Football Fans, Unite!

FOOTBALL FANS, UNITE! "The rules of (football) are very simple, basically it is this: if it moves, kick it. If it doesn't move, kick it until it does." Phil Woosnam, Welsh football player and manager ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Also known as "FOOTBALL" "SOCCER" VAST MAJORITY OF THE WORLD NORTH AMERICA DEFINED AS: "A SPORT PLAYED BETWEEN 2 TEAMS OF 11 PLAYERS WITH A SPHERICAL BALL" -WIKIPEDIA FOOTBALL IS PLAYED BY 250 MILLION PLAYERS IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SPORT The recognised international governing body of football is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association aka. FIFA" and is headquartered in Zurich, Germany. FIFA For the Game. For the World. 6 REGIONAL CONFEDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIFA: DEFA North/Central America & Caribbean: Confederation of North, Central American and - Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Europe: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) CONCACAF AFC CHALLENGE Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF) South America: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol/Confederação Sul- americana de Futebol (South American Football Confederation; CONMEBOL) Oceania: Oceania Footbal Confederation (OFC) OrSALL CO DID YOU KNOW? FAST, FOOTBALL FACTS the outfield of soccer is 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide a single soccer player runs about 7 miles during an entire game For FIFA play, the soccer ball has a circumference of 71 centimeters or 28 inches The first live coverage of a televised s0ccer ÖO match was in the year O 1937 Mexico is the only country to host the sOccer World Cup event twice Carlos Caszely of Chile was the first player red carded in a World Cup tournament on June 14, 1974 Luigi Riva once broke the arm of a spectator with one of his powerful shots The World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world and is held every four years in a different country Gerd Müller played for West Germany in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, and held the career record for most World Cup goals with 14 until he was surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo of Brazil in 2006 FOOTBALL BETTING HAS GROWN BY 69% DURING 2011 TO 2012, MAKING IT THE SECOND MOST LUCRATIVE, AFTER HORSE RACING! 69% 2011 2012 CONSIDER YOUR FOOTBALL BETTING OPTIONS. FAVODDS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FavOdds.com sources: http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/321/15-Mind-Blowing-Facts-About-Soccer/1 http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62407-uk-s-online-gambling-sector-worth-2bn-in-2012-stats http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-soccer-soccer-fun-facts.html http://www.corepower.com/blog/core-power-lists-10-fun-soccer-facts http://www.soccernews.com/25-famous-soccer-quotes-you-dont-want-to-miss/65293/