In football (soccer) how are possession statistics calculated?
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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
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if you win a match, you get 3 points, tie, you get one, lose, you get none.  the top two teams (in terms of points) advance to the knockout stages.  if teams are tied in points, goal differential is used to break the tie.
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College Football\nAs in the NFL, the pass efficiency rating is based on five quarterback statistics: passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions, completions, and attempted completions. However, the formula is significantly different and there is no cap on the passer rating in college; accordingly, NFL and NCAA passer ratings are not comparable. Indeed, while 100 would be a relatively good passer rating in the NFL, almost every starting quarterback in NCAA Division I-A has a pass efficiency rating above 100.\n\nThe formula used in college football is:\n\n8.4 X YDS + 330 X TD - 200 X INT + 100 X COMP\n_____________________________________________\n                   ATTEMPTS
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it's actually very simple. \n\nThe object of the game is to score the biggest number of goals in the opposing team's goalpost. \n\nThere are 11 players on each team, and a couple of referees. \n\nTake for example Team A and team B. \n\nWhen a player from team A has the ball and gets knocked down by a player from team B it's called a foul. When a foul occurs, the game is stopped and the ball is given to  team A (in this case). Depending on the part of the field in which the foul occured, team A gets to kick the ball. \n\nIf the foul occurs inside of the small rectangle near the goalpost, then it's called a penalty. And a player from team A gets to shoot at the goal with only team's B goal keeper to stop him. (by stopping him I mean, stopping the ball from going into the goal post)\n\nWhen for example a player from team A kicks the ball and it goes beyond the sidelines, then a player from team B gets possession of the ball. This player is allowed to grab the ball with his hands and throw it to a teammate.\n\nNote:\nplayers can only grab the ball with their hands when the ball goes beyond the sidelines. The goal keeper is allowed to use his hands at all times to catch the ball.\n\nThere are two halfs, each of 45 minutes. At the end of each half,  a few extra minutes of game play are given to make up for any previously lost time. Such as when an injured player has to be carried out of the field.\n\nThe referee has two cards: yellow and red. The yellow one is shown to the player who commits a very dirty foul, or to the player that argues with the referee. The red card is shown to the player who commits an extremely dirty foul, or to a player who has a yellow card and commits yet another foul.\n\nOffsides occur when a player from team A is on team B's side of the field and there's no one from team B standing between the goalkeeper and the player from team A.
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England. i say this after watching the yesterdays match. the highest  ball possession percent went to england. also, they scored 2 goals in the last 20 mins.
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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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HERE are the basic rules for football.....\nhttp://www.football.com/rulesabc/
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Passing Yards (20 yards per point)\nPassing Touchdowns (6)\nInterceptions (-3)\nSacks (-1)\n\nRushing Yards (10 yards per point)\nRushing Touchdowns (6)\n\nReceptions (1)\nReception Yards (10 yards per point)\nReception Touchdowns (6)\n\nReturn Touchdowns (12)\n2-Point Conversions (2)\nFumbles Lost (-3)\n\nField Goals 0-19 Yards (1)\nField Goals 20-29 Yards (2)\nField Goals 30-39 Yards (3)\nField Goals 40-49 Yards (4)\nField Goals 50+ Yards (5)\nField Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 20-29 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 30-39 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 40-49 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 50+ Yards (0)\nPoint After Attempt Made (1)\nPoint After Attempt Missed (-1)\n\nDefense:\nSack (1)\nInterception (3)\nFumble Recovery (3)\nTouchdown (6)\nSafety (2)\nBlock Kick (3)\nReturn Yards (5 yards per point)\nKickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns (12)\n0 points (20)\n1-6 points (20)\n7-13 points (18)\n14-20 points (15)\n21-27 points (10)\n28-34 points (5)\n35+ points (0)
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Try www.soccerbase.com.  It might be a bit of a labourious process but all the info will be there if you rummage for it.
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Football basics.  See the below link.  Enjoy!\nhttp://www.playfootball.com/footballfacts/basics.html
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Go to www.fifa.com . There you will find the Laws of the Game. It will help with your assignment.
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1. goal differential\n2. head to head result\n3. goals for\n4. Goals against\n5. card points
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they add each catagory by most to least from 1 to so on then \n\nthey divide by the players catagory to fing the overall\n\nplayer 1     2        44        656      767    3        5\n\nplayer 2    55        677       645    768    4        78\n\nplayer 3       1           44      66        7     9        8    \n\nplayer 3 would be rated 1 \n\nplayer 2 \n\nthan player 1
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It depends on matches the team has played against other teams. Further explained in the website below from the Federation International of Football Association
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they then look at how many goals each team scored against their oponents
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plus précisément :\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/fr/
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"While the ball is in the possession of the goalkeeper, it cannot be played by an opponent. Any attempt to do so may be punished by a direct free kick.  "In the possession of the goalkeeper" is defined as the goalkeeper having the ball trapped between one hand and a surface (which may include the other hand, the ground, a goalpost, or the keeper's own body).  International Board Decision Two of Law 12 emphasizes that the hand includes any part of the hand or arm.  However, as stated in the Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game (Advice 12.16 and 12.17), the goalkeeper is also considered to be in possession of the ball while bouncing it on the ground or while throwing it into the air.  Possession is given up if, while throwing the ball into the air, it is allowed to strike the ground."