-TITAN Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 No one knows exactly when soccer was created, but the earliest versions of the game can be traced back 3,000 years. Soccer is the most played game in the world. In many countries it is known as “football”. In England, soccer was formed when several clubs formed the Football Association about 150 years ago. Women started playing soccer around the same time as men did in England. However, originally men were the main players in the game. Women’s soccer started to become extremely played in the 1990s. In China, the first soccer balls were made from sewn clothing that was filled with rubble. In Europe during the Middle Ages, soccer balls were made from inflated pig bladders. Today most of the balls are made from layers of synthetic leather while the bladders inside the ball are made from latex or butyl. Some of the different shots in soccer are: The instep drive or knuckle shot The swerve shot The full volley The half volley The side volley The flying volley The maximum number of players on a soccer team is 11. The different positions are: Goalkeeper Centre-back Sweeper Fullback Wingback Centre-midfielder Defensive midfielder Attacking midfielder Winger Forward Striker Soccer is played on a grassy field called a pitch. The field is rectangular and must be between 100 and 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide. An international soccer game is 90 minutes long. The 90 minutes is divided in two 45 minute halves. 12. The highest score ever made in a soccer game is 149-0. 13. The fastest red card in history was given to player Lee Todd two seconds after the whistle to start the game. 14. Lusail, the city that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game does not yet exist. 15. The sport is played in over 200 countries by 250 million players. 1
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