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Football As Sport Of Masses

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Football is the most popular sports in the world. The game was born in England with the formation of the Football Association, and the same rules still apply since 1863. The word “soccer” was derived from “Association”. the first game ever played under the Association rules was between Richmond and Barnes and the final score was 0-0. FIFA is the association that states the rules. FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Rules Football as sport of masses According to a study conducted by FIFA in 2006, 2 270 million people worldwide are actively involved in football, including players, referees and directors. Of these, 265 million people play the sport. This represents about 4% of world population. This numbers make Football one of the most popular sports in the world. Why did I choose this topic. Football is made of passion and it gathers masses of people. The introduction of technologies in sports will help to reduce the human error and eradicate those errors. Goal line technology determines when the ball has crossed the line. Cases In 1966 England played East Germany in the final of the world cup. The Game was tied in Wembley 2-2 and with eleven minutes of extra time Geoff Hurst swivelled and shot from close range. The ball hit the underside of the cross bar and bounced down, apparently on or just over the line and was cleared. After the ball hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down over the line those referees had no

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