I want to start to follow football. Which code should I choose and why?
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That's a question you're probably going to have to resolve for yourself as only you would know what you like. Watch all the codes and see which one you enjoy most. \nAll those football codes you mentioned are popular in Australia with lots of passionate followers, so you won't be a loser no matter which one you decide on. Follow all of them if you've got the time and energy! Probably best to support your local team as you'll be able to see more matches live if you want to really get into it.
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Go with what you love.  If that's football, go do it.
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Yes all colors are legal\n\nWhat football is easier to see?\nwell this depends what time you are playing, is it a day match or a night match.\n\n\ngenerally red or yellowish or black with strips is easier to figure out.
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For me the best way to learn about football has been simply to watch it! I have picked up everything I need to know and occasionally even commentators have to check things so it isn't the end of the world if a situation comes up and you don't quite know how they will sort it out or why a ref/official made a certain decision (but hey, even when you do understand everything, you'll still be at a loss to explain some of their decisions!) But anyway I have learnt almost everything I know about the beautiful game from watching it, and occasionally consulting with anyone else in the room who may know more than me!\n\nIf you would like to read about the rules, or as they are more properly known, the Laws of the Game, they are all here (and are updated and revised when FIFA decides to change something, like the offside law):\n\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/regulation/0,1584,3,00.html\n\nVAMOS ARGENTINA!!!
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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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Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) \nSee in\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/index.html
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Ask yourself what standard of football u r at then u have an option of Sunday Pub football up to professional. If u come over here it'll be one less place for me to fight for so u r better off in spain, plus the weathers a lot better
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm
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Australian football, also known as Australian rules football or less formally as "Aussie rules" or simply as "football" or "footy", is a code of football that originated in Melbourne, Australia. The game is played between two teams of 18 players (plus interchange players) on cricket ovals or similar-sized grassed arenas that vary in size and may be up to 185 metres (200 yards) long; these are much larger (almost four times the area) than those used by other codes of football.\n\nThe game is also distinguished from other games by the fast, relatively free, movement of the ball (partly due to the absence of an offside rule) and the awarding of a free kick for any mark (clean catch) of a ball that has been kicked more than 15 metres. Spectacular high marks or "speccies", tackles and fast fluid play are the game's main attributes as a spectator sport.\n\nAlthough it is a winter sport, pre-season competitions usually begin in late February (late summer in the southern hemisphere). The football season, proper, is from March (early autumn) to August (late winter) with finals being held in September (early spring).\n\nStructure and competitions\n\nThe most powerful organisation and competition within the game is the elite professional Australian Football League (AFL). The AFL is recognised by the Australian Sports Commission as being the National Sporting Organisation for Australian rules football. There are also seven state/territory-based organizations: AFL NSW/ACT, Football Tasmania, AFL Northern Territory, the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), AFL Queensland, Football Victoria and the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Most of these hold annual semi-professional club competitions while the others oversee more than one league. Local semi-professional or amateur organizations and competitions are affiliated to their state leagues.\n\nThe AFL is also the de facto world governing body for Australian Rules Football. There are also a number of organisations governing amateur competitions around the world.\n\nUnlike most soccer competitions there are usually no separate "league" and "cup" trophies. In the AFL The McClelland Trophy is awarded to the team that finishes the league in first position (sometimes called the minor premiership) but this is not afforded as high a level of prestige as the major objective is the Premiership.\n\nThe teams that occupy the highest positions (usually the top four sides in most amateur leagues and the top eight sides in the AFL) play off in a "semi-knockout" finals series (in the AFL the top four sides get a second chance if they lose in the first round) with the two successful teams meeting in the Grand Final to contest the Premiership. The winner is awarded the Premiership Cup.\n\n[edit]\nRules of the game\nMain article: Laws of Australian football \n \nAn Australian football. The Sherrin brand is used for all official AFL matches.Both the ball and the field of play are oval in shape. No more than 18 players of each team are permitted to be on the field at any time. Up to four interchange (reserve) players may be swapped for those on the field at any time during the game. There is no offside rule nor are there set positions in the rules—unlike many other forms of football—players from both teams disperse across the whole field before the start of play.\n\nThe ball can be propelled in any direction by way of a foot, clenched fist (called a handball or handpass) or open-hand tap (unlike rugby football there is no knock-on rule) but it cannot be thrown under any circumstances. Throwing is defined in the rules quite broadly but is essentially any open hand disposal that causes the ball to move upward in the air.\n\nA player may run with the ball but it must be bounced or touched on the ground at least every 15 metres (throwing down to bounce it is allowed). Opposition players may bump or tackle the player to
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There are so many of both so here are some links that will educate you on pretty much everything you need to know.\n\nRules:\nhttp://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/\n\nPositions:\nhttp://football.about.com/od/footballpositions/
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http://www.fair-play.com/football.php\n\nlook for something that fits your needs there. :-)
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What most people like?  Why not choose a team you like- You know, style of play, price at the gates, friends who will support the same team, close to where you live or work, club history, club prestige, how likely they will get to play in top exciting matches \n\n- or you could be like some and just choose the team that is winning most at the moment  - but that would be sad ...and expensive...throw out all your man Utd gear (all three strips) now and buy the home and away Chelsea strips.  Who knows maybe you will be throwing those out and buying Liverpool, Arsenal or Spurs shirts in a few years time.\n\nChoose a team you like to watch - and stick with them thick and thin.  The best teams are those with the loyal fans who keep behind their teams even through the bad times - look at West Ham, Spurs, Aston Villa, Newcastle - well supported but when was the last time any of them won anything? - so why do they retain such support?  You think about it my friend.
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tfrank\n\ntry cfl football '99\nit's a demo version of the game\nit only has two teams and a few commands\ntry it anyway  \ndownload the  cfl99demo.zip file mainly\nand the other files and see what you can do with it\n\n\ni love my cfl in detroit
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go for fifa 07 , thats a great come . take my advice , my friends say pro evo 6 is not that coooooooooool\n\nthanks
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Objective: American football is played by two teams who will have eleven players on the field at any one time. The object of the game is to get the ball to the opponents end of the field, and score more points than the opposing team.\n\nTo start a game, the referee will toss a coin. The visiting captain calls. The winner of the toss can decide whether to start in offense (receive the kick) or defense (deliver the kick). When play restarts in the second half, the captain who lost the toss at the beginning of the game chooses.\n\nIf a game goes into overtime, the first team to score wins, so the captain will almost always choose to go on the offense. Teams change ends at the start of the quarter.\n\nPlaying time lasts for one hour, divided into four fifteen minute quarters. There is a fifteen minute break between the second and third quarters (each half of the game).\n\nThe clock is stopped when the ball is not in play, when a foul has been committed, or when a fair catch has been caught. The clock is also stopped for time outs. Both teams are allowed three time outs, lasting a maximum of two minutes each, in each half.\n\nBoth the clock and the game itself are stopped two minutes from the end of each half by the referee to allow the teams to plan their strategies.\n\nIf the scores are level at the end of the fourth quarter, overtime will be played. In NFL games, only one period of overtime is played, and if the scores are still level, the game is declared a draw. For championship and playoff games, periods are played until a winner is decided (the first team to score).\n\n\n\n\nMORE COMPLEX RULES\n\n\n\nKick off \nTop of page\n\nPlay starts with a kick off at the start of the second half, but when the teams turn around and change ends at the start of the first and third quarters, play is started from the same position on the field as where it finished, but in the opposite half of the field. The same team will keep possession.\n\nThe kick-off is used to restart play after all point-afters and field goals. The kick-offs are always taken from the 35-yard line, unless a penalty has been given. The team making the point after always restarts the game with a kick-off. If the kick is unsuccessful, the defense starts play from their own 25-yard line and so they become the offense.\n\n\n\nScoring \nTop of page\n\nAs with many sports, the object is to score more points than the opponents. There are several different ways of scoring in American football.\n\nThe largest single score comes from a touchdown. This is worth six points. It is scored when an offensive player runs into the opposing end zone while in possession of the ball. A receiver can also make a catch delivered into the same area. The ball does not have to be actually 'touched down' on the ground for the points to be scored.\n\nA successful touchdown is followed by a kick through the goalposts, known as the conversion, or 'point-after'. This is worth one point. For this, the ball is placed on the 2-yard line and snapped (passed backwards through the legs) to the kicker, who tries to kick it over the crossbar and between the upright posts.\n\nA player can touch the ball onto the ground in the end zone without their whole body being in the end zone, and the touchdown still counts. However, the scoring player must not be pushed or helped in any way by other players.\n\nThe next type of scoring is called the field goal. A field goal counts as three points. It is taken from 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the line where the last play ended, so the next play is made from there), to give the kicker more time, and some protection from the defense. Again, the ball must be kicked through the posts. The kicker is credited for the kick from whatever distance it was taken from.\n\nThe fourth and final way of scoring is called the safety. Two points are awarded to the offensive team when the defensive team are caught in possession of the ball in their own end zone.\n
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yer go 2 www.asiaplate.com and then download one of the p2p network things. hope this is some help, thers football from all over europe
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NFL channel, its a premium channel so im guessing you dont subscribe to it since you dont know about it