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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...)
Frank Barson (10 April 1891 – 13 September 1968) was anEnglishfootballer born inGrimesthorpe. He started life as a blacksmith, and began his football career withSheffield amateur clubs Albion FC and Cammell Laird's before joiningBarnsley in 1911. He went on to play for a number of clubs in English football includingManchester United andAston Villa, with whom he won theFA Cup in 1920.
Barson was known as one of the most feared players of his era, and had a reputation as a "hard man" of English football. On frequent occasions Barson was escorted out of grounds by policemen to protect him from mobs of angry opposition fans and he was once banned from the game for seven months for a challenge in a match against Fulham.
He played up until the age of 39, eventually signing on as an amateur withWigan Borough and his last ever appearance as a player was in a game againstAccrington Stanley onBoxing Day 1930 in which he was sent off in the 83rd minute.(Full article...)
TheBrazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese:Confederação Brasileira de Futebol;Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃wbɾaziˈlejɾɐdʒifutʃiˈbɔw], abbreviated asCBF, pronouncedBrazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[se.beˈɛfi]) is the governing body offootball in Brazil.
It was founded on 8 June 1914 asFederação Brasileira de Sports [pt], and renamedConfederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The CBD, in addition to governing football, also governed other sports practiced in Brazil. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979. (Full article...)
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The1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighthFIFA World Cup, a quadrennialfootball tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in thefinal to win their first ever World Cup title. The final was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went toextra time, whenGeoff Hurst scored two goals to complete hishat-trick, the first to be scored in a men's World Cup final. Portuguese strikerEusébio was the tournament's top scorer, with nine goals clinching thegolden boot with three goals more than second placedHelmut Haller. It was the first FIFA World Cup held in theEnglish-speaking world.
England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win afterUruguay in1930 andItaly in1934. Two time reigning championsBrazil failed to get past the group stages as they were defeated by Hungary and Portugal. It was the second time that defending champions were eliminated in the group stages after Italy in1950. This would not occur again until36 years later. The two debut teams performed well at the competition –North Korea beat Italy 1–0 on the way to reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost toPortugal 5–3 after leading 3–0. Portugal themselves finished third, beating Soviet Union 2–1 in the bronze-match. (Full article...)
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