CZECH vs ALBANIA (NATIONS LEAGUE)

 The different sports presents a unique adventure of its own. What makes the sports of World so adventurous is the fact that its governed by certain set of regulations which helps in controlling the direction of the game yet at the same time retaining an interest of its own. With the passage of time however the sports of World received new impetus as more and more people have taken interest in the varied games due to wide media coverage.

 Soccer is famous among the layman by the name of ‘Football’. The term ‘Soccer’ has been derived from the word ‘assoc’ that in turn originated from ‘Association’. The game is basically about ‘playing ball with the foot’.

Today, football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of people regularly go to football stadium to follow their favourite team, whilst billions more watch the game on television. 

Since, soccer evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans, local communities, and even nations; it is therefore often claimed to be one of the most popular sports in the world.

The game of soccer, played between two teams of 11 players each, is by far the most popular sports in the world. The game is played with a ball on a rectangular grass field with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the game is to score by manoeuvring the ball into the opposing goal. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. A game is officiated by a referee, who has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" and whose decisions are final. The referee is assisted by two assistant referees. A standard adult football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. There is usually a 15-minute "half-time" break between halves. The end of the match is known as "full-time."

The contemporary history of soccer dates back to more than 100 years. It all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the world's first football association was founded - The Football Association in England. Both forms of football have a common base and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree. After the English Football Association, the next oldest are the Scottish FA (1873), the FA of Wales (1875) and the Irish FA (1880). Strictly speaking, at the time of the first international match, England had no other partner association against which to play. The spread of soccer outside of Great Britain, mainly due to the British influence abroad, started slow, but it soon gathered momentum and spread rapidly to all parts of the world and today it is an undeniable truth that the game has die-hard fans all over the globe.

Scholars might have conflicting views on the origins of the game and the influences that certain cults may have had on its evolution, but one thing is absolute truth: football has flourished for over a thousand years in diverse rudimentary forms, in the very region which we describe as its home, England and the British Isles.

Football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). The most prestigious international football competition is the World Cup, held every four years. More than 190 national teams compete in qualifying tournaments within the scope of continental confederations for a place in the finals. Since 1900, Summer Olympic Games also holds a football tournamnet. After the World Cup, the most important football competitions are the continental championships, which are organised by each continental confederation and contested between national teams. These are the European Championship (UEFA), the Copa América (CONMEBOL), African Cup of Nations (CAF), the Asian Cup (AFC), the CONCACAF Gold Cup (CONCACAF) and the OFC Nations Cup (OFC).

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Furthermore, the huge investments in the popular sports like cricket, tennis and football has attracted sports lovers from different corners of the world. It was recently announced that Rutgers has planned to build a deluxe football recruiting lounge with an investment of $5 million. Over the years, the game of football has created some of the best sports legend as Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Luis Figo, Pelé to name a few stalwarts.Sports as a career:

The famous sportsmen are also paid heavily these days hence for many young boys and girls making a career in the sports of World is the foremost choice as such careers offer them not only good money but also fame. Till a few years ago many couldn't have imagined to make a career in archery, wrestling and river rafting but today its widely possible. But to make a career in sports one needs to have good physical stamina. Strength training forms an essential part in cricket and Formula one racing cars. But even if you want to opt for a good sports career in basketball, fishing, golfing and skiing you need to increase your strength, concentration and constant practice which would help you to reach greater heights of success.

Since many of the games are played in stadiums and playgrounds the availability of Sports Tickets becomes a big question! Sometimes months before the actual match is to take place tickets are sold in advance, such offers are usually made during the World Cup matches of football and cricket. Interestingly, tickets are sold like hot cakes before the beginning of Wimbledon, French Open Tennis and Australian Open, as the fans also get to see their favorite sportsmen/ sportswomen perform live in action. In recent times, the tennis world got to see some of the finest players ever produced. Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova, Leyton Hewitt are some of the internationally reckoned tennis stars for their impressive array of talent and style. Sports of World has been enriched because of these star players.

Sports in America:

America is widely known as the most popular sports loving nation of the world. Baseball and basket ball remains as the favorite for both young and old in USA. American football tickets are sold months before the actual event begins. In sports of World, the most watched event are the World Cup matches as it comprises of participation of countries from different parts of the world. In this regard mention needs to be made of Cricket World Cup.

The cricket World Cup event is usually played under the aegis of the International Cricket Council (ICC). But before each team plays its matches there are preliminary qualification rounds which finally leads to final World Cup held after every four years. Cricket tickets are hard to get during such tournaments however, its widely estimated that media coverage of World Cup Cricket reaches across 2.2 billion viewers worldwide.

With such wide and striking developments happening now and then, sports of World carries its own attraction.