Sports have been a part of everyone’s life sooner or later. Some have been a part to remain physically fit, some for fun, and some others for their passion and interest. There are a number of sports that have a huge fan following but let us talk about the sports that have been gaining popularity in recent times. It is none other than Football.

History of Football

Football is an American sport that varies in degrees and here you need to kick the ball in order to score a goal. This sport has been inspired by the English sport known as Rugby. This game is the effort of the whole team and not just an individual one. Most of the players learn and specialize in a specific skill.

Before diving into the rules of football, let us discuss the scoring of football. It is also known as Soccer.

How to score in football?

There are four ways to score, if you are not aware of these ways, it might seem difficult to you. Ways to score goals are:

•   Field Goal: Scoring through the goalposts tends to gain your team 3 points. It is scored when after the ball is kicked, it does not touch the ground or any other player of the opposite team before reaching the goal and the whole ball must pass through the vertical plane of the goal.
•   Touchdown: Touchdown also known as TD is scored when the ball is advanced into the opponent’s end zone which means that the ball is above, behind, or on the plane of the opposite team’s extended goal line. When a team scores a touchdown, they tend to gain 6 points which is the maximum of all.
•   Try after touchdown: This way provides an additional opportunity to the entire team to add points to their scoreboard after the touchdown. Here, the ball must be placed within the inbound lines and the team gains either 1 or 2 points.
•   Safety: Safety is considered when the offensive team commits a mistake or foul in its own end or it can be said when the opponent tackles the aggressive player with the ball in that person’s team’s end zone. It helps the team tend to gain 2 points.

Essentials for football

Before going deep into the rules, let me tell you that in this modern world, you can now enjoy Football Live Stream from any part of the world. Let’s check out more:

• To constitute a team, you need to have a minimum of 7 players and a maximum of 11 players inclusive of a goalkeeper.
• A Football/Soccer match comprises two halves each of 45 minutes along with a tea break or rest period of 15 minutes between the two halves.
• The grass that is used in the field must be either artificial or natural.
• The ball should be round and should have a circumference of 58 to 61 cm.