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While the modern game of football started with the foundation of the Football Association of England in 1863, its roots extend to opposite ends of the earth. The ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans played a similar game, long before English kings in the 1300s and 1400s were trying to outlaw the violent sport.
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| History |
 In 1900 and 1904, football was introduced as an exhibition sport and became the
first team sport included in the Olympic Games. Since 1908, the sport has been
held at every Olympic Games with the exception of 1932 in Los Angeles.
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| Equipment |
 Goal
Consists of two upright posts joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar (2.44m by 7.32m - 8yds by 8ft). The goal is placed on the centre of each goal line.
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| Glossary |
Advantage: Allow play to continue when the team against which an offence has been committed
will benefit from such an advantage.
Penalty shoot-out: An extension of the tie-breaking system where, if neither team has won after two
extra periods, the teams get a series of five penalty kicks - and more, taken
one at a time, if necessary - until one side is ahead.
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Born in Cameroon, Patrick Mboma moved with his family to France when he was two years old. He had already played professionally in France, Japan and Italy, when he hit his peak in 2000. |
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The most dominant women's football player of the 1990s, Mia Hamm joined the U.S. national team at the age of 15 and scored her first international goal (against Norway) at 18. In 1991, she was a member of U.S. team that won the Women's World Cup. |
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