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Sports have played a prominent role in human life. Every country has its own national sport. A national sport is a sport or a game that is considered to be intrinsic part of the culture of that nation. It is also the most popular sport in that country. National pastime is the term also used instead of national sport. But now days the craze of sport has become so intend that it is been considered as religion in that part of world. One such sport is soccer.

Soccer is one of the most played games all around the world. Soccer is been worshiped and is been taken as a religion in most part of world. People around the world love soccer and its craze have conquered not only their minds but also their souls. Many countries such as Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, etc consider soccer as their religion and people have loved this sport and also worshiped in these countries, thus a winning spirit is lightened in them and thus soccer is very popular and most interesting sport played. Its craze has reached to its maximum, in many countries a public holiday is declared at the time of world cup match played by their country team.

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Born on the 30th of October 1960, Diego Armando Maradona was one of the greatest footballers of all time. Hailing from Argentina, he has played in the four World Cups and has received the award of the Best Footballer of the Twentieth Century awarded by FIFA.

Maradona has also been the people’s choice award and has been polled as the Best Football player in history. Like many of his league, Maradon, while playing for clubs like Boca Juniors, SSC Napoli and others has won several trophies, during the span of his career. During his golden years of his career, Maradona has had 34 goals and 91 caps. Maradona is also responsible for leading Argentina to in the FIFA world cup championships, winning the victory over Germany in 1986. During this time he has also received the prestigious Golden Ball Award of being the best player in the tournament.

Maradona, after getting caught and found guilty of drug abuse, was suspended for more than year in 1991 and 1994 World Cup’s in the US. Today Maradona, a retired professional football player, is a TV host in Argentina. Maradona has successfully kicked his addictions and lives a healthy life in his homeland.

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Zinedine Yazid Zidane also pet named as Zizou is a former football player who played for four of the european clubs which include real madrid and juventus FC. He was a French and he usaully played as a midfielder. As a french player and later as a cptain of French national team he took part in two world cupfinals and won the tournament of 1998.

His gained his fame during the time of 1998 world cup were he scored two headed goals against Brazil to help his country win their first FIFA World Cup. He also contributed in wining Euro Cup 200 to his team. At club level he helped Juventus and Real Madrid to win domestic championships in Italy and Spain. He also scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in the final of the UEFA Champions League 2001-2002. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was named the most outstanding player of the tournament and was awarded a golden ball for the same. He captained Frech side and helped them to reach the final. Zidane had a very controversial end as he was dismissed in the extra time in the final match for headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi.

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