Some of The Basic Rules:
Each team consists of eleven players, one being the goal keeper.
Professional matches span from 0-90min or even 0-120 min depending the format of the game.
Goals help win matches, but matches can be drawn or lost.
Popular game formats include friendly games and league & knock-out competitions.
Football is mostly played using your feet, hand use is limited and strongly discouraged unless if you’re a goal-keeper or your throwing the ball in.
Some Basic Tactics
Popular formations:
4-4-2
4-3-3
3-4-3
Popular positions (by convention):
RB – Right Back
LB – Left Back
CB – Centre Back
RM – Right Midfield
LM – Left Midfield
CM – Central Midfield
LW – Left Wing
RW – Right Wing
ST – Striker
Popular positions (by tradition):
01 – Goalkeeper
02 – Right back
03 – Left back
04 – Centre back
05 – Centre back
06 – Defensive midfielder
07 – Right winger
08 – Centre midfielder
09 – Centre forward
10 – Offensive midfielder, Playmaker
11 – Left winger
Also, bear in mind that this might not be completely accurate. But, it should be able to help you hold a conversation. I hope President Cyril Ramaphosa will read this and be so kind as to borrow us some South African football footage which some of us(millennials) long to watch…
Notable Players:
Marta
Carli Lloyd
Janine van Wyk
Itumeleng Khune
Ephraim Matsilela Sono Aka ‘Jomo Sono’
Lionel Messi
Diego Maradona
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Pele
Zinedine Yazid Zidane Aka Zizou
Most Popular Soccer Tournament:
FIFA World Cup
Highest Honour:
Balloon ‘dor
Popular gaming formats:
FIFA
PES Evolution
Iconic Teams:
Kazier Chiefs
Orlando Pirates
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Manchester United
South Africa’s football Governing Body:
SAFA – South African Football Association
Quick Trivia
Borrowed from: (https://cyberchallengeit.github.io/quizzes-logic)
At the end of a soccer training session, Totti and Buffon make the following bet: Totti will shoot 12 penalty kicks and Buffon will try to save them. For each saved penalty kick Totti will hand 50 Euro to Buffon and for each scored kick Buffon will give 40 Euro to Totti. At the end of the penalty shootout, Buffon owes Totti 120 Euro. How many penalty kicks did Buffon save?
5
12
4
6
9
Anyways, time to ‘head’ out.
Regards,
Qala Future Football Stars
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