Fotbal – historie a pravidla anglicky

Football, the mad king of sport, has no sense. It is not sport, but theater. Players stagger across the grass, shouting at each other and the referee and beat the opponents. This definition is used by the opponents of football. In fact it is ballgame, whose main objective is to score a rival goal.

Each team has 11 players. Gate guards goalkeeper and tries to catch a shot from your opponents. As the only player on the football field for the game to catch the ball in the hands. Before him play defenders, who had help in his task. Followed by the half-backs and the attackers, who should ensure that the opponent’s goal scoring gate.

The match is played on a half-2×45 minutes.

Although football was in the 19 century in England, but such games have existed in antique Greece and Rome, where he played with a stuffed ball, which is called sfaira, but even then a ball filled with air. The date and place where the ball first appeared, may never fail. It is estimated however, that such a representation of the ball in the temple in the ancient Egyptian fair four millennia. In China, the 4th and 3rd century BC, like football games called su-chu. Kicked the ball into the animal skin. The play started by soldiers, but soon spread to ordinary people. In Italy during the Renaissance played a game Calcio. Matches took place primarily during the carnival. Even then, the stands were built for the most esteemed audience. Common people watched the fight from the windows of palaces, stairways or streets. They played with stuffed ball. Actors were allowed to dig into it, place his fist, but was not allowed to carry the ball. Initially there were no current goal was therefore to deliver the ball into the opponent’s back line. On each side played twenty to forty members of the team, and later frequently pegged the number of twenty-seven: three goalies standing across the back line, four defenders, five midfielders and fifteen assailants. Main referee had eight helpers.

The first English club Sheffield Football Club was founded in 1863.

International football authorities (FIFA) has been operational since 1904 and since 1908 an official Olympic sport football.

Separate Czech Republic has a short history, but the former Czechoslovakia could boast a rich and successful history. Czechs come to the so-called \ „Czech lane \“, which thrilled the whole world. Cleverness has always been a privilege of Czech players. The first international match with Yugoslavia attended the first round of the Olympic Games in 1920. They won 7-0. In 1934, Czechoslovakia fell to the World Cup final. There they lost with Italy 2-1. Plánička blamed himself of losing in overtime, but at the forthcoming World Cup proved his bravery when half the match with Brazil in the quarterfinals catch with a broken hand. After unsuccessful championship in 1954, came third place in the European Championship in 1960 and second place in the 1962 World Cup. Josef Masopust was one of the biggest stars here, but losing to Brazil 3-1 didn´t prevent. Great day for the Czechoslovak football came 20th June 1976, which could in the final European Championship play West Germany after the shootout. Olympic gold in Moscow and third place in the championship in Europe in 1980 meant to last a long time successful soccer country from the middle of Europe. When the World Championship 1990 got to the quarterfinals, where it is written out Scored West Germany. New name (Czech Republic) first went up on the 96th EURO With the new generation of players like Patrik Berger, Karel Poborský and Pavel Nedvěd reached for the silver medal. In 2002 took over representation coach Karel Brückner. Great success has brought EURO 2004, where he advanced to the semifinals, where he later fell out with the winner, Greece. The best shooter of the championship became a five-hit Milan Baroš.

Football is now the world’s most common sport with great popularity, mainly due to their physical modesty, but also big business. TV broadcasts of the World Cup is the most watched events. While originated in England, but became the number one sport in many countries such as Brazil, which ranks among the best football powers.