Comparing and Contrasting

Football versus soccer as spectator sports

             Football and soccer are sports that have similarity which played with eleven players in each side of the team, there are many differences that make them worlds apart. Football is played by throwing the ball called “touch down” in this game but also kicking the ball in some situation or kick of the match at the beginning. Soccer is played by kicking the ball because the players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands because it can be foul and players will get yellow card or red card from the referee, except the goalkeeper. Another difference is football uses an oval-shaped ball called “softball” while soccer uses round balls called “soccer ball”. They also differ on how players scored a score. In football, they make score with a touch down by touching the ball down over a touch-line at the enemy side. In soccer, they make score by putting the ball into the enemy net that is kept by goalkeeper. There is also difference on how long they play a game. Football is played over 60 minutes that are split into four quarters while soccer is played over 90 minutes that are split into two halves. Football just can be found in America because the international sports association judges it as the one of the most violence sports in the world. Not for soccer, all people around the world loves this game and always play it anytime and anywhere they can. It depends on you. What is your favorite game between football and soccer?

Name                        :           Dedy Kurniawan

Class              :           3BIA