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The Game Called - FOOTBALL The Game called - FOOTBALL Football, also called association football or soccer, game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches. Football’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), estimated that at the turn of the 21st century there were approximately 250 million football players and over 1.3 billion people “interested” in football; in 2010 a combined television audience of more than 26 billion watched football’s premier tournament, the quadrennial month-long World Cup finals. The Origin The contemporary history of the world's favorite game spans 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 Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport's first governing body. Football in India Football is India's second most popular sport, next to the game of cricket. Kabaddi and field hockey are also popular. Traditionally it has enjoyed popularity in West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Odisha, and north-eastern India, especially Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. India's current top domestic league, I-League, was formed in 2007 in an attempt to professionalize domestic football and in 2013 the Indian Super League was formed with 8 teams to promote Indian football to the country and world. Also contested is Santosh Trophy, a knock-out competition between states (provinces) and government institutions. The current captain of the Indian national team is Sunil Chhetri and the team is coached by Stephen Constantine. India is currently ranked 107 among the FIFA World Rankings, published in September 2017. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was hosted by India in the month of October in 2017; and it was apparently the first time the country had hosted a FIFA event. It was one of the most successful FIFA U-17 World Cup ever with the attendance being a record 1,347,133 surpassing China's 1985 edition where it was 1,230,976. Owing to this, India has also bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men's professional football league in India. For sponsorship reasons, the league is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. One of the top football leagues in the country, it currently shares the top spot in the Indian football league system with the I-League. Indian Super League The Indian Super League, a tournament just recently recognized by AFC or FIFA, was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a top sport in India and to make Indian football a major player worldwide. The league operates along the lines of the Twenty20 cricket Indian Premier League, and Major League Soccer of the United States. Unlike the vast majority of football leagues around the world, the ISL does not use the promotion and relegation system. Instead, it uses an American style franchise system in which ten teams were specifically created to participate in the league. It has been conceptualized as a promotion league and FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke has clearly stated that I League is the only recognized national football league in India. Indian Achievements AFC Challenge Cup 2008: India won the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 held in Hyderabad/Delhi defeating Tajikistan 4-1 in the Final. The victory earned India a ticket to the AFC Asia Cup 2011 to be held in Qatar. Sunil Chhetri scored a hat- trick in the final while Captain Bhaichung Bhutia scored the other. 1951: India won the Gold Medal in the inaugural 1951 Delhi Asian Games. India led by the Late Sailen Manna and Coaches by the Late SA Rahim beat Iran by a solitary goal scored by the Late S Mewalal in the final. 1962: India won their second Gold Medal in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games. Led by Chuni Goswami and Coached by the Late SA Rahim, India defeated South Korea 2- in the final. PK Banerjee & the Late Jarnail Singh scored one apiece for India. 1970: India, Captained by Syed Nayeemuddin and Coached by GMH Basha won the Bronze Medal at the 1970 Asian Games. 1956: India finished at 4th place in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Neville D’Souza became the first Indian to score a hat-trick in the Olympics. His hat-trick helped India beat hosts Australia 4-2. However, India lost 0-3 to Bulgaria to finish 4th. India Qualified for the Final Round held at Tel Aviv in 1964 and won the Silver Medal. India beat South Korea 2-0, lost to Israel 0-2 and beat Hong Kong 3-1. India next qualified for the Asia Cup Final Round in 1984 held in Singapore. In the Final round, India lost 0-2 to Singapore, lost to UAE 0-2, drew with Iran 0-0 and lost to China 0-3. India’s next campaign in the Asian Cup was in 2011 after India qualified for the Tournament by virtue of winning the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. India have won 11 out of their last 13 games over 728 days, followed by Germany, who are unbeaten in their last 21 matches, spanning over 628 days. Belguim are third on this count, having spent 572 days in their unbeaten streak. Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the fourth highest goal scorer for their nation among active players. With the 54th goal in his bucket against the Kyrgyz Republic, Sunil Chhetri surpassed England’s star player Wayne Rooney. Indian football team's current unbeaten streak second best in world, only behind world champions Germany. Incidentally, India is ahead of Germany and Belgium in terms of most number of days that they have spent with this unbeaten record. Gitesh Kumar MCA – I Batch 2017-2020 .
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