Pio’s Football Almanac

How to Play Football

• Game consisting of 11 players in each team.• Shoot the ball in opponents goal.• Do not let your opponent shoot in your goal.• Not allowed to punch or kick players.• Not allowed to touch the ball unless you are a

goalie I always thought you can touch

the ball!

I always thought you can touch

the ball!

The Football Field and Football Field Parts

• Parts:

Penalty spot. Center. Goal. Corner. Goal box

The field is up to 90m

long!

The field is up to 90m

long!

BET ‘CHA DIDN’T KNOW

StrikersImportant Interesting

Strikers must always be in the game.They are the ones who always shoot a goal.Strikers always stay forward.To be a striker, you have to be a strong kicker, a skilled kicker and very fast.Strikers are not allowed to touch the ball.

They are able to run more than 90m.They can run up to 10- 15 kilometers per hour.

That sure is fast!That sure is fast!

Other Players

Defenders-defenders help goalies by:Blocking and tackling.Goalies- also known as goalkeepers, their

job is to: Block shots that are going in their goal.

Midfields- midfields stay in the middle and tackle players and help strikers.

Goalies always keep a good

EYE at the ball.

Goalies always keep a good

EYE at the ball.

The Football Timeline

-2500 B.C. football is born-1908 foot ball comes to the Olympic games-1913 FIFA is born-1930 first world cup-1977 first FIFA youth tournament-2000-2010- football forever! And FIFA

2010(south Africa)

Some Famous Players

• Christiano Ronaldo• Lionel Messi• Thierry Henry• Pele• Diego Maraddona• Fernando Torres• Kaka

I wish I were one of them.

I wish I were one of them.

Bet ‘cha didn’t know….Football is the worlds most popular sport ever, 1

FIFA

• The fifa world cup is the most famous football tournament ever.

• 32 teams/countries.• Played every 4 years.• Played in a different country each year.

Bibliography

How to play football by Peter Weiniger

Football Mad by Paul Stewart

Pictures from:Power point and Google.com