94How should FIFA alter their rules and regulations?
History of football/soccer
The rules/what should be modified
Football has been around for centuries
and many countries claim they invented
the beautiful game. But the truth is that
soccer has evolved through many
stages. Football first started with the
The current basic rules of an official match Mayans, but they didn't really play
game according to the FIFA. Each team should have 11 soccer. It was actually named Pitz, and
the game was much different from
players on the field, one as a goalkeeper, each team is
modern football. Pitz was played like
allowed up to 3 substitutions in a game but needs to have a total basketball without using the hands and
without having to bounce the ball. The
of 9 substitutes available. Players are also not allowed to have
balls were actually the skulls of those
any kind/type of jewelry on the field, including necklaces, who lost the game, coated with rubber
watches and/or watches. and weighed up to 40 lbs.
Centuries later the Chinese reinvented
football. They added the goals, the
fields and the idea of playing on grass.
There should be a total of 4 referees. The At some point some parts of China,
horses were used during the game,
referee whose dutie is to have complete power of the rules of although they figured it was quite dumb
the game, they should be located primarily in the center of the and dangerous but there were still no
rules.
field. It is recommended that they attempt to run diagonally
while enforcing the rules so they have a full perspective of the Fast Forward time, the English
re-reinvented football. Essentially all
game.
they did was add the modern day rules
and fields, in fact the name soccer was
actually created by the English. The
name soccer was Called like that
The 2 assistant referees are in charge of because soccer was originally played
marking offsides, the verification of exit of the ball if it is doubtful with only socks and they would usually
get really dirty.
by the primary referee and what team should take the throw in.
Modern day football is being affected
by these restrictions. Many teams are
being awarded as the best due to
poor regulations. One of the latest and
most controversial cases today is the
The 4th referee is in charge of Spanish league La Liga the decisive
goal by Real Madrid in late January
confirming the substitutions, keeping track of the substitutions against Osasuna was actually offsides
as of February, 16, 2017 Real Madrid
and enforcing the discipline and order between both of the teams would have 49 points and FC
on the sideline. Barcelona 52 meaning FC Barcelona
Would be first in the La Liga, since
then the table has stayed intact as far
How are these rules impacting the game negatively and how as positions on the league table go.
could it be further developed?
According to Mental Floss
The issue with only one referee in the field that the ref would not Once upon a time, soccer
be able to reach the players once they have started running balls/Footballs were essentially
inflated pig bladders wrapped in
which is why this should be solved by having an additional
leather.
referee on the field. They should also be provided with a portable
device which grants a video replay to tell if a play is legal or not;
thus, there would be no debate.
One variation was an ancient Chinese
game called tsu chu, using a ball
Slide tackles should also be banned since there are many stuffed with feathers. In medieval
England, players used leather-covered
cases of players being injured due to harsh slide tackles, though
wine bottles filled with cork shavings
one cannot control how harsh the tackles are other than the (to make them easily retrievable if they
fell in the river). It wasnt until 1844,
players themselves involved in the action. Indeed the best way to
when Charles Goodyear patented
prevent this would be to ban slide tackles. In fact according to vulcanized rubber, that soccer balls
Soccer injury In a study in the December 2010 issue of The started taking shape. Literally.
American Journal of Sports Medicine, McNoe and Chalmers
collected data from a nationwide surveillance system of injuries
occurring in community-level soccer across New Zealand over In 1855, Goodyear created
the first rubber soccer ball. Then,
one season. They found that the most common activity from
seven years later, H.J. Lindon
which injuries occurred during matches was tackling, making up developed an inflatable rubber bladder
to make the ball easier to kick and
50% of the injuries. In practice, where one might assume that maintain its pseudo-spherical shape.
White soccer balls became the
tackling would not be as significant a risk, tackling was
standard in 1951 (companies
associated with 20% of the injuries. Also interesting was the whitewashed the leather, and in the
1960s, began to use synthetic
observation that the act of tackling had almost as high a rate of
materials to achieve uniform thickness
injury as did actually being tackled by another player. and prevent the balls from becoming
misshapen), and if teams played
winter matches, official orange soccer
Looking specifically at the injured players description of the balls were manufactured for better
injury, the authors found that 24% of injuries during matches visibility.
resulted from foul play. A penalty or free kick was awarded in But the ball most commonly seen
37% of these events. And by far, the most common form of foul todaythe one with black and white
pentagons and hexagonsgained
play was noted to be dangerous tackling (late, aggressive, and
popularity in the 1960s.* Previously,
from behind), comprising 60% of foul play injuries. leather soccer balls consisted of 18
sections stitched together: six panels
of three strips apiece. This design
Each team should also be allowed to substitute any injured stitched together 20 hexagons with 12
player(s) on their team without interfering with the limited amount pentagons for a total of 32 panels.
of substitutions (3), creating an equal game as far as individual
players go.
The ball made its World
Cup debut as Adidas Telstar in 1970
The Golden Boot award is awarded to the player who scores
in Mexico. The ball's pattern of white
the most goals in the league season of every leagues of Europe hexagons with black pentagons made
it easily visible on television. An added
at top level. Though it is not decided very fairly, the way it is
bonus for players: The black
decided who wins it is more of who scores the most points. A pentagons helped them learn to curve
piece of evidence would be in France's first division Lique 1 the the ball better by being able to track its
movement more easily.
current top goal scorer of the league is Edinson Cavani, Born on
February 14, 1987 (age 30 years) from Salto, Uruguay with 27
goals and 40.5 points. But due to the system each goal he scores Adidas kept the ball's
is worth 1.5 points when compared to other leagues such as La black-and-white color scheme until
2002, but the 32-panel buckyball might
Liga, Serie A or Bundesligaeach goal scored is worth 2 points
not stay in vogue much
so as of March 6, 2017 the leader in points is Lionel Messi, Born longerAdidas launched its new
on June 24, 1987 (age 29 years), Rosario, Argentina generation of soccer balls for the 2006
and 2010 World Cups with the
with 23 goals and 46 points. Though the point of the trophy is to
Teamgeist (14 panels) and Jabulani (8
award the player with most goals it is not being executed that panels) designs, respectively.
way FIFA should fix the system.
With these rules modified/added the beautiful game of
football/soccer should offer both teams the same type of
situation, with that being said there should be no what so ever
any kind of excuse or inequality of opportunity for clubs/national
teams all over the world.
Credits/citation
"The Game." Main football rules | Basic FIFA soccer laws & regulations
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"International Football Association Board | IFAB." International Football
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"Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)." [Link]. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
"What Are The Rules? The 17 Laws of Soccer Explained - Syosset Soccer
Club." RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
"Why Are Soccer Balls Made of Hexagons?" Mental Floss. N.p., 16
Aug. 2013. Web. 01 Mar. 2017.