All About Football

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Football is the world's most popular team sport, played by millions worldwide. It involves two teams of players kicking or heading a ball towards and ultimately into their opponents goal. There are various different formats of the game with different pitch and team sizes but the most prevalent format - and the one used in the Olympic Games - features two teams of eleven players playing outdoors on a grass pitch measuring approximately 105m x 68m.
A basic introduction to the rules can be found on the British Olympic Association website.
Various forms of football were played in the United Kingdom from the nineth century onwards and some of these went on to become the different codes of rugby or Gaelic football. In 1863 the growth and popularity of the game across British public schools demanded that these various forms were separated and rules were agreed for 'association' football. This agreement led to the formation of the English Football Association, which was followed soon after by equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. A few years later, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), a world governing body, was formed and countries across the world signed up to develop and promote the sport.
Men's football was introduced into the Olympic Games in 1908 with a women's competition being added in 1996. The men's event is an U23 competition (with 3 over-age players permitted) while the women's competition has no age restrictions.

FIFA 13 vs PES 2013

GameCentral’s resident football expert offers the last word on the surprisingly close title match between EA’s FIFA and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 – back on form? GameCentral’s resident football expert offers the last word on the surprisingly close title match between EA’s FIFA and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer.
Manchester United vs Liverpool and Rangers vs Celtic are great rivalries that have kept football fans entertained through the years. Pro Evolution Soccer vs FIFA is the equivalent of these titanic clashes in the football video game world.
These two heavyweights have gone head to head over the past two decades, with both enjoying spells of domination, but lately one has been much better than the other, just like United and Celtic are currently better than Liverpool and Rangers.
At the moment we live in the FIFA era, with the EA game having been superior over the past few years. But for the first time in a long while, PES seems to be catching up, and the latest Konami football sim may have positioned itself perfectly for an assault against its rival next year.For a long time PES was said to have better gameplay than FIFA. Konami’s dominance in this field was so strong that it negated any criticisms of the game.
Yes, FIFA had a better user interface, most of the licences and great music but because PES had better gameplay it was considered the best. Well that changed a while ago and now, FIFA has an advantage in this area but it’s not as significant as it was last year.