Street football

This article is about association football. For American football, see street football (American).
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The term street football and street soccer (in United States) encompass a number of informal varieties of association football. These informal pick up games do not necessarily follow the requirements of a formal game of football, such as a large field, field markings, goal apparatus and corner flags, eleven players per team, or match officials (referee and assistant referees).

Street football is more similar to beach football and futsal than to association football. Often the most basic of set-ups will involve just a ball with a wall or fence used as a goal, or items such as clothing being used for goalposts (hence the phrase "jumpers for goalposts").

Nowadays, street football is one method for coaching young football players[1] and is realized with freestyle football, which has grown in popularity since the early 2000s when Nike began to focus on street football and freestyle via their TV ads.[2][3]

The world's biggest street football and street football organisations are currently Streetfootballworld and The International Street Soccer Association.

In 2005, video game publisher Electronic Arts introduced FIFA Street, a franchise based on street football and freestyle football. FIFA Street series focuses on flair, style and trickery, reflecting the cultures of street football and freestyle football played in streets and backlots across the world.

Street Football World Championship

The first Street Football World Championship took place in the Mariannenplatz.[4]

The World Street 3s, the first international World Street Soccer Championships takes place in Manchester on 25th September 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Modern Sports Stories Publication, published 09/09/2013. Staff interview with Darren Laver, Page 96.
  2. ↑ ukfootballfreestyle.co.uk/
  3. ↑ World Class Freestyle
  4. ↑ (English) (German) Street Football World Festival 2006 not in reference
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