My power point presentation on football and the rules.

1. The beautiful game
By Nathan

2. Formation
The field consists of 11 players on each side. The most common formation
is 4-4-2. 2 attackers, 4 midfielders, 4 defenders, and 1 goalkeeper.

3. Rules and Regulations
Fouls:
• Kicking, punching, pushing, spitting and tripping
• If you tackle the player before you touch the ball, it is considered a foul
• Hand ball
• Invalid throw-in
• Swearing, insulting, or abusing the referee
• Offsides
Very bad fouls will result in red cards, fairly bad will result in yellow cards, and
small fouls will result in just a foul so the other team gets the ball. If you get
two yellow cards, you will be suspended and not eligible for a certain amount
of matches, a red card will mean that you will be suspended for a longer
period of time and an instant sending off.

4. Positions
Attacker (striker): Stays on the oppositions side
of the field most of the time, and is the main
goal scorer on the team.
Midfielder: Responsible for playing the ball
around and helping out both in attack and
defense.
Defender: Prevents the other team from scoring
goals.

5. Offside
An offside occurs when a player passes the ball
to his teammate, but his teammate is past the
last defender of the opposition. The player has
to be in front of the defenders on the opposite
team when the ball is passed, not when the ball
is received.

6. Referees
There are four referees on the pitch at one time:
Referee 1 (linesman): He/she calls the things that happen from a side view on their side of the field (off
sides, goals, and if they get the better angle to the foul, they can call it.)
Referee 2 (linesman): Does the same thing as the first linesman except on the other side of the field.
Main referee: He/she makes all of the calls for the fouls, penalties, free kicks, etc. For the whole game,
he/she runs around with the play, and if the ball happens to hit him/her, it will be considered part of the
game and the play will continue.
Fourth official: He/she has the smallest job, all they have to do is handle the substitutions from both teams
and hold up the added on time at the end of each half.

7. Penalties
When an opposing player fouls you in their box, you will be awarded with a penalty.
Penalties are spot kicks taken from 12 yards from the goal line on the white dot. All
players must be standing behind the kick taker when the ball is kicked, and the
goalkeeper is not allowed to move off of the goal line until the ball is either saved, hit
off of the post, or missed the goal. As shown in the picture bellow, the black line is
surrounding the box. The red line is surrounding the spot from which the penalty will
be taken.

8. Facts
• A game of football is 90 minutes long, divided
into 2 halves of 45 minutes
• Some of the worlds most expensive footballers
are worth over $100 million
• Football is the most watched and played sport
around the world
• A game of football is started with a kick off, in the
middle of the field
• The World Cup is the most watched sporting
tournament in the world

9. Fun Facts!
• In 1950, India withdrew form the World Cup because FIFA refused
to let their team play barefoot
• In 1954 Turkey knocked out Spain from during a World Cup qualifier
by drawing straws. Blindfolded Italian boy Luigi Franco Gemma
picked the straws to decide the winner
• Luigi Riva once broke the arm of a spectator with one of his
powerful shots
• 20 red cards were shown during a 1993 game between Sportivo
Ameliano and General Caballero in Paraguay
• Madagascan team Stade Olympique L'Emryne scored 149 own goals
against champions AS Adema in 2002. They repeatedly scored own
goals in protest of a refereeing decision in their previous game.
• Sir Stanley Matthews never received a yellow or red card in his 33
year long career

10. Citation list
"Soccer Rules-Rules Of Soccer." Soccer Rules-Rules Of Soccer. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept.
2012. <http://www.soccerhelp.com/Soccer_Rules_Rules_Of_Soccer.shtml>.
Soccerholics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.soccerholics.com/interesting-soccer-facts.html>.
"Diagonal System of Control." N.p., 28 July 2012. Web. 06 Sept. 2012.