The instances where an own goal is not awarded in football are: 1. When an opposition commits a foul just before the goal is scored. 2. When the goal is scored after the whistle has been blown.
receiving team
When two players catch the ball simultaneously whoever has "the majority of the ball" wins. Or even if the advantage goes to the offensive player.
The ball isn't thrown at the start of a football game. The game begins with a kick off. After the kick off the only time a ball can be thrown by an out field player is if it goes off at the sideline and a team is awarded a throw-in.
In US Football, 3 points are awarded for a Field Goal.
The winner of the golden ball award for the 2010 world cup is Diego Forlan of Uruguay. He scored 5 goals in all and was the only player to score a goal from a long distance, with the tricky Jabulani ball.
You call it football because you play with ball and kick the ball
a throw in, in soccer is awarded when the ball is out of bounds but only on the side lines
A soccer ball is round, a football is shaped like a lemon. A soccer ball is smooth, a football has some grip. A soccer ball is a lot bigger than a football.
A corner kick is awarded in Association Football when the ball crosses the goal line without entering the goal itself, having last touched a defending player. A corner will also awarded if the ball enters the goal directly from a throw-in by a defending player, although instances of this are practically unheard of. In the event of a corner kick being awarded, the ball is placed in one of the two corner quadrants in that half (usually corresponding the location at which the ball left the field). An attacking player restarts play by kicking the ball, and will usually take the opportunity to deliver a cross into the penalty area, although he may also decide to play a short pass to a teammate or even to take a direct shot at goal (applying swerve as appropriate - this again is very rare, and such goals are usually seen to be flukes - the result of a misplaced cross). The rules applicable in the taking of a corner kick are similar to those of a direct free kick. The taker may not touch the ball following the kick until it has been touched by another player (on either team). Defending players must stand a minimum of 10 yards from the ball at the time the kick is taken.
It'd try to put the ball in its pouches. Might work as a goalkeeper though.
No, the kicking team would need to gain possession of the ball. For kickoffs, the ball is considered a 'free ball' once it travels 10 yards from the spot of the kick. The ball is also considered 'free' if a member of the receiving team touches it, but does not gain full possession, before it travels 10 yards from the spot of the kick. The first team whose player gains possession of the ball is awarded the ball. Touching the ball does not signify possession ... a player must have full possession of the ball for his team to be awarded possession. A lot of 'possessions' in that last statement but that is the qualifier as to which team is awarded the ball. Touching the ball means nothing, possessing the ball means everything.
A Gaelic Football ball is a leather ball, similar to the ball used in soccer.