Football.
Football is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each and four arbitrators dealing with the rules are properly followed. Is broad mind considered the most popular sport in the world, because it involved some 270 million people.
The rectangular playing field is natural or artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object is to move to any part of the body except the arms or hands, and mostly with the feet (hence the name), a ball across the field to try to enter into the opposing goal, action is called score a goal. The team that achieves the most goals at the end of the match, lasting 90 minutes, is who wins the game.
The modern game was created in England following the formation of the Football Association, whose rules of 1863 are the basis of the sport today. Football's governing body is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known by the acronym FIFA. The international football competition is the most prestigious World Cup, held every four years by the agency. This event is the most famous and most amount of viewers worldwide, doubling the audience of the Olympics.
MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS INTERNATIONAL.
- COPA LIBERTADORES (South America and Mexico): The Copa Libertadores de America, is an international football tournament organized by the South American football confederation. It is the most important and prestigious level cup football clubs America.
It was created in 1960 under the name American Champions Cup to face the champions of South American soccer associations in their respective league championships. Since the 1965 is called Copa Libertadores. The first game in the history of the contest was played on April 19, 1960, between Peñarol of Uruguay and Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann ending cast 7-1 in favor of Uruguay.
The winner of this competition dispute, since 1989, the South American Recopa, and the Fifa World Club Cup since 2005.
Competition between clubs is the most prestigious and impact of South America. It is held annually from January to July. The team is the defending champion Corinthians, who won his first title in the competition after beating Boca Juniors. The most titled club is independent with seven, and has the distinction of never having lost the finals he played.
- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Europe): The Champions League UEFA, was created in 1955-1956 under the title European Champion Clubs Cup, to face the champions of European football associations in their respective league championships. Since the season 1992/93 Champions League is named after the first introduction of league competition format in the quarter-final stage last season.
The winner of this competition dispute the European Super Cup and the UEFA Cup Fifa World Cup.
Competition between clubs is the most prestigious of Europe and the world mediatica impact. It is held annually from June to May. The reigning champion is the FC Bayern Munich, who won his fifth title in the competition after beating Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-13 season. The most titled club is Real Madrid FC with nine.
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAF (África): The Champions League is the tournament CAF Africa's most important football at club level organized by CAF. The tournament was founded in 1964 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs, which changed in 1997 to the current name Champions League CAF, and involved all champions of their respective leagues African into two stages prior to the final phase of groups . In the first phase 32 teams enter pass 16 in the second round, where the top 8 compete for a league of two groups each. The most titled club Al-Ahly is seven.
The winner of this competition dispute CAF Super Cup and the Fifa World Club Cup.
- CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Central and North America): The CONCACAF Champions League is the top competition of football clubs in the North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Club de Futbol Monterrey is the defending champion of this tournament. The CONCACAF Champions League, was born with the name Cup Concacaf Champions in 1962, and its first champions Club Deportivo Guadalajara.
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFC (Asia):The Champions League AFC is the main football competition organized by Asian clubs annually by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs in the top ten Asian leagues, two of which are classified by playoffs. The champions receive about $ 2.25 million in prizes (the specific amount depends record the group stage) and a place in the Fifa World Cup later this year. The Pohang Steelers is currently the most successful club in the history of the competition, having won his third title in 2009. The Korean K.League has nine titles and is the competition's most successful league followed by the Japanese J.League, who has five previous winners. From 2006-2010, East Asian clubs experienced a period of domination with Korean club winning three titles (2006, 2009, 2010) and the Japanese with two titles (2007, 2008). However, the current champion is the Ulsan Hyundai FCcoreana.
- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFC (Oceanía): The Champions League OFC international tournament is the most important clubs in Oceania, equivalent to the Champions League or UEFA in Europe Libertadores Cup in America.It emerged in 1987 as the Oceania Club Championship, a tournament that took place sporadically at a fixed address and that was clearly dominated by Australian clubs, until the departure of the Federation of Australia in the AFC, which occurred in early 2006. Thereafter, the championship became professional and went on to be called O-League in 2007, and it ceased to be played at a fixed address. The Waitekere Auckland City and United, the two most successful teams in New Zealand, dominated the competition, winning five of the six titles at stake, with the remaining for Hekari United Papu, unique cast out of Australia and New Zealand to be champion ocean. In 2012 O-League dismantled and changed the format, with the idea of including champions Polynesians smaller countries and to increase competitiveness. Among other innovations, highlights the idea of playing the final at a venue chosen before meeting the finalists.The Auckland City New Zealand is the team that holds the most titles with four to his credit. It is also the most capped team was present at the highest club competition in Oceania and the first cumulative table.
MAJOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL TEAMS.
- WORLD CUP
- CONFEDERATION CUP
- CONCACAF GOLD CUP
- COPA AMÉRICA
- AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- ASIAN NATIONS CUP
- PACIFIC NATIONS CUP
- UEFA EURO SELECTIONS