how does it matter on the pitch?
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hi there, \nmy name is rathish and i will help you if you want to swing a cricket ball,if its a leather ball then you need to hold the shinier side of the leather ball angling away from the batsman for an outswing and for inswing angle the shinier side of the leather ball towards the batsman.hold the thumb at the bottom of the ball and the index and the middle finger on the seam of the ball for a normal delivery if you want to swing the new ball keep the index finger on the seam and the middle finger slightly away from the seam for inswing for outswing the index finger should be pointing to slips and the middle finger should be on the seam on the ball,if you want to swing a tennis ball u should have pace or the ball must be slightly worn for you swing the ball.
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Oh there IS A LOT OF CONSISTENCY.  We don't understand it YET but there is a lot of purpose in all ll those seemingly crazy decisions.  I predicted, two days before the Portugal Holland match that there would be 8 yellow cards and 4 red cards .I was wrong on the yellows... there were 16, not only 8.  --- Referee had a job to do only he did it badly and not in accordacnce with whoever instructed him to act that way.  I read that Figo has never had a red card in his career that Deco has never had a red car.Costinha has never had a red card, so what happend IN THAT MATCH ?  English hero of 1966 Bobby Charlton said and I quote him "IT IS LOVELY TO PLAY AGAINST THE PORTUGUESE, THEY JUST GET ON WITH IT AND DON'T CHEAT OR DIVE !" So what happened against Holland ?  What happened is that is it is all been decided that England will wint the World Cup.  The whole thing of Football is beginning to stink.
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goal difference or goal differential\n\ntaken into account when teams are tied on points.
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it will take strong individuals to stand up to racists in the crowd or on the pitch when talking about racism in football, make the racist individual feel isolated in his/her ideas so that they may one day change their attitude.  once one person is brave enough to confront them, then others will follow in support to make the racist person/people get past their insecurities/inadequecies/jealousy.  \n(please rate as "best answer" - i need your help too!)
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Im not sure about that. A win is a win wheter its 1-0 or 6-0. A team is allowed to play how they want if they play outside the law they will have players sent off and lose.
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Does it really matter?
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It's not going to happen that the referee scores a goal; they are never close enough to the "meta." It could happen that they "unwantedly" prevent a goal, though, but still is very difficult. This is like hopping for a cop to run a red light without noticing.\n\nAnyways, if it happens, I don't think it counts. The referee is supposed to be neutral in the field; thus, any move of the ball which involves him it's not to be validated, unless it doesn't affect the game.
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The rules are not that short!\nCheck out the BBC website which has a really good Sports Academy section regarding all the basics, skills, etc:\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/rules_and_equipment/default.stm
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From what I have heard and read, people actually attempted to put a number on this. However, it is hard because it does not represent the truth for each position in the field. The average player's run was calculated to be about 10 miles or 16 Km. Well, the keeper doesn't do much running as we know. The back line, they move a little bit unless you are from Brazil where even the defenders attack, the midfielders run the most because they bring the ball from home half to the opponents half and many times all the way down to the goal and the forwards move maybe just a little more than the back line to make quick strikes against the opposing team. So again it depends to what position you are looking at.
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When I was younger(14) a coach taught me to strike every ball as if your trying to have it stay on the ground all the way in, just off slightly to either side of the goalkeeper.  By doing this you create a greater margin for error.  Fewer shots going over the crossbar or to the sides of the post.  If struck with power the proximity to the goalkeeper does not come into play unless he guesses correctly. Do not place the perfect ball, make it hard, low, and on target.
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posession is calculated by telling the amount of time a team wins possesions to when a member of the opposition team finally gets to touch the ball
579068
The number 10 is mostly worn by strikers and midfielders. They are officially or unofficially the ones who carry their teams. ie create chances and score brilliant goals. Possibly, also, because some of the best football players the world has ever seen all wore number 10. ie Pele some others that I can't remember their names and now Ronaldhino
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All positions are important .. however i think that having a fast and agile center midfield is crucial since he can attack/defend/assist ... \n\nIam a goalkeeper myself and when there's no one holding the midfield we always lose (i also need a strong centerback to hold the last line before the ball gets to me)
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4-4-2\n\nIT WILL CHANGE...BASED ON THE OPPONENT
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Matches are shorter, 7 or 10 mins, (normally 7, finals longer) each way.\n\nPlayers who get receive yellow cards spend 2 mins in sin bin insted of 10.\n\nReferees give far less time to play the ball in rucks and mauls, to encourage quicker play.\n\nDrop kicks only, no place kicks at goal.\n\nThere used to be a rule where the team scoring kicked off rather than the conceeding team but I can remember if they still use it.
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Normally about missed tackles, who's fault it was to conceed a try etc. Captain should sort it out there and then, if he can't then the players involved should be droped.
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What makes the difference?