Football

  Futsal  is a  football -based game played on a  hardcourt  like a  basketball court , smaller than a  football pitch , and mainly indoors.   Futsal started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in  Montevideo ,  Uruguay , created a version of indoor football. While writing the rule book, Ceriani combined the principles from different games :   from  basketball , the number of players (five per team) and the game's duration (40 active minutes); from  water polo , and from football, that ball can't touch hands. Currently the best team in the world is Brazil, and Poland is ranked 25th. Link:  https://www.uefa.com/futsalunder19/news/0262-1083b0377aa6-a225624d90ad-1000--what-is-futsal-a-beginner-s-guide/

  The  FIFA World Cup , often simply called the  World Cup , is an international  association football  competition between the senior  men's national teams. The tournament has been held every four years since the  inaugural tournament in 1930 , with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War .  Current champion is Argentina, but team with the most trophies is Brazil ( they have 5 titles). The viewership of the  2018 World Cup  was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population,  while the engagement with the  2022 World Cup  was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching  the final match.   This makes it the biggest sport event in the history. Link to the article :  https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football

  The  Rungrado 1st of May Stadium  is a  multi-purpose stadium  occupying an area of 20.7 hectares (51 acres) on  Rungra Island ,  Pyongyang ,  North Korea . It was opened on 1 May 1989. The stadium is currently used for football matches, a few  athletics  events, and most often for the  mass games  of the  Arirang Festival . The stadium's scalloped roof features 16  arches  arranged in a ring. The Stadium capacity is around 150,000, it went to 114,000 in 2014 due to the reconstructions, but in 2022 it was confirmed that stadium can hold 150,000 people. In 1988 Summer Olympics took place there. Up to my knowledge no major matches took place there. Probably because of the political situation it North Korea.  Link to the article: https://onefootball.com/fr/news/the-worlds-biggest-football-stadium-rungrado-1st-of-may-stadium-37765068

What role player scouts do in football? Player scouts evaluate the talent of footballers with a view to signing them on a professional contract for their employers. They are being called Talent Spotters.  A player scout typically attends as many football matches as possible to find new rising stars. Scouts who wish to identify promising young players typically attend lower-league club games, or  international tournaments for young players. Scouts are looking for players who stands out by their determination, technique and support for team. For most of the young players, the presence of a scout is the biggest chance to enter a professional football scene and receive a contract from professional clubs. Link to the article: https://www.juniorgrassroots.uk/what-is-a-football-scout/

  The  video assistant referee  ( VAR ) is a match official  in football  who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and providing advice to the referee based on those reviews. It is being used since 2018/2019 season. It's really improving referee decisions. There are four categories of decisions that can be reviewed: Goal/no goal  – when there are speculations if the goal was found correctly  Penalty/no penalty  – when defender fouls striker from other team in the penalty box Direct   red card – when there is a possibility of giving a red card for a hard foul Mistaken identity in awarding a red or yellow card. Where the VAR does identify a possible clear and obvious error, there are three possible scenarios: Decision overturned on advice of VAR On-field review recommended Referee chooses to ignore VAR advice Link to the video : https://youtu.be/IeuHJavCt0U Link to the FIFA website : https://ww...