Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven? (eBook)

Everything You Need to Know About Soccer

Luciano Wernicke (Autor)

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2018 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
Meyer & Meyer (Verlag)
978-1-78255-809-5 (ISBN)

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Why Is Soccer Played Eleven Against Eleven? reveals one hundred facts of soccer history and rules that are either unknown or little known, such as why soccer is played eleven against eleven, why soccer matches last 90 minutes, who the first coach was, how the referee appeared, and who invented goal nets, red and yellow cards, the penalty, and the penalty shoot-out. Included in this book are funny and weird anecdotes, such as the case of a player who scored a goal...without ever having stepped on the pitch...making this book the complete resource on the beautiful game of soccer. Millions of soccer fans will find all the answers to any question they could possibly have-including those they may not have thought of-in this amusing, yet informative, book by journalist Luciano Wernicke.

Luciano Wernicke was born in Argentina. He graduated from the University of Salvador with a degree in journalism. Wernicke worked for 22 years in the news agency Diarios y Noticias (DyN) and for numerous Argentine media such as the sports newspaper Olé. Wernicke taught for almost 20 years in institutions such as the Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos and the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). His books have been published in Spanish, English, Italian, Czech, Finnish, and Arabic.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2018
• Verlagsort: Aachen
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: first soccer coach • information on soccer • penalty • red card • Referee • soccer anecdotes • soccer facts • soccer history • soccer questions • Soccer rules • Trivia • unknown soccer facts • yellow card
• ISBN-10: 1-78255-809-8 / 1782558098
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78255-809-5 / 9781782558095