Soccer

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a TRIP THROUGH the game

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Players

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Famous Teams

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Countries

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Soccer Fun Facts

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Olympics & World Cup

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The Field of Play & Positions

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Rules of Soccer

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History of Soccer

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SOCCER

Let's get to know you and your knowledge of soccer. Click the icon to the right and fill out the google form. then click the home button to move to activity two.

ACTIVITY 1

Games similar to soccer can be traced back to the 2nd Century BC in China. Other soccer like games were also played in Greece, Rome, and among Native Americans. Soccer, in the modern era, began in England in the mid 1800's. Of course, it is known as football in Europe. The first set of written rules were created in 1845 and were used in competitions throughout England. The game quickly made it to North America and was played between several universities. It would eventually become a professional sport and would be part of the Olympics starting in 1900.

Brief History of Soccer

Players - Each team can have eleven players on the field at a time

Fouls - you cannot kick, trip, jump at, charge, strike, push or hold

Corner Kick - occurs when the ball leaves the end of the field

Throw-ins - feet must be on the ground & thrown with two hands

No Hands on the field - players may not use them except for the goalie

Click the icon below to go to a Google form. Answer the question, "Which rule do you feel is most important and why?"

activity 2

Let's take a look at some of the basic rules of soccer. There are many more than this, but these are a good place to start.

basic rules

rules of soccer

Study the measurements of a soccer field above. Then hover over the plus sign next to each player to learn about that position. Finally, click the icon below to go answer questions that combine math and soccer.

field of play and Positions

The united states in a 2018 gallup poll said that only 7% of americans cited soccer as their favorite sport to watch. However, soccer is growing in popularity with almost a 27% rise in interest since 2012.

COUNTRY INTEREST IN SOCCER BY PERCENTAGE

CHINA

187mil

Total Countries

200

United Arab Emirates

80%

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SOCCER FANS BY COUNTRY

Top 2 countries with the most fans

125m

187m

2018

According to the Nielsen's World Footbal Report in 2018, 43% of the entire world's population are very interested or interested in soccer. That means that around 3.5 to 4 billion people claim to be soccer fans.

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worldwide interest in soccer

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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and it isn't even close

in countries around the world

soccer

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Watch some amazing shots from the Olympics & World Cup. Then complete the activity below.

Soccer in the OLYMPICS & WORLD CUP

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WORLD CUP

OLYMPICS

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Cristiano Ronaldo

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Angel Di Maria

MAJOR GOALS

The two biggest events in soccer are the Olympics and the World Cup. Take a look at the info below to learn more.

OLYMPICS VS WORLD CUP

ON THE WORLD STAGE

When you are finished turn the Meme in HERE

To learn how to create a Meme, CLICK HERE.

Use one of these fun facts or find your own and turn it into a Meme using a Google Drawing.

ACTIVITY

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The fastest penalty given to a player was 2 seconds into a game for language.

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A traditional soccer ball has 32 panels and was originally made out of inflated leather

Referees were not included in soccer matches until 1881. Players had to make the calls

India had to withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they wanted to go barefoot

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MORE FUN FACTS

Greenland is unable to participate in the World Cup because they cannot grow enough grass to have a soccer field

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FUN FACTS

SOCCER

Select one of the teams above or find another professional soccer team. Add their logo and one fact about that team to a shared Google Jamboard. To access the Jamboard, click the icon below.

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F.C. Dallas

Chelsea F.C.

Liverpool F.C.

Los Angeles Galaxy

Portland Thorns

U.S. Women's Team

Manchester United

FC Barcelona

Real Madrid

There are many professional soccer teams around the world. Click each team below to learn about some of the most popular teams.

Soccer Teams

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Tatu

Homare Sawa

Diego Maradona

Messi

Marta

Pele

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Birgit Prinz

Mia Hamm

Ronaldo

Choose one of the players above (or another player) and create a magazine cover using a template on canva. Turn in your cover to the Google Form

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Look below at some of the most famous socer players of all time. Choose one and complete the activity at the bottom of the page.

Soccer Players