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For Football Fans: Strategies, tournaments, and Rules

Football or Soccer is at its peak in terms of recognition, fan base, and live streaming. It is widely popular not only on a national basis but also on an international basis. The very first thing that a soccer player needs to know is that they can move or play with the ball with any part of their body except the hands or arms. Just like any other game, when the ball is pushed out of the field, the player of the opposing team has to throw the ball back into the field.

Tournaments of football

If you are a soccer fan, you would love to have a Football live stream, to know about the tournaments you can watch have a look below:

  • FIFA World Cup
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA European Championship
  • Copa America
  • Copa Libertadores
  • UEFA Europa League
  • Africa Cup of Nations
  • FA Cup
  • Confederations Cup
  • Copa Del Rey or King’s Cup
  • FIFA Club World Cup
  • International Champions Cup

Out of all the above-mentioned cups, the prestige of winning the FIFA World Cup is quite different. The FIFA World Cup has a separate fan base and is widely recognized.

Important rules one should know

  • Each sport consists of substitutes who are taken in the game in case of emergency. In Football, there can be a maximum of 7 substitutes who can be replaced a maximum of 3 times in a match.
  • To keep a record of the time and to make important decisions of fouls, penalties, free kicks, etc it is mandatory to have one referee and two assistant referees.
  • If the match draws, after the 90 minutes of duration, another 30 minutes are added to the game but in 2 halves of 15 minutes each. Even after this, if no clear winner comes up, then a penalty shoot-out takes place.
  • To avoid any confusion regarding the goal, let us make it clear that a goal is considered a score only when the whole ball crosses the goal line.
  • There are two types of cards issued, one is a yellow card for warning and the other is a red card for the dismissal of a player. These cards are issued by the referee depending upon the foul committed.
  • The size of the pitches can be different and vary accordingly but the specified limit of the pitch is between 100 to 130 yards in length and 50 to 100 yards in width.

How to win more points?

Check out the below table to know which methods provide how many points to a team.

Method Total points
Touchdown or TD 6 points
Try after touchdown Either 1 or 2 points
Field Goal 3 points
Safety 2 points

There are ample ways to watch Football Live Streamsome of the streaming sites will allow you to watch it for free and some will ask you for paid subscriptions.

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