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Association football, more commonly known asfootball, or, in some countries,soccer, is ateam sport played between two teams of 11players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel aball around apitch.
The objective of the game is toscore more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framedgoal defended by the opponent. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport.
Association football is played in accordance with theLaws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by theIFAB since 1886. The game is played with a football that is 68–70 cm (27–28 in) incircumference. When the ball is in play, the players mainly use their feet, but may also use any other part of their body, except for their hands or arms, to control, strike, or pass the ball; the head, chest, and thighs are commonly used. Only thegoalkeepers may use their hands and arms, but only within their ownpenalty area. Depending on the format of the competition, an equal number of goals scored may result in adraw being declared with 1 point awarded to each team, or the game may go intoextra time or apenalty shoot-out. (Full article...)
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The Sounders were in the midst of a Supporters' Shield-winning regular season, while the Union's start was so poor that their coach was replaced a week prior to their first game in the competition. Philadelphia secured its berth in the final by defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders, the New York Cosmos, the New England Revolution, and FC Dallas. Seattle's road to the final included victories over PSA Elite, the San Jose Earthquakes, the Portland Timbers, and the Chicago Fire.
The coaches both chose strong squads in their attempts to win the trophy, though Sounders forward Kenny Cooper, later selected as Player of the Tournament, did not appear in the final. The Union's Maurice Edu gave his team the lead with a goal in the first half, but the Sounders equalized with a second half strike by Chad Barrett, and the match went into extra time. Although Philadelphia controlled periods of the match with chances throughout, Clint Dempsey took the lead for Seattle in the first extra time period, and Obafemi Martins sealed a Seattle victory with a late goal. Seattle earned a $250,000 cash prize, as well as a berth into the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. Philadelphia received a $60,000 cash prize as the competition's runner-up.(Full article...)
Larsson amassed 93 caps over 13 years forSweden, scoring 36 goals. In the summer of 2006 he retired from international football and returned to his home town club ofHelsingborgs IF. He later joinedManchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007.
Larsson amassed 93 caps over 13 years forSweden, scoring 36 goals. In November 2003, theSwedish Football Association bestowed upon him the accolade "greatest Swedish football player of the last 50 years" as part of UEFA's Jubilee celebrations.(Full article...)
The Football Association (the FA) is thegoverning body ofassociation football inEngland and theCrown Dependencies ofJersey,Guernsey and theIsle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory.
The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through thecounty football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is theFA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of themen's,women's, andyouth national football teams. (Full article...)
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The1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of theFIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship forwomen's nationalsoccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at eight venues across the country. The tournament was the most successful FIFA Women's World Cup in terms of attendance, television ratings, and public interest.
The 1999 edition was the first to field sixteen teams, an increase from the twelve in1995, and featured an all-female roster ofreferees andmatch officials. It was played primarily in largeAmerican football venues due to expected demand following the successful1996 Olympics women's tournament. The average attendance was 37,319 spectators per match and the total attendance was 1.194 million, a record that stood until2015. The tournament earned a profit of $4 million on its $30 million operating budget. (Full article...)
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