In every culture, there are many things that they have in common and also different. However, sports is one of the things that brings cultures all together. There are many different kind of sports but there is one that is known all over the world, and this sport is “Soccer”. Soccer is a sport that is played in every continent, and is the only sport without borders. Also, soccer is a sport that doesn't need a lot of components in order to play it. Besides, one of the reasons why soccer has grown and still is growing all over the world is because of it's cost efficiency. Soccer is one of the most exciting sports because it counts with non stop action and the skills they perform in the field are very impressive. First of all, soccer consists in two halves of 45 minutes. There are 22 players in the field or eleven on each side. Each team counts with one goal keepeer who is the only one allowed to get the ball with his hands inside the penalty area. Once the referee has blown the whistle the time doesn't stop until the first 45 minutes had ended. If during this time someone gets …show more content…
The referee count with three assistant referees that will help him found out if there was an off-side, corner, or faul. The main referee needs two be runnig a lot close to the ball in order to see if there is some kind of a faul. Also, the referee counts with two types of cards. When the referee shows you the yellow card it means that you have gotten a warning. If he shows the red card to a player he or she is instantly out of the game or if he pulls the second yellow card to someone that had one already he is also automatically out of the game. In addition, in order to win the game each side will try to score a goal to the other side. However the players can't use their arms or hands to do so. They can use any other part of their bodies to go for it. Many times there are no goals and they end up