Football fever - some insight into the sport

The Fifa World Cup has started in full vigour and enthusiasm, as fans all over the world get ready to root for their favorite international teams. For all those people, who do not have their favourites, but want to be a part of the game, here is a suggestion. Football is one of the easiest and one of the most affordable games to follow. The basic infrastructure of this game involves a football, a net and 11 players. For those playing at an international level, accessories like shoulder injury pads and a shoulder elastic pad to minimize blows to the shoulder.
Football is known by numerous names like soccer, rugby and beach ball. The game usually comprises of two teams trying to get the ball into the goal located on the opposite end of the field. The players usually include: goalkeeper, mid-fielders, strikers and the defensive. The goalkeeper is the one who guards the goal posts and keeps the other team from scoring. The mid-fielders are the ones that are located in the middle of the field.Last, but not the least the striker and defensive; the player in a defensive position tackles the members of the opposing team and try to prevent them from scoring or gaining the possession of the ball. Whereas a striker will try to aim it towards the goal and score points.
Like every other game, soccer also comes with its own set of gear and equipment designed for the safety of players. There aren't a lot of safety gears for this game, but there are shin guards and head gears which protect the shin and the head respectively. Apart from that, soccer gear mainly comprises of team jerseys, team shorts, socks and balls which you can purchase in any decent sporting goods store. The main reason for this is, it does not need a lot of preparation or need any hi-fi infrastructure apart from a field and a net to shoot the goals into. But there are some quality jerseys from the showrooms of Nike and Puma, that promise to keep the body cool even during arduous practice sessions. Then, there are soccer shoes which aren't like normal shoes. Earlier, the shoes were made of higher cuts, and had laces which hindered the players from delivering quality performances. Nowadays, the shoes have lower cuts and they have dispensed with the laces which have reduced the chances of a player tripping.
Well for the time being, this is what passes for soccer gear, because if truth be told, all the protective gear take care of half of the body. A little more, can ruin the fun of the game.