Broschiertes Buch

Football in the United Kingdom

Beschreibung

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Football in the United Kingdom is organised on a separate basis in each of the four countries of the United Kingdom, with each having a national football association responsible for the overall management of football within their respective country. There is no United Kingdom national football team, though attempts are being made to create one to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Each of the countries of the United Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the home nations, has a national football association responsible for the overall management of football within their respective nation: The Football Association, (FA) is responsible for England and the Crown Dependencies and was founded in 1863, The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was founded in 1873 followed by the Football Association of Wales in 1876 and Irish Football Association (IFA) in 1880. They are the world's four oldest national football associations and play an important part in football worldwide as they take up four of the eight seats on the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which determines the laws of football, (the other four seats being occupied by FIFA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130021665
• ISBN-10: 6130021666
• Artikelnr.: 26675063