Millions of people around the world play football, and the number of audiences that watch the sport on TV is staggering. Football is the most popular sport on the planet, the official date of its birth being December 8, 1863. Since then, hundreds of tournaments have been held, including 21 World Championships - the most ambitious and popular event in the game of ball. A lot of interesting things have happened in the history of soccer, and the site in this post will tell you about the most incredible facts about football and soccer players.

A selection of the most interesting facts about football

So, let's go. Read to the end, you will not regret that you came across this post:

• Famous Brazilian football player Manuel Francisco dos Santos or simply Garrincha had congenital spinal defects, and his left leg was 6 cm longer than his right. But, despite health difficulties, Garrincha became one of the most famous players in the history of football, and scored 5 goals in 3 World Cups.
• Until 1913, goalkeepers wore uniforms of the same color as their field teammates.
• located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The arena, called the First of May, can accommodate 150,000 visitors at a time. This stadium is also known for the execution of military generals suspected of treason to the state.

• Soviet footballer Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper in history to receive the Ballon d'Or award from France Football.
• The oldest football club was founded in England in 1857. It is Sheffield Football Club, nicknamed the Club.
• The most famous football field in Tokyo is Adidas Futsal Park. The field is located 130 pounds above the ground at the top of the Tokyu Toyoko shopping center.
• In 2007, FIFA first tested technology to track a goal, whether the ball had actually completely crossed the goal line.
• According to the results of a medical study, it was determined that each professional football player receives an average of 1.5 injuries.
• Football is the most profitable sport in the world.
• During one match, a professional football player runs on average 9.65 km.
• 80% of footballs are made in Pakistan.
• In the first basketball game, players used a soccer ball.
• The fastest goal was scored by Russian Mikhail Osinov in 2.68 seconds.

• In 1998, lightning killed an entire football team during a game. Interestingly, all the players on the other team remained unharmed.
• In 1937, a football match was shown live on television for the first time.
• Greenland cannot join FIFA because there is not enough grass growing on the island.
• On November 2, 2013, Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, playing for English Stoke City, scored the longest goal in football history. (distance – 91.9 meters).
• The most expensive transfer in football history took place in the summer of 2017, when Junior Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. for €222 million.

• The highest score of a football match was recorded in the Madagascar championship (Adema – Stade Olympique l’Emirne 149:0).
• Lee Todd received the fastest red card in football history (2 seconds from the start of the match).
• Nooit opgeven altijd doorgaan, Aangenaam door vermaak en nuttig door ontspanning, Combinatie Breda is the longest football club name in all of sport; the Dutch team is usually referred to as NAC Breda.
• Brazilian Arthur Friedenreich is considered the best scorer of all time with 1329 goals scored. The striker scored these goals over a 26-year career.
• Football officially originated in England, but a similar sport was played in China 2000 years ago.
• Argentine forward Lionel Messi scored 91 goals in the 2012 calendar year - an absolute record.

Interesting facts about the World Cup

Now let's focus exclusively on the World Cup, only the most important facts:

• The FIFA World Cup is the most popular sporting event on the planet.
• Brazilian superstar Pele. Considered the best footballer of all time, he won his first World Cup victory with the national team at the age of 17. In total, Pele has 3 victories in the World Cup (1958,1962,1970).

• The first ever World Cup took place in 1930 in Uruguay.
• After the 1970 World Cup, which Brazil won, the London Sunday Times published the headline “How do you describe Pele? - GOD"
• German striker Miroslav Klose holds the World Cup record for goals scored (16 goals).
• Argentine Diego Armando Maradona scored a goal with his hand at the 1986 World Cup, which the referees counted. This goal was later called the "Hand of God".
• At the 2006 World Cup, French midfielder Zinedine Zidane received a red card in the final match for head-butting an opponent in the chest.

• Being present at a World Cup match is not a cheap pleasure. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, ticket prices reached $1,100.
• The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was watched by 1.1 billion people around the world. At this time, this was 1/6 of the total population of planet Earth.
• Interesting football fact about the first World Cup. Due to the decision of the International Football Federation to hold the debut World Cup in Uruguay, and not in Europe, many countries of the “Old World” such as Sweden, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and Switzerland, decided not to take part in it. Only 4 countries from Europe went to Latin America and played at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay: Romania, France, Belgium and Yugoslavia.
• The second FIFA World Cup was held in Italy. Since the Italians refused to go to the first World Cup in South America, the current champion, Uruguay, decided to take revenge on them by not coming to Italy.
• The Brazilian national team is the most titled team in the history of the World Championships (5 victories - 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).

• One of the European teams has always taken part in the World Cup final, except in the 1930s and 1950s.
• India refused to take part in the 1950 FIFA World Cup because the national team's players were prohibited from playing barefoot.

1. Football is an interesting, exciting game loved by millions of fans.

2. The football chant, known to everyone, “Ole-Ole-Ole” comes from Spain. The word "Ole" was transformed from the word "Allah". The Arabs, who captured Spain in the 8th century, pronounced this word during prayers. Since then, the word “Ole” began to be shouted at bullfights and during flamenco dancing.

3. Wembley football stadium in England is created only for games; training is prohibited there.

4. Football is officially banned in six countries, including Afghanistan, Kampuchea and Greenland.

5. Brazil is the only country that has participated in all FIFA World Cups.

DAMIEN MAURY

6. The fastest goal in football history was scored during the Adelaide City-Sydney United match in 1995. 3.67 seconds after the start of the game, Adelaide City's Australian Damien Morey sent the ball into the opponent's goal.

7. In America, in the state of Utah, European football is allowed provided that the field is located no closer than 1.5 miles from the church. However, for American football, golf and baseball, the distance is only 0.5 miles.

8. It is known that the British are ardent football fans who are passionate about their football clubs and are ready to do anything for their sake. But it turns out that the annual damage to private and public property caused by English football fans is estimated at forty million pounds sterling.

9. At the end of the 50s, the goalkeeper of the Djurgården youth team (Stockholm) set a unique record. In one of the matches, which his team won with a score of 18:0, he never touched the ball. Two goal kicks were taken by a defender who was running after the ball himself.

10. Until the mid-1960s, substitutions were prohibited in football, and if a goalkeeper was injured, a field player took his place.

11. Goal of the century - a goal recognized as the best in the history of the World Cup according to the results of a survey organized on the FIFA website during the first world championship of the 21st century.

DIEGO MARADONA

12. It was scored by Argentina's Diego Maradona in the 54th minute of the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England. The match took place on June 22, 1986 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The "goal of the century" capped Maradona's brilliant run into the English penalty area, during which he beat six players, including the goalkeeper. Just three minutes earlier, Maradona scored a highly controversial goal dubbed the “hands of God.”

13. Diego Maradona has not paid large amounts of taxes since playing for Napoli; now this amount is almost 40 million dollars. Therefore, when Maradona is in Italy, he always runs the risk of losing some things. In 2006, Italian police confiscated a Rolex watch from the football player, and in 2009, an earring from his ear, which was then sold at auction.

14. On March 20, 1976, Aston Villa player Chris Nicholl scored two goals against both Leicester City and his own goal. The match ended with the score 2:2.

15. This was the first time a penalty had been taken in the Irish Football League.

ARBITRATOR ANDY WAYNE

16. There are two known cases where referees showed a red card to themselves: Andy Wayne, who refereed the Peterborough North End - Royal Mail match, and Melvin Sylvester at the Southampton Arms - Hurstbourne Tarrant British Legion match. The first one removed himself from the field during the game to avoid a conflict with the goalkeeper, and the second one for a brawl with a player.

17. In the Spanish city of Fuente, the local team hosted football players from the Gonsha club. A few minutes passed, and the guests were leading 2:0. And suddenly an angry bull appears on the field, as if in a bullfighting arena, then another, then a third. Players and judges who did not have the skills of a matador rushed in all directions. The public followed suit.

18. The judge, who barely had time to hide in the locker room, carefully looked out the window: the bulls were still rushing across the field. The game had to be cancelled. It soon became clear that the bulls prepared for bullfighting were released by an avid fan of the local club in order to prevent a major loss for his team.

19. In the 1978 Greek Championship game, Ethnikos hosted PAOK. Having opened the scoring, the guests ran up to the substitutes' bench and vigorously shared their joy with its inhabitants, not paying attention to the referee's offer to continue the match. Without thinking twice, the Ethnikos players, in the absence of opponents, started from the center, walked unhindered to their goal and equalized the score.

20. The defeat of the Honduras national football team by the El Salvador national team in the playoff matches of the qualifying stage of the 1969 FIFA World Cup was the direct cause of the six-day war between these countries.

JOHN PENALTY

21. The penalty kick is named after the Irish football expert John Penalty, who in 1891 proposed that it be awarded for foul play or handball by the defending team within its penalty area.

22. The driver of the Bucharest-Belgrade express only at the last moment managed to avoid a collision with a man sprawled on the rails. Radanovic, a football fan from Yugoslavia, turned out to be a desperate daredevil. He stopped the train so as not to be late for a football match in Belgrade.

23. An experiment was once carried out at the Buenos Aires stadium, the purpose of which was to prove the superiority of single football players over married ones. Everything went smoothly until the penalty against the married couple. When the penalty was taken,... the wives jumped onto the field. They beat the judge and awarded the victory to their husbands. To avoid trouble, the bachelors did not protest. The experiment failed.

24. The longest football match was played on August 1-3, 1981 by two Irish teams from the Cullinafersey Football Club in Kerry. The winner was revealed only after... 65 hours 1 minute.

25. A rather interesting match took place in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, which attracted many spectators. Reporters from local newspapers met with a team entirely staffed by representatives of one family - the sons of the bricklayer Osinski. And although 11 guys aged 15 to 28 years lost, the audience warmly welcomed the “creator” of the team.

LEV YASHIN

26. Lev Yashin was not only a football goalkeeper, but also a hockey goalkeeper. In 1953, he won the USSR Hockey Cup and bronze medalist at the USSR Championship. They already wanted to invite Yashin to the hockey team for the World Championship, but he decided to concentrate on football.

27. In 1959, in the city of Gelsenkirchen (Germany), the stadium administration mistakenly scheduled football and handball matches at the same time. The athletes did not want to give up the right to host the game. For this reason, the matches were held simultaneously, and there were 4 teams and 2 balls on the field at the same time! The matches were successfully completed.

28. A football defender from Brazil named Pineiro is the record holder for goals scored into his own goal. In just one season he scored 10 goals into his own goal.

29.After he was transferred to the attack, in the first match Pineiro managed to score a goal into his own goal. On his 25th anniversary, his comrades presented him with a gift - a compass with an engraved inscription: “Remember which side the enemy is on.”

30. The Botswana national team has not won a single international match in its twenty-eight years of existence. The team has had more than fifty head coaches, four of whom were former Soviet athletes.

JULIO IGLESIAS

31. The famous musician Julio Iglesias was a football goalkeeper in his youth, and even played for Real Madrid. But his football career ended at the age of 20 - he was in a car accident and had to stay in hospital for almost three years. Julio Iglesias was paralyzed, with only his arms working. In the hospital, he learned to play the guitar, later becoming a famous musician!

32. On November 3, 1969, the “most undisciplined” match in football history took place in Great Britain. Tongham Youth Club (Surrey) and How-Lee (Hants) fought so hard for the local cup that the referee had to punish all 22 players, including one sent to hospital, and even the linesman.

33. Shortly before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, its main trophy was stolen from a public display. The police and Scotland Yard were involved in the search, but the cup was found seven days later in the bushes of one of the London gardens thanks to a dog named Pickles, who was walking there with its owner. After England won the championship, the dog was invited to a banquet and was given the right to lick the players' plates.

34. The Brazilian football team "Cacova", which had good results, was unexpectedly disbanded by order of the Minister of the Interior. The fact is that the team consisted mainly of police, and during matches with its participation entire “outfits” of fans in police uniforms arrived at the stadium. An orgy of crime began in the city. But the order in the stands was exemplary.

35. Chris Nicoll, player of the Aston Villa team, on March 20, 1976, in a match against Leicester City, managed to score 2 goals each in his own goal and the opponent’s goal. The result of the match is 2:2!

JOHN BARRIDGE

36. The oldest football player in the English Premier League was John Burridge. In 1955 he played for Manchester City at the age of 43 years and 5 months. During his long career he played for 26 different clubs.

37. In the late 50s, in the Italian city of Siena, football referees decided to play themselves. We made up two teams, took to the field, and the match began. Everything was going fine until a jump ball was scored against one of the teams. It was then that all 22 players, each of whom, due to their duties, knew and knew how to interpret the rules, began to prove that they were right. Word after word, things got so bad that the police had to intervene.

38. In Brazil, during a football match, the wind suddenly blew several parachutists onto the football field. One jumper landed on the goalkeeper just as the goalkeeper was about to take possession of the ball. The ball ended up in the goal, and the referee counted the goal, despite numerous protests from the injured team, explaining this fact as the intervention of higher powers.

39. German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel was the only one in the world to play in all six continental FIFA confederations, and in 2001 he was imprisoned in Singapore for match-fixing.

40. In the late 70s, in a match between Mexican teams, referee Gonzalez showed 26 red cards. After several players were sent off for rough play, both teams rushed to find out who was right. When the debate turned into a general brawl, all the players had to be removed. The coaches who ran onto the field suffered the same fate and were escorted off the field.

DAVID BECKHAM

41. David Beckham, an English football star, became a trendsetter in 2002 with his famous mohawk haircut. This hairstyle has been voted the most unforgettable in the sports world.

42. Fog is a real scourge for English football. It happens that the entire field and stands are shrouded in an impenetrable veil of fog. Striker George Odts said after one of these games, which ended with a score of 3:3: “I definitely remember that I scored five goals, but I don’t know which goal.” In addition, at the end of the game, the referee discovered that there were 18 people playing for each team.

43. After retiring from big-time football, former Russian national team player Valery Karpin became the owner of a professional cycling team.

44. A kind of record holder is defender Mazzia, who played for the Italian club Brescia in the mid-60s. In the 38th second of the meeting with the Mantova team, he scored the ball into his own goal, creating the fastest own goal.

45. Italian goalkeeper Grosso advised the referee to wear glasses during the game, for which he was sent off the field. During the investigation of this incident, it turned out that Grosso is the owner of an optical store, and the arbitrator has really poor eyesight. In this regard, the goalkeeper’s words addressed to the referee were regarded by the disciplinary commission not as an insult, but as useful and very rational advice. It ended with the goalkeeper being forgiven, and the judge buying glasses from his store.

46. ​​The Amkar football club from Perm received its name from the abbreviation of two chemicals - ammonia and urea, since they were the main products of Mineral Fertilizers OJSC, which created the club.

47. During a friendly football match in the Italian town of Asti, the center forward of the local team, Maschio, missed the ball and picked the ground. So much so that he seriously injured his leg. When the soil was examined, they discovered a skeleton, which turned out to be a valuable historical find. Maschio received a cash prize and a badge “for his passion for archaeological research.”

48. In 1939, the Vienna club Rapid met Frankfurt in the final match of the unified German championship and scored the decisive three goals in the last 15 minutes. Since then, a tradition has been established at Rapid's home matches - during the last 15 minutes of the match, the fans applaud rhythmically and continuously.

49. This happened in the early 60s after a football match in Porto Alegre (Brazil). Excited spectators jumped onto the stadium field and headed to the referee. The frightened referee ran with all his might into the locker room. Undeterred by this obstacle, the fans broke down the door. The judge huddled in a corner and, in a semi-fainting state, awaited a terrible fate. However, as it turned out, the audience just wanted... to thank him for his excellent judging.

50. The 2005 English League Cup final set a stadium noise record. After Liverpool's Riise scored against London's Chelsea, the Merseyside fans screamed at 130.7 decibels. The achievement was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The previous record was 128.74 decibels and was set in 2000 at the Denver Broncos match.

On November 14-15, at the Youth Sports School in the village of Yagodnoye, as part of the Ten Days of Teenagers in the Yagodninsky urban district, an interdistrict football tournament among youth teams was held, in which 62 athletes from the Omsukchansky, Susumansky, Khasynsky urban districts, the villages of Sinegorye and Yagodnoye took part.
The football festival began with a parade of athletes. According to tradition, the Russian Anthem was performed and the flag of the Russian Federation was raised. First Deputy Head of the Yagodninsky Urban District Pavel Nikolaevich Stradomsky greeted the young athletes with warm words and wished them victory at the upcoming competitions.
According to the draw, the teams were divided into two subgroups. The 1st subgroup included teams from the Susumansky, Khasynsky urban districts and the Yagodnoye-1 team, the 2nd - the Omsukchansky urban district, village. Sinegorye and Yagodninoye-2. Three games were played in each subgroup, as a result of which the semi-finalists of the tournament were determined.
In the first semi-final the teams “Yagodnoye-1” and the Omsuk residents met. The Yagodninsk team was superior to the Omsukchan team in terms of skill and won a landslide victory with a score of 17:0. In the second semi-final game the teams of the Susumansky urban district and the village met. Sinegorye, the winners of which were athletes from Susuman.
The match for 3rd place took place between the teams of the Omsukchan urban district and the village. Sinegorye. The game turned out to be tense and spectacular, victory passed from one team to another. The first half ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Sinegoryevo team; in the second half, the Omsuk team was able to score another goal, and the match ended in a draw with a score of 2:2. To determine the winner, a series of post-match penalties was held, according to the results of which, with a score of 3:1, the Sinegoryevo football players won the game and became bronze medalists of the tournament.
The most spectacular game was the game for 1st place between the teams of the Susumansky urban district and Yagodnoye-1. From the first to the last minute, the game kept not only the players of both teams, but also numerous fans in suspense. The first half ended with a score of 5:0 in favor of the Yagodninsky athletes, but after the break the Susuman players were able to score two return goals against the Yagodninsky team. However, the Yagodnoye players scored 3 more goals in a row, leaving no chance for their opponents to win, and in the end, with a score of 8:2, the Yagodnoye-1 team won the final match and became the winner of the tournament. Second place went to the team from the Susuman city district.
The winners and runners-up of the tournament were awarded cups, certificates and medals. Following the results of the tournament, certificates and statuettes “Best Goalkeeper” were awarded to Vadim Gerasimenko (Khasyn city district); “Best Defender” to Alexander Pitomtsev (Sinegorye village); “Best striker” to Timur Allahverdiev (Yagodnoe village); “Best scorer” Artem Kosykh (Susumansky urban district); “Best Player” to Nikita Tkacha (Yagodnoe village).
The Committee on Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism expresses gratitude to the acting General Director of Status LLC R.N. Nabiullin for organizing meals for the tournament participants, coach of the Youth Sports School in Yagodnoye A.V. Sidorenko for the quality preparation of athletes for competitions, and for the fans who came to support their teams. We congratulate our young athletes on their worthy performance at the tournament and wish them further success in sports and new achievements and victories!
Football is not just a game. Football is joy, it is pleasure, it is delight! This tournament is one of the stages in preparing our athletes for participation in the 10th anniversary All-Russian project “Mini-football to school.” The Magadan Region Futsal Championship will take place on December 9-12 in Magadan.
Alexander STUPAK,
head of KPFKSiT.

The FIFA World Cup is being held in Russia for the first time and opens on June 14 with the Russia-Saudi Arabia match. A sporting competition of this magnitude is watched not only by football fans, but also by those who cannot name a single member of their country’s national team by name. A sports journalist or his colleagues who want to keep up with the main event in Russia for the next month must share with the audience a sense of involvement, because sport is, first of all, about emotions, not numbers on the scoreboard. Even if you can't attend the actual game or get into the players' dressing room, you can follow these tips for aspiring (or "temporary") sports journalists to grow and retain your audience:

1. Gather additional information

Before each match, find out more about the national team players, the strongest participants, what clubs they play for, their coaches, outstanding matches with their participation, achievements and injuries over the past season. All the information collected will help to avoid a dry listing of facts “first this happened, then this, then this...”.

2. Take notes while watching the match

It's easy to get emotional when watching a football match, but if you want to write good copy, take notes. Record not only serves, goals and penalties, but also everything that remains outside the final score: the reactions of players and fans, clashes between players and coaches. If you have the opportunity to attend the match, then describing the atmosphere at the stadium will not be superfluous.

3. Key information should be at the beginning

The reader wants to immediately know the score, the players who scored the goals, and all the main consequences of this match, for example, which stage the team has reached and who the next game will be against. However, it is easy to lose the reader's attention if the first paragraph consists only of numbers - distribute the match statistics throughout the text so that the reader does not feel that he is looking at a faceless report.

4. Write in order of importance, not chronology.

If a football player scores a beautiful goal in overtime, do not leave this fact to the end of the article. Use an "inverted pyramid" narrative in which the most important parts of the game appear as early as possible in the text. A good way to check whether the audience will be interested in reading about the match is to imagine that you are telling your friends about it: you are unlikely to start with the words “in the second minute, a player from the Russian national team took a corner kick, and in the fifth...”.

The most popular sport in the world is Football

Football is the most widespread and popular sport in the world. This is a team game in which the goal is to score the ball into the opponent's goal with any part of the body, but the use of hands is prohibited, and to do this more times than the opposing team, and not to allow goals into one's own goal. Playing football requires strength, speed and skill.

Rules of the game of football:

There are 17 rules of the game that are the official rules. Each contains a list of guidelines and disclaimers. The rules apply at all levels of football, but some of them change for certain categories - women, juniors, people with disabilities. The rules are published in FIFA - this is the abbreviation of the International Football Federation. It is the international governing body for football.

The team consists of 11 players, reserve players are not taken into account. One of the players is the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper is the only player who is allowed to play with his hands, but on the condition that he will do this exclusively within the penalty area near his goal.

A match is a separate game consisting of 2 halves, each of 45 minutes. There is always a 15 minute break between halves. At this time, all players rest. And at the end of the pause, according to the rules, they must change goals.

If, after 2 halves, the teams score the same number of goals, a draw is automatically recorded. Then additional time is assigned. The maximum extra time is two halves of fifteen minutes. Between extra and regular match time, both teams are given a break. If at the end of extra time there is still no winner, it is determined through a penalty shootout. The opponent's goal is hit 5 times by different players from a distance of 11 meters.

Each player, in addition to working with the ball, engages in strength and physical activity, follows a diet....

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15-02-2014, 13:12

Choosing a soccer ball

Each ball has three components: a tube, a lining and a tire. If you understand the quality of these components, then you can easily buy yourself a decent ball.

These days, tires are made exclusively from synthetic materials. Previously, balls were made from genuine leather. But natural leather has one drawback - it absorbs moisture and, as a result, the ball acquired poor weight properties, which greatly interfered with normal play of football. In most cases, polyvinyl chloride or polyurethane are now used. These materials are in many ways better than genuine leather.

The top layer of the ball that we see consists of many cells. They form the shell of the ball. In modern football tournaments, a ball is used that consists of 32 cells, namely 12 pentagonal cells and 20 hexagonal cells. The connection of cells can be different: glued, stitched, connected by thermal treatment. The first ball in the history of this design was made in Denmark in 1950.

When you come to the store and choose a ball for yourself, the first thing you should pay attention to is the method of stitching the cells. High-quality balls have cells sewn with polyester threads. Such balls are usually sewn by hand, which affects their price. The first ball with thermally stitched cells appeared in 2004. This ball was produced by Adidas and was called Roterio. This ball became official at Euro 2004. Recently, more and more world championships are held with the help of balls with thermal adhesive. You should also pay attention to the lining. The lining is located between the top cells and the chamber. The pads improve the bounce and bounce of the ball. Good balls have 3-4 layers of lining. The material of the camera is also important. Typically, the chambers of good soccer balls are made of natural latex. It provides excellent elasticity, rebound and softness to the ball. As for the valve on the camera, the best valve is made from silicone. The silicone valve ensures safe penetration of the needle into the chamber and better stores air in the chamber. The material of the chamber is also of no small importance. , they are made from natural latex. It gives excellent elasticity, bounce and softness to the ball. As for the valve on the camera, the best valve is made from silicone. The silicone valve ensures safe penetration of the needle into the chamber and better retains air in the chamber. Good balls can be purchased from the official adidas online store in Russia and neighboring countries.

But even a good ball may not last you very long if you don’t take care of it. It is enough to follow a few simple rules: before inflating the ball, you need to apply a few drops of oil. This is necessary in order not to damage the valve and prevent further drop in ball pressure. The ball needs to be inflated before the game to 0.7-1 atm., but after the game the ball should be deflated a little so that the shell and chamber are intact.

Buy good balls, take care of them and you will always enjoy the game.

10-01-2014, 18:50

Naturalization of football players in the Ukrainian Premier League

Recently, the entire football community has been divided into two camps. One half of the fans and specialists are in favor of the naturalization of players to play in other national teams. The other half speaks sharply negatively about this event. Naturally, a similar situation did not bypass the Ukrainian Premier League.

Today, the Ukrainian national team already consists of two players with non-native origins. We are talking about Serbian Marko Devic and Brazilian Edmar. In fact, the attitude of Ukrainian fans towards these two performers is also ambiguous. Although, in defense of the current situation, one can say that during the performance of the anthem Devich not only puts his hand to his heart, but also sings along. Thus, we can speak with confidence about the motivation of this football player.

You can also talk about Edmure for quite a long time. The fact is that the Brazilian has been living in Ukraine for more than ten years. Moreover. he is married to a Ukrainian woman. Many experts even joke that Edmar speaks Russian better than some other players on the national team. Most likely, if he knew the Ukrainian language, claims against his personality would generally be inappropriate.

Despite all the above characteristics, most fans still do not entirely support naturalization in their own Premier League. In this situation, we may not even be talking about the national team, but about the limit on foreign players. Everyone is well aware that some giants of the Ukrainian championship are experiencing an overabundance of football players with foreign citizenship. The constant presence of four Ukrainians on the field does not suit some coaches. For example, the same Kharkov Metalist in European cups can take to the field without Ukrainians at all. In the domestic championship, Edmar, Devic and Dishlenkovich perform as home-grown performers. There is no point in talking about the latter at all, because this football player a priori does not have the right to play for the Ukrainian national team.

Not so long ago, Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, who was then coaching the national team, said that he was not against naturalization, but he was against Ukrainian citizenship being given to those people whom he could not use in his team. It is quite possible that this idea may be the most rational. On the one hand, foreign players wishing to get a place in the Ukrainian national team will have the right to fulfill their needs. On the other hand, Ukrainian football players will not sit out games behind those players who cannot help the main team of the country, but have the same passport. A striking example in this situation is the Serb Dishlenkovic. If the leaders of the Football Federation of Ukraine and Anatoly Konkov personally come to this idea, the situation with the microclimate in the Premier League may improve significantly.

1-10-2013, 16:12

FC "Sevastopol" 2-0 FC "Steel". Debriefing

The central match of the tour between the two championship favorites took place in Sevastopol.

As the game showed, the teams differ in class, and quite noticeably. Of course, one could say that the Sevastopol team needed to rehabilitate itself in front of the spectators and coaches after the unsuccessful game in Chernivtsi. One can also say that the Alchevites had no reason to give their all after a series of major victories. However, no matter what anyone says, the teams did not save their strength, and the game turned out to be simply excellent. She was able to please both the spectators and football specialists.

According to the head coach of the guests, the Alchevites were going to survive the first half, making certain adjustments in the second... However, all teams that come to Sevastopol do this. But somehow nothing worked out for them. Although playing open football with Sevastopol residents is even worse. Therefore, coaches choose the lesser of two evils.

The residents of Sevastopol are already accustomed to the fact that counterattacks are rare when they play in their stadium, so they continued to master the practice of siege science. In addition, it should be noted that the conversation promised by the head coach after the game with Bukovina apparently took place and was not in vain - the Sevastopol football players won almost all single combats with a huge advantage. All players deserve high marks.

The duos Voronin - Tanchik and Mikolyunas - Karavaev kept disturbing the visiting defense. Komaritsky and his assistants had to work tirelessly. At the very beginning of the match, Tanchik ruined a great moment. Then the goalkeeper and Alchevsk defenders were able to parry several of Lewandowski’s shots. Komaritsky more than once pulled the ball out of the nines after shots from Kuznetsov and Lewandowski, for which he received applause from the audience.

4-05-2013, 20:10

Bukovyna 1–1 FC Sevastopol. Debriefing

The game with Bukovina turned out to be quite hot, as, in principle, was the weather on this spring day. The teams had to fight with the unusual heat, the harsh and thick stadium turf and, of course, with each other.

Throughout almost the entire game, there was a certain constraint in the actions of the two teams, despite the fairly high speeds. The hosts' coach said after the game that Bukovyna was plagued by personnel problems, so the team's performance was unconvincing. The Sevastopol team also suffered from personnel rotations, but its main problem, according to the coach, was insufficient preparation on the field.

In the first half, the Chernivtsi team showed great focus on the opponent's goal. She acted, of course, quite straightforwardly, but thanks to the pressure and with the connivance of the referees, who were confused by the support of the Bukovinian fans, she methodically pressed on the possessions of our Litovka. The hosts mostly threatened from set pieces, but the result clearly didn’t work out for them.

But for their efforts in stoppage time, the home team received an unexpected gift. The Sevastopol defenders seemed to neutralize the throw-in, but Novotryasov’s strong shot sent the ball into the corner of the goal.

The second half was almost a mirror image of the first. The situation on the field was completely controlled by the Sevastopol team, many chances arose at the hosts' goal, but the issue of their implementation remained unresolved. Everything was resolved after the replacements. When Tkachev and Kuznetsov entered the field, the game took on a crazy intensity and...

27-04-2013, 10:39

List of basic FIFA requirements for key sports infrastructure facilities in the host cities of the FIFA World Cup.

1. SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE
FIFA World Cup stadium.

In accordance with the “Organization and Staging Agreement”, the Russian Federation undertakes to provide FIFA with stadiums of the highest quality (design and construction) equipped with the most modern technical means and meeting all requirements for hosting matches of the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. FIFA requirements.

1.1.1. Stadium completion dates:
Confederations Cup Stadium - May 1, 2016
World Cup Stadium - May 1, 2017

1.1.2. Stadium capacity.

Net capacity:
Group stage stadium, 1/8, 1/4 finals and 3rd place match = 40,000 seats
Semi-final stadium = 60,000 seats
Opening and final match stadium = 80,000 seats

The total capacity of the stadiums is + 10% of the net capacity as a result of the addition of a VIP stand, media stand, etc.

1.1.3. Stadium location.

When designing a FIFA World Cup stadium, it is necessary to take into account such strategic factors as: the availability of sufficient space for the smooth and safe movement of large crowds around the stadium, the proximity of the stadium to key transport elements (roads, bridges, train stations, public transport routes, airports), hotels, centers of public and commercial life of the city.

1.1.4. Land for a stadium.

When designing a stadium, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the needs of the site on which it is located are not limited to the stadium itself. Mandatory temporary infrastructure is being built and operated around the World Cup stadium, including: the “hospitality zone” (banquet pavilions of FIFA and FIFA sponsors), the stadium Media Center, the “broadcaster zone”, the volunteer center, the accreditation center, commercial pavilions of sponsors, parking ( for various target groups), helipad...

source: volgograd-fifa2018.ru

9-10-2012, 12:07

“Krymteplitsa” (Molodezhnoe) – “Sevastopol”. Review

On the fourth, FC Sevastopol scored four goals and won a beautiful convincing victory. The fans of the Sevastopol team have been waiting for this victory for a long time. For the first time, the Greenhouses were beaten with such a large score. Oleg Kononov's team won its first, but such a convincing victory.

Hundreds of Sevastopol residents came to support the team on the road. And we must give them their due: with their unceasing support, the players played as if in their own stadium, achieving a well-deserved victory.

“Sevastopol” started without any buildup. The players, wanting to make amends for the not very successful start to the championship, rushed forward, seizing the initiative and completely controlling the ball. But they were able to create the first scoring chance only in the ninth minute, when Gvinianidze headed it in. But the Krymteplitsa goalkeeper turned the ball into a corner with an incredible jump, of which there will be many in this match.

But Konstantin Makhnovsky had practically no work, since the long-range attacks of the “greenhouse men” did not pose any threat. It seemed that Krymteplitsa had leveled the game, but soon Sevastopol regained the initiative.

And he scored. After Artur Karnoza's pass, Igor Dulyai flew into the penalty area and fired. The goalkeeper couldn’t save his team at that moment, but the crossbar did. But only for a moment, as Sergei Tkachev quickly got his bearings and sent the ball into the goal.

Four minutes later, Sergei Voronin will pass the goal to Kuznetsov, who will be able to get ahead of Dityatyev on the goal line and put his foot down - 2:0. Carnoza could have also scored, but he lacked accuracy quite a bit.

With this score we went to the break. The second half went about the same as the first: the Sevastopol team had the initiative, hit and scored. The hosts also had two opportunities to score. But nothing worked out.

It is worth noting Vladimir Tanchik's goal. “T-34” picked up the ball near the center circle, walked with it to the penalty area segment and sent it under Bazilevich’s goal post.

The final score came in stoppage time. Alexander Karavaev scored the fourth goal with a beautiful jump.

Congratulations to Oleg Kononov's team on their first victory.