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| About Soccer |
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World Soccer Structure
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the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is a non-profit association governed by Swiss law and based in Zurich. FIFA explains that its mission is to develop the game, touch the world, and build a better future. In this vein, FIFA acts as a guardian of the Laws of the Game, organizes FIFA World Cup and other various competitions, encourages ...Read More |
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the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body of European football with its administrative headquarters located in Nyon, Switzerland. UEFA is comprised of 53 member state associations. Its governing structure is comprised of the Congress (legislative body), Executive Committee (executive body) ...Read More |
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the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is the governing body for soccer in the North Amrica, Central America and Caribbean with its administrative headquarters located in New York City. CONCACAF is comprised of 40 member state associations. Its governing structure is comprised of the ...Read More |
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the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the governing body of African football with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF is comprised of 53 member state associations. Its governing structure is comprised of the General Assembly (legislative body), the Executive Committee (executive body), the Secretariat (administrative body) and the Disciplinary ...Read More |
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the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the continental governing body of football in South America with headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is comprised of 10 Member State Associations. Its governing structure is comprised of the Congress (legislative body), the Executive and Emergency Committees ...Read More |
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the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of Asian football with its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is comprised of 46 member state associations. Its governing structure is comprised of the Congress (legislative body), the Executive Committee (executive body), the General Secretariat (administrative body), Standing ...Read More |
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the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is the umbrella organization of the national football associations for the Oceania region with its headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. OFC is comprised of 11 member state associations. Its governing structure consists of the Congress (legislative body), the Executive Committee (executive body) ...Read More |
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| History of Soccer |
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| Soccer is indisputably the most popular team sport in the world. While no one can say with any degree of certainty when or where the game of soccer began mostly because the game of soccer evolved from a wide variety of games over a period spanning more than 2,000 years -- evidence abounds that some versions of the game were played in ancient China, Japan, Greece, Rome, Australia and the Americas. |
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Indeed, some evidence suggests that that the Chinese version of soccer, called Tsu Chu or Cuju, was played in China's Shandong province as far back as 3000 to 2500 BCE. The game was also played during the Tsin Dynasty (255 - 206 BCE) but gained much greater popularity during the period of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE). The object of the game was to kick a leather ball roughly the size of volleyball -- through a one foot wide opening and into a net attached to 30 feet high bamboo poles. The rules of the game allowed the players to use their feet, chest, back, and shoulders to play the ball but the players were prohibited from using their hands. Read More |
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