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A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. [ 1] A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.
The Laws of the Game consist of seventeen individual laws, each law containing several rules and directions: [ 4] Law 1: The Field of Play. Law 2: The Ball. Law 3: The Players. Law 4: The Players' Equipment. Law 5: The Referee. Law 6: The Other Match Officials. Law 7: The Duration of the Match.
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. [ 1] The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring (putting the ball over the goal-line of the goal ). This is accomplished by having the ...
Corner area of the football field. A corner kick, commonly known as a corner, is the method of restarting play in a game of association football when the ball goes out of play over the goal line, without a goal being scored and having last been touched by a member of the defending team.
A football pitch (also known as a soccer field in the United States) [ 1] is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play". [ 2] The pitch is typically made of natural turf or artificial turf, although amateur and recreational teams often ...
Futsal is a football -based game played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. [ 1] Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper.
A penalty kick (commonly known as a penalty or a spot kick) is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when an offence punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in their own ...
Kick. [edit] The ball must be stationary and on the ground. Opponents must be at least 9.15 m (10 yards) from the ball until it is in play, unless they are on their own goal-line between the goal-posts. If the free kick is taken from within the kicking team's penalty area, opponents must be outside the penalty area.