Soccer Simplified
Description
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It recently rose to third in the United States, passing baseball. However, soccer still falls outside of traditional American culture. American football, a far more complex game compared to soccer, is better understood despite the steep learning curve for the rules of the game. Soccer simplified is a day-by-day manual to provide insight about why things are the way they are, and improve understanding about a variety of misunderstood topics. For each day of the World Cup, a short 5-minute read and an interactive web-based supplement provide the reader a quick but valuable insight to the nuances of the game or competitions.
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Content
Introduction
- Offside rule
- Does anything actually happen? How to watch
- The National Team I
- The National Team II
- Structure of World Football (club)
- Structure of World Football: World Cup qualifying
- Structure of World Football: (continents and championships)
- Rivalries
- Team impact and loyalty to community
- Coaching
- Substitutions
- Time outs
- Clock
- Injuries - are they really hurt? Include physicality and conditioning
- Scoring
- Ball-in-play time
- Line ups and formations
- Captains
- Officials including VAR
- Fouls/yellow card/red card
- Goal kicks, corner kicks, and throw-ins
- Equipment
- Kits and sponsors
- Field - dimensions, surfaces
- Soccer season - club
- Soccer season - International
- Cups - club and country
- Players - contracts, transfers, loans, purchases
- Financial fair play (Salary cap)
- Academies and recruiting
- World Cup history - structure of qualifying
- World Cup history - structure of tournament
- World Cup history - Host selection
- Popularity
- Songs and chants - team and players
- Fan behavior
- Team ownership
- Commentators
- Women's soccer
- The future
Appendix 1 - glossary of terms
Appendix 2 - Tiers of professional leagues
Appendix 3 - Comparison of sport, distance covered, and time
Appendix 4 - Country, Tier 1, and Domestic Cup
Appendix 5 - Continental cups (Club)
Appendix 6 - Continental cups (country)
Appendix 7 - World Cup continental representation
Appendix 8 - Fun English Soccer Commentary
Appendix 9 - World Cup Results
Appendix 10 - Players to Watch
