Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven?

1 - Cover [Seite 1]
2 - Copyright [Seite 5]
3 - Contents [Seite 6]
4 - Introduction [Seite 11]
5 - 1. Where Did Soccer Begin? [Seite 13]
6 - 2. Who Wrote the First Rules of Soccer? [Seite 19]
7 - 3. Did the Goal Ever Have a Different Value? [Seite 22]
8 - 4. What Was the First "Official" Soccer Regulation? [Seite 24]
9 - 5. What Was the First "Official" Match? [Seite 29]
10 - 6. Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven? [Seite 32]
11 - 7. Why Do Soccer Matches Last 90 Minutes? [Seite 36]
12 - 8. When Were Goalkeepers Allowed to Use Their Hands? [Seite 37]
13 - 9. Who Was the First Referee? [Seite 41]
14 - 10. Which Is the Oldest Soccer Club? [Seite 45]
15 - 11. Why Do We Say "Score a Goal," "Derby," "League," and "Hooligan?" [Seite 47]
16 - 12. What Was the First Match Played Outside of Great Britain? [Seite 53]
17 - 13. What Was the First International Match? [Seite 55]
18 - 14. What Was the First Official Soccer Tournament? [Seite 57]
19 - 15. What Was the Strangest Soccer Game Ever? [Seite 60]
20 - 16. How Were the Designs and Colors of the First T-Shirts Determined? [Seite 61]
21 - 17. Did a Team Ever Become Champion of a Tournament Without Playing a Single Game? [Seite 64]
22 - 18. What Was the First Time That a Team Included Two [Seite 67]
23 - 19. What Was the First Official Tournament for National [Seite 69]
24 - 20. What Was the Biggest Thrashing in an Official Premier Division Championship? [Seite 71]
25 - 21. Who Invented the Penalty Kick Shootout? [Seite 76]
26 - 22. Who Was the Oldest Player to Play in an Official Match? [Seite 78]
27 - 23. Which Team Is Considered the First Champion of the [Seite 79]
28 - 24. How Did the Round-Robin League System Come About in Soccer? [Seite 81]
29 - 25. Who Was the First Professional Soccer Player? [Seite 83]
30 - 26. What Is the Most Unusual Recruitment in the History of Soccer? [Seite 86]
31 - 27. Who Scored the First Own Goal in an Official Match? [Seite 90]
32 - 28. Who Was the First Goalkeeper to Score a Goal in an Official Match? [Seite 92]
33 - 29. Who Was the First Coach? [Seite 95]
34 - 30. Who Was the First Black Player to Play in an Official Match? [Seite 97]
35 - 31. Which Was the First Soccer Match Played Using Artificial Light? [Seite 99]
36 - 32. When Did the First Player Substitution in an [Seite 101]
37 - 33. Who Invented the Goal Net? [Seite 103]
38 - 34. Which Team Was the First to Be Relegated? And Which One Was the First to Be Promoted? [Seite 105]
39 - 35. Why Was the Penalty Kick Invented? [Seite 107]
40 - 36. What Was the Biggest Difference in Number of Players Between Two Teams in an Official Match? [Seite 110]
41 - 37. Was There Ever a Goalkeeper With Glasses? [Seite 112]
42 - 38. What Was the Longest Match? [Seite 115]
43 - 39. Who Was the First Professional Soccer Player to Cling to a Curious Superstition? [Seite 117]
44 - 40. Which Country Was the First to Become a "World Power" in Soccer? [Seite 119]
45 - 41. Who Were the Riskiest Players? [Seite 121]
46 - 42. Who Was the Biggest Professional Soccer Player in History? [Seite 125]
47 - 43. What Was the Shortest Official Tournament Ever? [Seite 128]
48 - 44. Can You Follow Your Favorite Team After Death? [Seite 130]
49 - 45. How Did the Copa America Begin? [Seite 132]
50 - 46. When Was the First Olympic Soccer Tournament Played? [Seite 134]
51 - 47. Who Was the First Goalkeeper to Wear Gloves? [Seite 135]
52 - 48. Which First Division Team Holds the Record for Playing With the Most Siblings? [Seite 137]
53 - 49. Who Invented the Red and Yellow Cards? [Seite 139]
54 - 50. Who Scored the First Goal of a South American Team Against a European Team? [Seite 140]
55 - 51. Which Official Competition Allowed Matches of 30-Minute Halves? [Seite 142]
56 - 52. Why Did the World Cup Start in 1930 and Not Before? [Seite 144]
57 - 53. Why Did Uruguay Organize the First World Cup? [Seite 146]
58 - 54. Who Was the Most Eccentric Goalkeeper in Soccer History? [Seite 148]
59 - 55. Who Was the First Team to Win Second and First Division Championships in Consecutive Seasons? [Seite 150]
60 - 56. Can a Referee Score a Goal? [Seite 151]
61 - 57. Who Was the First Player to Suffer Racist Attacks? [Seite 153]
62 - 58. What Was the First Game to Be Suspended Due to Fireworks? [Seite 155]
63 - 59. Has a Team Ever Won the League From a Country [Seite 157]
64 - 60. Can a Team Be a Champion of a Tournament for Which It Has Not Qualified? [Seite 158]
65 - 61. Which Was the First Rigged Match in History? [Seite 160]
66 - 62. Which Champion Waited the Longest to Receive His Trophy? [Seite 163]
67 - 63. What Was the Christmas Truce? [Seite 165]
68 - 64. Can a Referee Red-Card Himself? [Seite 168]
69 - 65. Has a Spectator Ever Been Invited to Play a Soccer Match Between National Teams? [Seite 169]
70 - 66. Did a Player Ever Expel a Referee? [Seite 171]
71 - 67. When Were Numbers on Soccer Jerseys First Used? [Seite 172]
72 - 68. What Is the "White Horse Final?" [Seite 174]
73 - 69. What Is the Most Heated Rivalry in the World? [Seite 175]
74 - 70. Did a Player Who Had Left the Field Ever Return to Play? [Seite 177]
75 - 71. What Was the Most Extraordinary Transfer in Soccer History? [Seite 179]
76 - 72. Can You Score a Goal Without Stepping on the Field? [Seite 182]
77 - 73. Who Invented the First Soccer Shoes? [Seite 183]
78 - 74. Who Developed the First Soccer Tactics? [Seite 185]
79 - 75. Which Match Had the Most Players Red-Carded? [Seite 187]
80 - 76. What Is the Highest Number of Goals Scored By a Team That Still Lost the Game? [Seite 189]
81 - 77. Which Player Scored the Most Goals in a Single Official Match? [Seite 190]
82 - 78. Who Is the Player to Score the Most Goals in an Entire Career? [Seite 192]
83 - 79. Which Professional Soccer Player Suffered the Most Relegations From the First Division? [Seite 194]
84 - 80. Who Was the Most Useless Scorer in an International Tournament? [Seite 196]
85 - 81. Has a Referee Ever Expelled a Line Judge? [Seite 197]
86 - 82. Which Is the Worst National Team in Soccer History? [Seite 199]
87 - 83. Can a Team Lose a Game Despite Having Scored More Goals Than Its Opponent? [Seite 200]
88 - 84. Can a Team Lose a Penalty Kick Shootout Without Missing a Shot? [Seite 203]
89 - 85. Who Invented the Penalty Kick With a Pass? [Seite 204]
90 - 86. Who Created the Substitutes' Bench? [Seite 206]
91 - 87. Has Team Ever Played More Than One Official Match on the Same Day? [Seite 207]
92 - 88. When Was the Horizontal Post Added to the Goal? [Seite 209]
93 - 89. In Which Match Occurred the Most Suspensions Due to Bad Weather? [Seite 211]
94 - 90. How Did the Champions League Begin? . . . . . . . . . . . 211 [Seite 212]
95 - 91. How Did the Copa Libertadores Begin? [Seite 215]
96 - 92. When Was a Whistle First Used to Referee a Match? [Seite 217]
97 - 93. When Did Soccer Players' Cards First Appear? [Seite 218]
98 - 94. Which Goalkeeper Holds the Most Penalties in One Game? [Seite 220]
99 - 95. Was There Any Infallible Player in the Penalty Shootout? [Seite 222]
100 - 96. What Was the Biggest Comeback in an Official Competition? [Seite 224]
101 - 97. What Was the Most Evenly Matched Official League Tournament? [Seite 228]
102 - 98. What Was the Most Unusual Relegation and Which Team Was Saved in the Most Curious Way? [Seite 229]
103 - 99. Was There a Professional Soccer Player Who Played All Positions? [Seite 231]
104 - 100. Has a Tournament Ever Had More Than One Winner? [Seite 233]
105 - Bibliography [Seite 235]