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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 players of both teams are arranged in 2–3–5 formation. In association football, the formation of a team refers to the position players take in relation to each other on a pitch. As association football is a fluid and fast-moving game, a player's position (with the exception of the goalkeeper) in a formation does not define their role as ...
Zone defense is a type of defensive system, used in team sports, which is the alternative to man-to-man defense; instead of each player guarding a corresponding player on the other team, each defensive player is given an area (a zone) to cover. A zone defense can be used in many sports where defensive players guard players on the other team.
Summary. English: 4-3-3 association football formation. Русский: 4-3-3 тактическая схема в футболе. Own work. This file was derived from: 4-3-3.png. The SVG code is valid. This map was created with a text editor. This map uses embedded text that can be easily translated using a text editor.
Girls soccer Class A. Quarterfinals, Wednesday, Oct. 23. Delone Catholic (5) vs. New Covenant Christian (4) at Northern Lebanon HS, 7 p.m. West Shore Christian (6) and York Catholic (3), 5 p.m ...
Catenaccio. Karl Rappan's verrou, a predecessor to the catenaccio. Catenaccio (Italian pronunciation: [kateˈnattʃo]) or The Chain is a tactical system in football with a strong emphasis on defence. In Italian, catenaccio means "door-bolt", which implies a highly organised and effective backline defence focused on nullifying opponents' attacks ...
Zona mista. Zona mista (Italian for 'mixed zone'; Italian pronunciation: [ˈdzɔːna ˈmista]), often referred to as mixed plan (modulo misto) [1] and, in the English-speaking world, as the game in Italian style (gioco all'italiana); is a tactic used in Italian association football mainly from the second half of 1970s to the mid-1990s.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA / j uː ˈ eɪ f ə / yoo-AY-fə; French: Union des associations européennes de football; [a] German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) [b] is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football.