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Football

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOCA Football or better known as soccer originated China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and started off by people kicking around a leather ball into small nets. Now football is played all around the world and has been named “The World Game”. Football is also featured in the Olympics and also has 2 big tournaments known as The Fifa World cup and the UEFA EURO. These 2 tournaments are the biggest tournaments in the world for football. The game is played with 2 teams consisting of 11 players including a goal keeper, it is played on a rectangular field and the aim of the game is to score as many goals as possible during the 90 minutes of play time (45 minutes a half). The game is played with a spherical ball and there is 1 referee and two assistant referees. One of the most famous players to play at a professional level is Andre’s Iniesta (pictured above). Iniesta plays for Barcelona FC in Spain and also plays for the best international team in the world, Spain. Iniesta started playing for Barcelona at the age of 18 and continues to play for them today aged 28, he also made his debut for Spain in 2006 during the World cup in Germany. Iniesta was a part of the winning Spanish side in the 2010 world cup and was also a part in the winning side in the recent Euro’s which they beat Italy 4-0 [] []