Football Game

Letter of Transmittal
25th April, 2017

Ziaul karim
Lecturer
AIS
United International University

Subject: Submission of the report on “Football Game”.

Dear sir,

Here is the report you have assigned us as a partial fulfillment of the course on computer. I have
completed work respectively. I have given my utmost effort to collect all the necessary
information to complete the report. The report is on the “Football” Here I have focused mainly
on Football .

I therefore hope that the analysis that I have completed is on perhaps to your expectation. It has
been a great experience for me doing the report and I have tried our best to put everything which
are related to the report.

Sincerely yours

Sohel Mahamud

ID:111 171 084

Section: NH ( 171th Batch)

Acknowledgement

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to honorable teacher Mr. Jakowan sir for his guidance and constant supervision as well as for his
support in completing the project. Thanks to him for supporting us and giving us right direction.

We would like to express my gratitude towards our parents for their kind co-operation and
encouragement which helped us in completion of this project. We tried to give our utmost effort
and for highly appreciated.

Finally, We would like to give a special thanks to the United International University authority
for making this course available for us and putting this kind of content which will help us to fight
the real world.
Scope of limitation

Scope:

The report covers almost all the aspect of thinking & answers almost all questions of
investigative minds about the feasibility of the proposed on Footbal Game .

Moreover,

 Primary data is mainly used to construct this report,

 The Football game concept which the report establishes is firsthand.

Therefore the report creates a great scope for further practical operation.

Limitation:

Besides scopes, this report has some limitations as well. Here we enlist the limitations of the
article:

 We couldn’t find enough information on different issues covered in this report.

 There may be some printing mistakes, some syntax error and other defects.

Despite of these limitations, I tried to make this report as informative and analytical as possible
and I hope that the report will be able to explain the practicability & profitability.
Executive Summary:
The Football Passions report summarises extensive sociological research across 18 countries in
Europe. The objectives of the study were to capture the emotions of being a football fan and to
compare the feelings, expressions and behavior of fans associated with support of their football
teams. Fieldwork was conducted in six of these countries — Britain, France, Germany, Italy,
Netherlands, and Spain — involving observation, recordings of heart rates at matches, interviews
and in-depth discussions with fans. In the remaining 11 countries, online and telephone
interviews were conducted with fans. A pan-European online poll of approximately 2,000 fans
was also conducted.

The research revealed that while there are differences between countries in the way fans express
their emotions and behaviour, we ultimately all speak one language, the language of football.
The research, however, did unearth a number of quirks and national differences that may
challenge our conventional stereotypes.
Table of Contents
Letter of Transmittal....................................................................................................................................ii
Acknowledgement......................................................................................................................................iii
Scope of limitation......................................................................................................................................iv
Executive Summary:....................................................................................................................................v
List of tables & figures:..............................................................................................................................viii
1 Introduction:........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background about my passion:....................................................................................................1
1.2 Objectives:...................................................................................................................................1
2 History of Football:..............................................................................................................................2
2.1 Modern History of Soccer: 18th Century Onward.......................................................................3
2.2 World Cup:...................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Summary of the World Cup:........................................................................................................5
2.4 Present Condition of Football:.....................................................................................................5
2.5 Football around the world...........................................................................................................6
2.5.1 Europe.................................................................................................................................6
2.5.2 North and Central America..................................................................................................6
2.5.3 South America......................................................................................................................7
2.5.4 Africa....................................................................................................................................8
2.5.5 Asia and Oceania..................................................................................................................8
3 Basic Rules of Football:........................................................................................................................9
4 Governing Bodies:...............................................................................................................................9
5 A player should follow few thing/rules inside the Game:..................................................................10
5.1 Football Field:............................................................................................................................10
5.2 Direct free kick:.........................................................................................................................10
5.3 Indirect Free Kick:.....................................................................................................................10
5.4 Penalty:......................................................................................................................................11
5.5 Goal Kick...................................................................................................................................11
5.6 Corner kick:...............................................................................................................................11
5.7 Throw-in:...................................................................................................................................11
6 Equipment:........................................................................................................................................11
7 International Competitions................................................................................................................12
8 Famous club:......................................................................................................................................12
9 The Legends players:.........................................................................................................................12
10 Popularity of football around the world:.......................................................................................13
11 Health benefits of playing soccer...................................................................................................13
11.1 The health benefits:...................................................................................................................13
11.2 Other benefits of playing soccer................................................................................................13
12 Disadvantages of football:.............................................................................................................14
13 Future plan of football:..................................................................................................................14
14 Reference:.....................................................................................................................................16
List of tables & figures:

Table 1 Summary of world cup....................................................................................................................5

Figure 1 Early age of football before 1800...................................................................................................2

Figure 2, The next world cup will held at Qatar...........................................................................................6
Figure 3, Ronaldinho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira), star of the Brazilian national football team, 2006........8
Figure 4, Football Field..............................................................................................................................10
Figure 5 For Football equipment...............................................................................................................11
Figure 6 Famous Clubs...............................................................................................................................12
Figure 7, Lowers body fat and improves muscle tone...............................................................................13
Figure 8,The key long-term projections of the WOFP include;..................................................................14
1 Introduction:

Sports have been a part of almost all cultures for centuries.  They can bring about a sense of
unity, provide us with hours (or in the case of the Olympics, days) of entertainment, and they
can even be a source of conflict.  Passionate discussion over sports occurs every day, with
fans defending and supporting their teams with a loyalty that can’t be beat.  Fans will travel
across countries and oceans just to see their team play.  They will wait for hours in nearly
unbearable weather to get into a game or to buy a ticket.  They buy their favorite player’s
jersey and paint themselves in team colors.  Sports can make people do crazy things.  For me,
Football, there is only one sport that can elicit this passion. The sport has fans all over the
world who are arguably, the most loyal and passionate in the world.  Their passion is such
that it is almost unhealthy, and many riots have erupted over games between rivals.

1.1 Background about my passion:

I like to think that I share these fans’ intense passion.  I have played Football since I was too
young to remember and have been heavily influenced by my father who grew up in Dhaka
playing Football.  To me, Football is not just a game, it is an art.  There are few things greater
in this world than a perfectly picked pass, or a beautifully timed slide tackle, or the sweet
sound of the ball hitting the back of the net.  I don’t pretend to be an expert on the subject of
Football, but I like to think that, after 2 years of playing, I have enough knowledge of the
game to give my opinions.  Each week I will be writing about my passion of Football.  I will
blog about the different issues and points of discussion in the game, giving my opinions on
the sport.

1.2 Objectives:
The objective of this report comprises of the followings:

 Teamwork: Football requires a unique brand of teamwork. When you are a part of a
football team, sometimes with up to 90 other players, understanding your role and that
of your teammates is critical.
 Goal setting: In football, stats are recorded. Where there is measurement, there is a
chance to set goals for improvement.
 Discipline: Football requires discipline and a good work ethic.
2 History of Football:
Football (or soccer as the game is called in some parts of the world) has a long history.
Football in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th Century. Soccer is one
of the most popular sports in Europe and the Americas. It has a vivid and interesting history
in the world of sports. Early evidence of soccer being played as a sport finds occurrence in
China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. In China, it was during the Han dynasty that
people dribbled leather balls by kicking it into a small net. Recorded facts also support the
fact that Romans and Greeks used to play ball for fun and frolic. Some facts point to Kyoto in
Japan where kicking of ball was a popular sport.

It is said that early growth of the modern soccer started in England. Some amusing facts even
mention that the first ball used was the head of some Danish brigand. It is said that during
medieval times, the old form of soccer used to allow many ill practices like kicking,
punching, biting and gouging. The main aim was to carry the ball to a target spot. People
grew so fond of the game that they would throng the field all day long. Sometimes the
competition grew fierce and masses got so wild that there were frequent incidents of violence
during the game. It is also said that soldiers admired the game so much that they missed
archery practice to watch it. King Edward III banned soccer in 1365 owing to the growing
incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport. In 1424 King James I of Scotland
also proclaimed in the Parliament— "Na man play at the Fute-ball" (No man shall play
football).

When and where exactly did soccer start is a question that has no precise answer to it. You
can easily say that this popular game has been played for more than three thousand years. The
nativity of modern-day soccer must be credited to Britain. It was also known as the
association football, with Scotland and England being the co-founders of the systematic game
of soccer.

Figure 1 Early age of football before 1800

2.1 Modern History of Soccer: 18th Century Onward

In 1815, a major development took place that made soccer popular in Universities, Colleges
and Schools. The popular English School and Eton College came forth with a set of rules,
known as the Cambridge Rules. Football was segregated into two groups; some colleges and
schools opted for Rugby rules that allowed tripping, shin kicking and also carrying the ball.
These rules were exclusively prohibited as per the Cambridge rules. The history of modern-
day soccer was established in 1863. In October 1863, eleven representatives from London
clubs and schools met at the Freemason’s Tavern to set up common fundamental rules to
control the matches amongst themselves. The outcome of this meeting was the formation of
the Football Association. In December 1863, the Rugby Football and Association football
finally split as the supporters of the Rugby School rules walked out.

Firmly establishing the foundation of soccer in 1869, the Football Association strictly banned
any kind of handling of the ball. Soccer’s popularity spread rapidly during the 1800s as
British sailors, traders and soldiers introduced the sport to different parts of the globe.

TItalians, Austrians and Germans drew to Europe, while Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
adopted the sport in South America. FIFA was established in the year 1904 and by early
1930s, different leagues were operating from various countries. FIFA is credited with
organizing the first world cup in Uruguay. The history of soccer is rich with events,
development and its growing craze all over the world. You will find yourself amazed as you
learn about different times of this wonderful sport that has held our awe and admiration for
over 3000 years

2.2 World Cup:

An International Football governing body FIFA came into existence in 1904. The aim of the
organization was to host championship matches between professional leagues from different
nations. The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) first conceived the idea
of world cup soccer championship as early as 1926. The FIFA President Jules Rimet thought
of an event that would fall in between the Olympics. The original idea did not work well
owing to the outstretched hosting of the winter and summer Olympics.

Rimet along with other FIFA representatives first organized the event in 1930. The very first
world cup did not even include qualifying rounds. Teams from Europe included France,
Belgium, Yugoslavia & Romania. Other European teams complained about the distance to
Uruguay and refused to travel so far.

The original gold trophy had the name of Jules Rimet's carved on the trophy and it was
contested three times in the 1930s. There were a total of 13 teams in the first world cup. The
remaining countries besides the host Uruguay were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile,
Paraguay, Peru, Mexico and the United States. Due to the Second World War, the
competition was put a 12-year long halt. The first world cup soccer match started on July
13th, 1930. France defeated Mexico in a game of 4 to 1, paving way for a glorious world cup
beginning. After the war, the FIFA World Cup gained worldwide recognition as the sole
sporting event of the new world. The World cup has been held since 1958 in Europe and the
Americas. The World Cup Executive Committee's decision in May 1996 made a major
decision of selecting Korea and Japan as co-hosts for the 2002 edition.

A largely male-dominated sport, women soccer has also seen some changes. The first
women’s World Cup was held in China in 1991. The US won the championship the first time
ever in the history of women soccer.

Ever since 1930, the world has witnessed only seven different winners in the 16 tournaments
held so far. The FIFA World cup has seen wonderful victories and some dramatic twists such
as England’s defeat in 1950, North Korea’s loss in Italy in 1966 and Cameroon’s opening
match defeat of Argentina in 1990.

FIFA World cup today draws people from all over the globe. After so many years, the world
cup has seen the best and the worst in the sphere of soccer. The soccer world stands taller in
recognition and popularity with the FIFA world cup. Soccer is the most loved and admired
game with a history of over 3000 years.
2.3 Summary of the World Cup:

Year  Champion  Runner Up  Host

1930  Uruguay  Argentina  Uruguay
1934  Italy  Czechoslovakia  Italy
1938  Italy  Hungary  France
1950  Uruguay  Brazil  Brazil
1954  West Germany  Hungary  Switzerland
1958  Brazil  Sweden  Sweden
1962  Brazil  Czechoslovakia  Chile
1966  England  West Germany  England
1970  Brazil  Italy  Mexico
1974  West Germany  Holland  West Germany
1978  Argentina  Holland  Argentina
1982  Italy  West Germany  Spain
1986  Argentina  West Germany  Mexico
1990  West Germany  Argentina  Italy
1994  Brazil  Italy  USA
1998  France  Brazil  France
2002  Brazil  Germany  Korea/ Japan
Table 1 Summary of world cup

2.4 Present Condition of Football:

Despite the fact that once-every-four-year World Cup schedule would have had a tournament
played in 1946, after the war, the FIFA congress that met that year decided to hold the next
tourney in 1950, awarding it to Brazil (who had been chosen to host the never-to-be-played
1942 Cup). FOOTBALL’S governing body FIFA said it is in “regular contact” with the
organizing committee of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, though it did not comment directly on
the diplomatic situation involving the Gulf State.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and others severed ties with Qatar on
Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism and opening up the worst rift in years among
some of the most powerful states in the Arab world.
FIFA said in an emailed statement it was “in regular contact with the Qatar 2022 Local
Organizing Committee and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy handling
matters relating to the 2022 FIFA World Cup”.

Figure 2, The next

world cup will held at Qatar

2.5 Football around the world

2.5.1 Europe
England and Scotland had the first leagues, but clubs sprang up in most European nations in
the 1890s and 1900s, enabling these nations to found their own leagues. Many Scottish
professional players migrated south to join English clubs, introducing English players and
audiences to more-advanced ball-playing skills and to the benefits of teamwork and passing.
Up to World War II, the British continued to influence football’s development through
regular club tours overseas and the Continental coaching careers of former players. Itinerant
Scots were particularly prominent in central Europe. The interwar Danubian school of
football emerged from the coaching legacies and expertise of John Madden in Prague and
Jimmy Hogan in Austria.

2.5.2 North and Central America

Football was brought to North America in the 1860s, and by the mid-1880s informal matches
had been contested by Canadian and American teams. It soon faced competition from other
sports, including variant forms of football. In Canada, Scottish émigrés were particularly
prominent in the game’s early development; however, Canadians subsequently turned to ice
hockey as their national sport.

In the United States, gridiron football emerged early in the 20th century as the most popular
sport. But, beyond elite universities and schools, soccer (as the sport is popularly called in the
United States) was played widely in some cities with large immigrant populations such as
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland (Ohio), and St. Louis (Missouri), as well as New York City
and Los Angeles after Hispanic migrations. The U.S. Soccer Federation formed in 1913,
affiliated with FIFA, and sponsored competitions. Between the world wars, the United States
attracted scores of European emigrants who played football for local teams sometimes
sponsored by companies.

2.5.3 South America

Football first came to South America in the 19th century through the port of Buenos Aires,
Argentina, where European sailors played the game. Members of the British community there
formed the first club, the Buenos Aires Football Club (FC), in 1867; about the same time,
British railway workers started another club, in the town of Rosario, Argentina. The first
Argentinian league championship was played in 1893, but most of the players belonged to the
British community, a pattern that continued until the early 20th century.

Brazil is believed to be the second South American country where the game was established.
Charles Miller, a leading player in England, came to Brazil in 1894 and introduced football in
São Paulo; that city’s athletic club was the first to take up the sport. In Colombia, British
engineers and workers building a railroad near Barranquilla first played football in 1903, and
the Barranquilla FBC was founded in 1909. In Uruguay, British railway workers were the
first to play, and in 1891 they founded the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (now the
famous Peñarol), which played both cricket and football. In Chile, British sailors initiated
play in Valparaíso, establishing the Valparaíso FC in 1889. In Paraguay, Dutchman William
Paats introduced the game at a school where he taught physical education, but the country’s
first (and still leading) club, Olimpia, was formed by a local man who became enthusiastic
after seeing the game in Buenos Aires in 1902. In Bolivia the first footballers were a Chilean
and students who had studied in Europe, and in Peru they were expatriate Britons. In
Venezuela, British miners are known to have played football in the 1880s.
Figure 3, Ronaldinho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira), star of the Brazilian national football team, 2006.

2.5.4 Africa

European sailors, soldiers, traders, engineers, and missionaries brought football with them to
Africa in the second half of the 19th century. The first documented match took place in Cape
Town in 1862, after which the game spread rapidly throughout the continent, particularly in
the British colonies and in societies with vibrant indigenous athletic traditions.

2.5.5 Asia and Oceania

Football quickly entered Asia and Oceania in the latter half of the 19th century, but, unlike in
Europe, it failed to become a unifying national sport. In Australia it could not dislodge the
winter games of Australian rules football (codified before soccer) and rugby. British
immigrants to Australia did relatively little to develop football locally. Because southern
European immigrants were more committed to founding clubs and tournaments, football
became defined as an “ethnic game.” As a result, teams from Melbourne and Sydney with
distinctive Mediterranean connections were the most prominent members of the National
Soccer League (NSL) when it started in 1977. The league has widened its scope, however, to
include a highly successful Perth side, plus a Brisbane club and even one from Auckland,
N.Z. The NSL collapsed in 2004, but a new league, known as the A-League, emerged the
next year.In New Zealand, Scottish players established clubs and tournaments from the
1880s, but rugby became the national passion. In Asia, during the same germinal period,
British traders, engineers, and teachers set up football clubs in such colonial outposts as
Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Burma (Myanmar). Yet football’s major problem
across Asia, until the 1980s, was its failure to establish substantial roots among indigenous
peoples beyond college students returning from Europe.

3 Basic Rules of Football:

 Each team should comprise of eleven players. Team must have one Goal-
Keeper, Defenders, Mid-Fielders, forwards.
 Players are not allowed to handle the ball with hands. They are allowed only
to kick or head the ball.
 Hands are used to throw the ball into ground when it is out of ground during
the match.
 Only goal-keepers could handle the ball with hand inside penalty box (save a
goal or set the ball for a kick). Match is held as two halves of 45 minutes each
( total duration of 90 minutes ) with a break of 15 minutes half-way through.
 When a team kick the ball into opponents net it is considered as a goal.

4 Governing Bodies:
 The recognized international governing body of football (and associated
games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA. The FIFA headquarters are
located in Zurich. Six regional confederation are associated with FIFA; These
are:
1. Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
2. Africa: Confederation of Africa Football (CAF)
3. Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
4. North /Central America & Caribbean: Confederation of North,
Central American & Caribbean Association Football
( CONCACAF)
5. Oceania: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
 6. South America: Confederation Sudamericana de
Futbol/Confederation Sul-americana de Futebol ( South
American Football Confederation; CONMEBOL)

5 A player should follow few thing/rules inside the Game:

There are most majority few rules:

5.1 Football Field:

Figure 4, Football Field

5.2 Direct free kick:

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following
six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless, or using excessive
force:

1) Attempts to strike an opponent

2) Attempts to kick an opponent
3) Attempts to trips an opponent
4) Jumps at an opponent
5) Charges an opponent
6) Pushes an opponent

5.3 Indirect Free Kick:

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goal-keeper, inside his own penalty
area, commits any of the following offences:
  Takes more than six seconds while controlling the ball with his hand, before releasing
it from hi possession.
 Touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession
and has not touched any other player.
 Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-
mate.

5.4 Penalty:

A penalty kick is awarded against a team which commits one of the six offences for which a
direct free kick is awarded, inside its own penalty area and whiles the ball is in playing. A
goal may be scored directly from a penalty kick.

5.5 Goal Kick

 A goal kick is a method of restarting play--
A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the opposing team.
 A goal kick is awarded when--
The whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the attacking team, passes over
the goal line, either on the ground or in the air.

5.6 Corner kick:

A corner kick is a method of restarting play.

5.7 Throw-in:
A throw-in is a method is restarting play, A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.

6 Equipment:
For playing football this following items must need.

Figure 5 For Football equipment

7 International Competitions
The major international competition in football is the world cup, organized by FIFA. This competition
takes every four years. Approximately 190-200 national team compete in qualifying tournaments
within the scope of continental confederation for a place in the finals. The final tournaments, which
is held every four years, involves 32 national teams competing over a four week period. The most
recent tournaments, the 2014 FIFA cup, was held in Brazil from 11 June to 12 July.

8 Famous club:

Figure 6 Famous Clubs

 Barcelona
 Real Madrid
 Chelsea
 Man city
 Ac Milan
 Man UTD

9 The Legends players:

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Luis Suarez
4. Neymar
5. Sergio Aguero
6. Manuel Neuer
7. Gareth Bale
8. Andres Iniesta
9. Zlantan Ibrahimovic
10. Arjen Robben

10 Popularity of football around the world:

Several of the football codes are the most popular team sports in the world. Globally, association
football is played by over 250 million players in over 200 nations, and has the highest television
audience in sport, making it the most popular in the world, American football is the most popular
sport in the United States, with the annual Super Bowl game accounting for seven of the top eight of
the most watched broadcasts in U.S. television history. Australian rules football has the highest
spectator attendance of all sports in Australia. Similarly, Gaelic football is the most popular sport in
Ireland in terms of match attendance, and the All-Ireland Football Final is the most watched event of
that nation's sporting year

11 Health benefits of playing soccer

Figure 7, Lowers body fat and improves muscle tone

11.1 The health benefits:

 increases aerobic capacity and cardiovascular health

 lowers body fat and improves muscle tone
 builds strength, flexibility and endurance
 increases muscle and bone strength
 improves health due to shifts between walking, running and sprinting.

11.2 Other benefits of playing soccer

There are many other benefits from playing a team sport like soccer. For example it:

 It is generally a non-contact sport

 It teaches coordination
 It promotes teamwork and sharing
 It teaches you to ‘think on the run’
  It helps to increase skills in concentration, persistence and self-discipline
 It is a great way to meet people and exercise with friends
 It can provide an opportunity to increase your confidence and self-esteem, and help to
reduce anxiety
 It requires very little equipment so it can be played in the backyard or park
 It is relatively easy to learn, so beginners can easily join in the fun and play basic
soccer for recreation
 It is an international sport.

12 Disadvantages of football:

 Injuries
 Confidentiality Problems
 Individual’s Talent
 Individual’s Talent

13 Future plan of football:

Figure 8,The key long-term projections of the WOFP include;

 A 15 million strong Football community by 2035, including 1 million club members

 A distinctive Australian style of playing that puts our National Teams in contention
for all FIFA and AFC championships
 Hosting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup as the driver of women’s Football
participation and professionalism
 National competitions that attract 75% of participants to support a Top Tier club
 A combined pool of 3,000 elite male and female players from 12 to 19 vying for
future national selection and professional contracts
 Academies that provide world-class coaching so that no Australian youth needs to go
overseas to find elite development
 A redistribution of resources to community Football
 Lower cost and higher quality coach education from the grassroots to professional tier
 Making schools and social Football the focus of an “Anytime, Anyhow, Anywhere”
approach to playing the game
 Sourcing Football facilities that accommodate the increasing urban density of
Australian society
 Redefining the role of referees as game facilitators, not just as arbitrators of the Laws
of the Game
14 Reference: