What kind of sport is football?

Football is the abbreviation of football or football match. Of course, it also refers to the use of the ball in football matches. Football is an ancient sports activity with a long history. Cuju, an ancient ball game in China, originated at first, then spread to Europe by Arabs and developed into modern football. Many countries regard football as a "national game". Football is the most influential sport at present. The foot dominates the ball, but you can also touch the ball with your head and chest (except the goalkeeper, other players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms). A sport in which two teams attack and defend on the same field. A wonderful football match has attracted thousands of viewers, and it has become an important part of TV programs. Reports on football news occupy the pages of various newspapers and periodicals all over the world, and now football has become an indispensable part of people's lives. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 800,000 teams that regularly participate in competitions around the world, and there are about 40 million registered athletes, including about 65,438+10,000 professional athletes. FIFA has approved the eligibility criteria: the circumference of a football is between 68.5 cm and 69.5 cm. Fifa approved eligibility criteria: the weight of football is between 420 and 445 grams. Football is highly antagonistic, and players use all kinds of actions allowed by the rules in the game, including running, emergency stop, turning, falling to the ground, jumping and bumping, to compete fiercely with their opponents. The length of the competition, the number of spectators and the size of the venue are beyond the reach of any other sport. Traditional football consists of 20 regular hexagons (white) and 12 regular pentagons (black) and 32 skins. Football balls are made of cowhide and rubber, smaller than basketball. Football matches are divided into 1 1, 7, 5. The age groups are u 15, u 17, u 19 Olympic group, adult group and youth group respectively. .