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A football or soccer ball is the ball used in the sport of association football. The ball's spherical shape, as well as its size, weight, mass, and material composition, are specified by Law 2 of the Laws of the Game maintained by the International Football Association Board . [ 1 ]
Calcio match in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, in Florence, Italy.Painting by Jan Van der Straet.. Calcio storico fiorentino, also known as calcio storico, calcio in livrea or calcio in costume, is an early form of football that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. [1]
Cricket and Foot-Ball, one of the earliest books about association football, published by Beadle & Co. in New York in 1866. It contained the rules and laws of the game. The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times.
Adidas Tricolore, the official ball for the 1998 World Cup. Law 2 of the game specifies that the ball is an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68–70 cm (27–28 in), a weight of 410–450 g (14–16 oz), inflated to a pressure of 0.6 to 1.1 atmospheres (60–111 kPa or 8.7–16.1 psi) "at sea level", and covered in leather or "other suitable material". [7]
The various codes of football share certain common elements and can be grouped into two main classes of football: carrying codes like American football, Canadian football, Australian football, rugby union and rugby league, where the ball is moved about the field while being held in the hands or thrown, and kicking codes such as association football and Gaelic football, where the ball is moved ...
William McCrum (7 February 1865 – 21 December 1932) was a wealthy Irish linen manufacturer and sportsman from Ulster, most famous for being the inventor in 1890 of the penalty kick in football. Life and family
In 1866, the Football Association introduces a 'cross tape' between goalposts as a precedent to the 'crossbar'. The first ever football tournament, the Youdan Cup, is played by twelve Sheffield clubs in 1867; the Cromwell Cup, the second oldest football tournament in the world, takes place in 1868 with Sheffield Rules. Goal kicks are introduced ...
The game is played using a spherical ball of 68–70 cm (27–28 in) circumference, [95] known as the football (or soccer ball). Two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under the bar), thereby scoring a goal.