Football is noted as a quick and clever sport. The name is derived from the usage of a player’s foot to field a win for their team. Hands on tactics need not apply during the game as the teams center their skill using their kicks, stops and maneuvering the ball mostly with their lower body. When we look at various sports, the three main balls of choice remain Association Football. American Football and Baseball. You can typically tell by their uniform which suit belongs on their respective field. Association Football players wear cool and colorful shorts and shirt with shin guards or pads and appropriate boot style shoes.

It’s a little-known fact that football referees were not necessary in the early beginnings of the sport back in 1846. Players and technical directors trusted in the chivalry and honesty of the rival team (looks like things have changed quite a bit, huh?). At the time, all disputes were resolved between the captains as true “gentlemen”.

The penalty, maximum penalty or penalty kick is a technical sanction contemplated in the football’s rulebook (rule 14). It consists of a free kick from the penalty spot located 11 meters from the goal line, and only with the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty shooter and the goal.

To the surprise of many, the stadium holding the greatest capacity of seated spectators in the world is not Camp Nou, Maracana or the Azteca stadium. Moreover, it’s not even found in Europe or in America. That’s right, the stadium with the highest capacity in the world is the Rungrado May Day Stadium. Built in North Korea, an Asian country with little football tradition (if any).

In a match, a soccer player easily can run a race of 30 or 40 meters at full speed, then stop and change directions in a matter of seconds. These constant and intense changes of rhythms are very aggressive on the body, even a highly trained one. These intense changes can produce a sprain, a very common injury in football players.

Being football one of the most intense and tough sports that exist, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that injuries are the order of the day. Although it is rough, perhaps not so much at the level of resistance as there are other sports such as marathon and cycling that are much more demanding in this regard. However, in terms of the structure of the human body, football is much more aggressive. These are the most common injuries in footballers: