Football is foot-based, controlling and dominating the ball, two teams by certain rules in the same rectangular field to attack, and defense against each other. Football is known as the "world's first sport" because of its strong confrontation, changeable tactics, and a large number of participants.


There are two reasons why football is the biggest sport in the world. One is because of the nature of football itself. Football is highly competitive and confrontational, with complex techniques and tactics, long game time, simple rules, and easy to develop.


And, after more than a century of development, football technology and tactics are more abundant. The game is often played at high speed, and the excellent performances of the elite players give the game an irresistible charm.


The predecessor of modern football originated from the ball game played in Linzi, Shandong Province in ancient China. After that, it was spread from China to Europe by the Arabs and gradually evolved into modern football. Modern football began in England.


In 1848, the Cambridge Rules, the first written rules in the history of football, were created. On October 26, 1863, England established the world's first football Association and unified the rules of the game. In 1872, the first official match between associations was played between England and Scotland.


At the beginning of the 20th century, in South Africa, fourteen countries from Asia and Africa participated in the Olympic football program. On May 26, 1920, FIFA decided to hold the football tournament alone, thus the World Cup was born.


Do you know what positions are available on the football team?


1. Goalkeepers. The main responsibilities are to guard the goal, observe the game changes on the field, and organize and direct the attack and defense of the whole team.


2. Full-backs. It is mainly responsible for defending the opposing winger or the other players who insert the winger position and cooperate with the center back to defend, complement each other and block the way to attack the goal directly. The team attack also can wait for opportunities to plug in support, and play the role of a winger.


3. Centre-backs. Is the pillar of the defense, the main responsibility is to defend the goal in front of the central most dangerous area, stop the other team's shot, and with the full-back and other center-back coordination, complement each other, but also should play the role of attack and defense organization and command.


4. Midfielder. Activity in the linemen and linebackers in the middle of the zone, the main responsibility is to control the midfield, the defensive barrier, is the forward attack link. Advance can attack, the retreat can defend, and can timely plugin or long-range shooting, play the core role of the team.


5. Center forward. The main duty is to break the shot or to connect the ball to the goal. And it is the "sharp knife" and "shooter" of the team through cross transposition and left and right coordination to disturb the defense line of the opposing team and create opportunities for his partners to insert, cut, or shoot. Switching from attack to punctuality is the team's first line of defense.


6. Tight ends. The main duty is to break the opposition's defense from the wing, with the ball to cut a man or cross the line or wrap up the goal. Keep an eye on the full-back when defending, do not allow him to assist freely, and assist the full-back in defending the opposing winger.


Do you like playing football? What is your role on the football field?