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8.2 Football
Look at the given picture. How is the ball played in such a playground?
How is win or loss decided? Have a discussion with a friend.

Football is a popular game. It is also called soccer. This game is
popular in all countries and among all ages. This game starts from the
kickoff. Football is played with an attempt to score a goal within the
specified time. After each goal, the ball is restarted from the center
with the kickoff.

A football game usually lasts for 90 minutes with a 15-minute interval
in the iniddle. If the winner is not decided in the specified time, and
goes to knockout the match is played for 15-15 minutes of additional
time, and if the game still ends in a tie, both teams are given the
opportunity of five penalties each and the winner is decided with a
tiebreaker. If there is a tie in the league competition, both teams are
awarded one point each. Three points are awarded to the winner and
zero points to the loser.

8.2.1 Basic Skills of Football

Now, everyone take turns to practice the basic skills of football.

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