Famous Football Players From Italy

The Italian football team is the most successful team in world football after Brazil in term of World Cup titles won.Italy has won a total of 5 World Cup titles behind Brazil's 6 titles.Italy has produced many famous and gifted players over the years.Italy is said to have a distinctive style of defensive play rather than attacking approach that most teams usually adopt.

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Famous Football Players From Argentina

The Argentinian football team after Brazil is the most successful team in the Americas,although if one counts the number of international trophies,Argentina has won more than any other national football team in the world(all age groups counted).Yet, it has always been overshadowed by the success of neighbours Brazil in FIFA World Cup.It is obvious for a person to think of Maradona and more recently Messi when they think of the Argentinian team.But there are many marvelous players who wear or have worn the Argentinian shirt.
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Fascinating Facts About Football(Soccer)

Football(soccer) is the most popular and most played sport in the world.There are many interesting and fascinating facts that very few people know about the so called "beautiful game".Like did you know where football is referred as soccer?Or the real origins of the game?Or the dimensions of a proper football(soccer) field?read more.....

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Top 5 Teams In World Cup History

No matter how good(or bad) a football(or soccer) team is,it will only be remembered by the performance that it gives in a World Cup.Many teams have lived up to their billing to give performances in the World Cup while there have been many surprises too.But of course there have been the stand out performances that have taken teams to the pinnacle of world football.Famous players and teams graced the world cup through the ages.Teams like Brazil,Italy and Germany won it more than others and are usually among the favorites in every world cup.However there have been teams like Spain and Netherlands that have been fancied to win times in the past but always found themselves kicked out of the tournament,the former although breaking that jinx after winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.So,let us take a look at five of the most successful footballing nations in World Cup finals history...Read More

Football

             Football, also called “soccer” is the most popular sport on the planet. From Brasilia to Tokyo, London to Canberra , Ottawa to Kathmandu there is no place on earth that has not been graced by the game they call “the beautiful game” . It is played by everyone and transcends all boundaries, borders, languages, religion,gender, colour and race.

         
           Two teams of 11 players(excluding substitutes) each take part in a football match.

They attempt to send a round ball into their opponent’s goal. A successful attempt is called “scoring a goal”. The team with the most number of goal within the 90 minutes of playing time(divided into two halves of 45 minutes with some additional time called “injury or added time”) wins the match. Players use their feet, head or any other part of the body except for the hands and arms to propel or control the ball. One player from each side, the goalkeeper, may handle the ball, but only in a restricted area around the goal called the “D-box”. There is considerable physical contact as opposing players contest possession of the ball.

         
         Football as it is played today began in England in the mid 1800’s.The governing body for world football, Fedration Internationale de Football(FIFA) was established in 1904. FIFA stages the biggest event in world football i.e. Football World Cup every four years which it started in 1930.Spain are the current World Cup Champions having won the FIFA World Cup 2010 which was held in South Africa.