 Football (Soccer) has its origins in
England in the dark ages when
villages would spend a day or two kicking an inflated
pig's bladder across
ditches and fields. It was refined in Britain during the 1800's and the
first league appeared in 1883. Around the world, there is
early
evidence of ball games played with the feet. The
ball has developed
a ling way since then, now with
microchips to
check if it has crossed the goal line. See also
origins of
soccer, rugby etc. See
Wikipedia for an
interpretation of the word 'Football' in different Countries
 Football's
governing body is FIFA founded
in Paris on
21 May
1904 - they maintain the rules of football.
It has over 200
Associations around the world, managed by 6
Confederations - Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean,
South America, Oceania and Europe.
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five different countries will answer questions.
Consult
the Virtual Library: Football FAQ for details of
world records, football terminology including 'Why is it called soccer?'
and lots more. See also
Terminology
World Cup 2006 and other International Tournaments
Fifa Facts
competitions and stats
Competitions in Focus:
The World Cup
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Easy Guide
for parents US based, provides downloadable files.
Fifa official Rules new Laws of the Game,
modified at the 119th International Football Association Board (IFAB)
meeting in London, England on 26 February 2005, came into force July 1st
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The changes; Fifa
official rules 2004 downloadable
Questions and answers on the law
The Laws from About
Soccer, including referee signals
Soccer Rules Faq from
Soccer Coach-L with thumbnail sketches
Rules from
SoccerClips; "the content of the latest Laws are included
on this site, the majority of the content is the opinion of the
Webmaster and other Referees worldwide. If you need an official ruling
you should contact your local representative or visit
the FIFA, or the English FA web sites
for the Laws themselves."
Downloadable rules from The FA 84 pages!
Soccer
Rules are brilliant - a history of the laws of the game from
Livermore Referee Association . Did you know that substitutions were
only introduced into the premier league in 1965, initially just for
injured players? Ever heard of Green Cards - allowing medical officials
onto the field?
Ken Aston
football referee talks about his life in the game - in his memory.
Offside Ref an interesting Blog providing a
different view of the famous game, with some useful articles, including
explanation of the rules - see A simple
explanation of the offside rule and the
offside trap with the use of diagrams.
Soccer Field Dimensions
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through online coaching advice,
articles.
See also Coaching
from SportsVL
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Origins of Soccer Faq get a few different views!
History Association
of Football Historians
Evolution of the
Soccer Ball several articles from Soccer Ball World
tracing the history
El
Bombin A collection of articles and information highlighting
the achievements of British football coaches working OUTSIDE Great
Britain, from the early days of football until the 1960s
Player History info
from around the World
American Soccer History
Archives a comprehensive repository of information, statistics and
essays relating to all aspects of the history of soccer in the United
States from the 1860's to the present. The purpose of this archive is
two-fold: 1. as a central repository of historical and statistical
information for researchers, journalists, and soccer fans and 2. to draw
attention to the heritage of soccer in the USA
Football History
from Expert Football; Association Football origins, separation of rugby,
World Cup...
World Soccer History from SoccerNova; good detail, timeline etc.
A Short History from Footy4Kids
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Soccer Pitch dimensions from Football Foundation
Youth Soccer - Equipment Advice from Mon'sTeam .com
Youth Soccer Equipment Guide Assistance and advice on
how to select the proper soccer equipment. Recommendations and tips for
youth soccer players and their parents. Also has information on soccer
Rules and
History
Soccer Equipment advice a message trail highlighting the issues.
What
Equipment do I need? WSYSA simple advice.
Soccer Boots
informs on what boots are on the market at the moment and provides
information on the development of the soccer boot, the history of the
companies, supplying soccer boots, taking care of your boots and what to
look for when buying a pair.
Footy-Boots Everything football (soccer)
boots! Exclusive news on the latest boots, direct from the manufacturers,
video reviews from ex professionals and soccer news.
History of the football (soccer) boot,
from the 1500's to the present date
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Football
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Soccer
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Footballers-reunited
helps ex players to contact each other
Comedy of
Football a different view!
All about Football Blogspot - a wide global mixture of
content including news, transfers, tables, top teams videos.....
Underdog in its infancy but has
got big ambitions to be the place to go when you want to know info about
teams and players. The goal is that every team and every player from
every country will be listed there. Entries to the database are added by
users so it will be as good as you make it!
Betting
Fantasy Football
Unofficial Football World Championships
(UFWC) an exciting international football competition
contested in a simple boxing-style title system. Winners of title
matches become title holders, and move up the rankings. UFWC history
dates back to 1872, 58 years before the World Cup.
Football-linX World of Soccer
Links a human-edited Link Directory - offers links to 6000+
football/soccer-related websites world-wide
Footie51 An
offbeat look at what is happening in football
Good Footy:
A celebration of beautiful football. Hand picking the best of the latest
action so you can see the best. Don't just read about football - see it.
Nicknames
of Soccer sides
Ole!Ole!
- the football fan's network. Live scores, US soccer and
International football news plus football fan community blogs in
multiple languages. See sites for
Australia,
Spain,
Portugal,
France
and
Italy
Other Soccer Servers our
own presentation
Player
History consists of a group of
idealistic football fans, with the intention of making playerhistory.com
the best place on the web to find information about players from all
around the world, as well as statistics about matches.Research
on Football Isues - hooliganism
Soccer songs and chants
Footy-Live
Live football online on your PC for a small fee. Members are supplied
with software and links to the many streaming internet TV channels
around the world.
Football players - a
Webportal to websites of soccer players worldwide. More than over 400
links to official and non-official quality websites.
See also
Best Players Directory
with more than 500 links to soccer player links.
Soccer Legends
Soccer Vista
covers stats for leagues around the world
Vote for your soccer stars all
years, all continents....
Women's Soccer
World ezine; US based with world coverage
Youth Soccer
Global coverage by 'Bob'
Girls Soccer
World US based but world coverage; aimed at under 18's
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The
FIFA Museum presents archived information, images,
sound and video and memorabilia.
Fifa Facts
competitions and stats
International
Soccer Servers: Soccerway,
Women's Soccer,
Soccer Times (US biased),
Espn SoccerNet,
Sports Network (US Biased), 360
Soccer, Soccer Highway
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World Cup China
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Wikipedia presentation qualification, teams, venues, squads
Offical FIFA Site
Teams,
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Women's Soccer, ,
BBC
Sport,
CBC Sports (Canada),
(USA)
SoccerNet,
Sports Network
American Soccer News,
Message Board
Country National Coverage:
USA,
UK,
Canada,
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