viernes, 16 de abril de 2010

FIFA


Introduction
Football Soccer is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players each one and a referee who ensures that the rules are met and this sport is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world. The objective of the game is to score by the driving the ball into the opposing goal. The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to use their hands and arms to grab or throw the ball, the rest of the team usually use their feet to kick the ball to wherever they want to direct the ball. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins, if the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the games to an extra time depending on the format of the competition. This sport is managed and regulated by the FIFA (Fédération Internationale Football Association).

For what it is said about the football history it was born in public schools of England in mid-19th. Due to the popularity gained in the game were created teams and the formation of The Football Association, this was the body that regulate or manage the game, today football is played at a professional level and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international football body, it was formed in Paris in 1904 and they declared that they would adhere to the laws of the game determined by the International Football Association Board.
Since 1930 The FIFA every four years in July celebrate a world tournament to decide which country has the best selection of players of the world. To enter this tournament you must have qualified from the elimination round from each continent. Only a few countries have managed to have the glory of winning the highest award given the FIFA, these are: Italy, Brazil, Uruguay, Germany, Argentina, France and England.. The FIFA has 5 different affiliated associations or organisms that manage the football by continent, UEFA manages football in Europe, CONMEBOL manages in South America, CONCACAF manages in North, Central America and the Caribbean, CAF manages Africa and AFC manages Asia.
The FIFA affiliated associations also give trophies to players who excel in respective country leagues and tournaments, this country leagues have affiliated teams that played for the title of the best team in the respective country leagues the best teams of the leagues win an entrance to a mayor league where only the best teams of the continent can play, one of the most important and recognize of them is the UEFA Champions League, this leagues or tournaments also give a trophy for the best player, this choice is made by vote and the judges are football specialists and the winner is elected for its performance during the league or tournament.

Conclusion
The FIFA is the organism that regulates and manage the football all around the wolrd and has affiliated associations that help them manage the football by continents and countries this means that FIFA is the more important body in the football wolrd.