football in West Bengal, Indian Football Association (IFA), was given the status of the de-facto governing body of football. That time all the foreign tours of Indian football team were organised by IFA. AIFF was affiliated to FIFA (international governing body of football) in and to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in . AIFF has played a key role in promoting football in India.
To serve the purpose, it has taken the responsibility of Indian national football team. National Football League (I-League), Federation Cup and National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy are some of the prominent football tournaments being organised by the AIFF. Fig. .
: A football ground Laws of football In the game of football, rules are called Laws and there are Laws of football that govern the game. FIFA is the governing body of football around the world. It governs the rules for playing the sport. The referees are being trained for consistent interpretation and quality enforcement of the laws of the game.
There are laws of the game which are the codified rules of help define association football. Law The Field of Play: It mentions about the field surface along with the dimensions for field marking. The field of play should be rectangular in shape and the width should not exceed the length of the field. Table : Dimensions Length (Touch Line) Minimum mt yds Maximum mt yds Width (Goal Line) Minimum mt yds Maximum mt yds Do You Know?
Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the moon, but NASA refused it as nothing extra was allowed. Activity . Find out the measurements of the football ground in your school or nearby school in your vicinity. Table : International Matches Length (Touch Line) Minimum mt yds Maximum mt yds Width (Goal Line) Minimum mt yds Maximum mt yds FIFA defines minimum dimensions of 45m × 90m and maximum dimensions of 90m × 120m for a standard football ground.
FIFA has also set measurements