Beach Soccer game

Beach Soccer (Beasal) or Beach football is a variant of the sport of association football. The game itself is played on beaches, and emphasises skill, agility and goals. Soccer redirects here. ...

Whilst football has been played informally on the beach for years, the introduction of beach soccer was an attempt to codify rules for the game. This was done in 1992 by the founders of Beach Soccer Worldwide, a company set to develop beach soccer and responsible for the majority of its tournaments to this day. Soccer redirects here. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of the association football deriviative sport of beach soccer. ...

The irregularity of the soft-sand playing surface leads to a style of play where players must improvise. The compact pitch (measuring 28x37 metres) allows players to score from anywhere. This leads to high scoring games, with an average of sixty attempts at goal in a single game, with an average scoring rate of one goal every 3-4 minutes — eleven goals in total per game. This article is about the unit of length. ...

History

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Beach Soccer (Beasal) started in Brazil, more precisely at Leme beach in Rio de Janeiro, and has grown to be an international game. The participation of internationally renowned players such as flamboyant Frenchman Eric Cantona, legendary Spanish strikers Michel and Julio Salinas and Brazilian stars such as Romario, Júnior and Zico has helped to expand television coverage to large audiences in over 170 countries worldwide, making Beach Soccer one of the fastest growing professional sports in the world and converting it into a major showcase for international commercial opportunity. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise France() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Demonym French Government Unitary semi-presidential republic  -  President Nicolas Sarkozy  -  Prime Minister François Fillon Formation  -  French State 843 French State Formed   -  Current... Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Paris raised in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ... José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a Spanish football midfielder. ... Julio Salinas Fernández (born Bilbao, Vizcaya, September 11th 1962) was a Spanish football player during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Categories: Brazil-related stubs | 1966 births | Brazilian footballers | People stubs ... Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as Júnior, was a Brazilian football player. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico , is a former Brazilian footballer and coach. ...

Beach Soccer had been played recreationally all over the world for many years and in many different formats. In 1992 the laws of the game were envisioned and a pilot event staged by the founding partners of BSWW in Los Angeles. The following summer, the first professional beach soccer competition was organized at Miami Beach, with teams from the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Italy taking part. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Miami Beach is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ...

In April 1994 the first event to be covered by network television transmissions was held on the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro and the city hosted the inaugural Beach Soccer World Championship one year later. The competition was won by the host nation, making Brazil the first ever World Champions of Beach Soccer. The success of the tournament saw commercial interest begin to match developments on the pitch and growing demand for the sport around the world gave rise to the Pro Beach Soccer Tour in 1996. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Copacabana is a district located in the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, famous for its 4 km beach. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... The Beach Soccer World Cup is a association football competition in beach soccer organised by the world football governing body FIFA for national teams. ... The Pro Beach Soccer Tour (PBST) are international events in the sport of beach soccer. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

The first Pro Beach Soccer Tour included a total of 60 games in two years across South America, Europe, Asia and the United States, attracting major names both on and off the pitch. Interest generated by the tour in Europe led to the creation of the European Pro Beach Soccer League in 1998, providing a solid infrastructure that would increase the professionalism of the spectacle on all levels. The EPBSL, now known as the Euro BS League, united promoters from across the continent and satisfied the demands of the media, sponsors and fans. Only four years on from its creation, the successful first step in the building of a legitimate Worldwide Competition Structure for the sport of Pro Beach Soccer had been taken. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... The Euro Beach Soccer League (Euro BS League or EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Behind the scenes key developments were also taking place, with the Beach Soccer Company relocating its headquarters to Europe, firstly to Monaco and then Barcelona, before becoming Pro Beach Soccer, S.L. in April 2000. One year later they would join forces with Octagon Koch Tavares, who had continued to organise the World Championships and events in South America, to form a single entity known as Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), with the aim of unifying all major Pro Beach Soccer tournaments in the world under the same structure and providing sole representation of the sport to major sponsors, the media and FIFA. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of the association football deriviative sport of beach soccer. ... This article is about the international association football organization. ...

The EPBSL was also flourishing, with a nail-biting 2000 season decided in the closing match of the final tournament when Spain beat Portugal in an intense encounter. The Americas League also took shape, with teams entered from North and South America, whilst the Pro Beach Soccer Tour extended its horizons to the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Mexico, Greece, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The next four years would see this growth consolidated by further progress both on and off the pitch, with the EPBSL emerging as the strongest Pro Beach Soccer competition in the world. By 2004, some seventeen nations had entered teams, with this number expected to rise to over twenty for the Euro BS League in 2005, contributing to vastly expanded television coverage of the series and unprecedented demand from promoters in more than seventy countries looking to stage events. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Such interest has allowed BSWW to strike major sponsorship deals with internationally renowned companies including McDonalds, Coca-Cola and MasterCard, who stepped up their involvement in 2004 and are now title sponsors of the Euro BS League. Recognition has also come from FIFA, who have cited BSWW as the major entity behind the creation and growth of Beach Soccer, forming a highly promising partnership that that was in its full splendour seen in the 2005 world cup, held in copacabana beach, Brazil. France won the first world cup and the next year Brazil won it at the same venue. In both games Portugal's MADJER (João Victor Saraiva) was the celebrated player of the tournament. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... MasterCard Worldwide (NYSE: MA) is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, NY in the United States. ...

Rules

Each team consists of five players (four plus the goalkeeper) and unlimited substitutions (from a selection of 3 to 5 extra players) to get them through the three 12-minute periods. Throw-ins and kick-ins mean the pace and flow of the game is high. Every beach soccer match has a winner, with the contest going down to three minutes of overtime with golden goal rules, followed by penalty kicks if the score is still tied. Golden goal rule is an agruably issue cause it can be changed in different events such as European Beach Soccer League ESBL. Unlike in association football, penalty kicks are decided by sudden death rules. The golden goal was a method used in football to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Sudden death (disambiguation). ...

Two referees officiate the match. Any fouls committed lead to a free kick on goal, which has to be taken by the player who was fouled (unless awarded for handball). Blue cards can be issued, forcing the offending player to leave the game for two minutes whilst his team plays on with one less player. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... A free-kick in football describes the situation where a player on the opposing team has committed a foul, and you are given the ball to play from the position where the offence took place. ...

Further rules include:

• Shoes are not allowed, although ankle guards are permitted.
• Throw-ins are taken from the side lines, and can be taken with either hands or foot.
• Goal kicks are taken by the goalie using his hands.

Pitch

In international competition, the pitch is composed entirely of sand and is cleared of pebbles and sea-shells, along with any other object which could injure a player.

The pitch must be rectangular in shape, and the touch line must be longer than the goal line.

• Length: 35-37m (38.2-40.4 yds)
• Width: 26-28m (28.4-30.6 yds)

The penalty area is within 9m (9.8 yds) of the goals, and is marked by a yellow flag situated in touch.

See also

Confederation/international competitions

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
• CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
• CAF Beach Soccer Championship
• OFC Beach Soccer Championship
• Euro Beach Soccer League

The trophy The Beach Soccer World Cup is a association football competition in beach soccer organised by the world football governing body FIFA for national teams. ... The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in CONCACAF. The first championship was held in September 2006. ... The CAF Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in CAF. The first championship was held in September 2006. ... In 2006 the Oceania Football Confederation hosted its first international Beach Soccer tournament. ... The Euro Beach Soccer League (Euro BS League or EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. ...

External links

• Laws of the Game at FIFA
• Beach Soccer Tournament at the Birthplace of Springsteen
• Beach soccer tournaments and training in NJ
• Cape Express Beach Blast, Wildwood, NJ
• The Southern California Beach Soccer Championships
• Soccer on the Beach Tournament - Florida
• North American Sand Soccer Championships - Virginia Beach, VA
• Chicago Beach Soccer Invitational - Chicago, IL
• Beach soccer tournaments and gear information at Soccadelic
• European Beachsoccer Pro and Amateur Championship

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Pro Beach Soccer Tour Beach Soccer game Beach Soccer (Beasal) or Beach football is a variant of the sport of association football. ... The trophy The Beach Soccer World Cup is a association football competition in beach soccer organised by the world football governing body FIFA for national teams. ... The Pro Beach Soccer Tour (PBST) are international events in the sport of beach soccer. ...
Asia: AFC – AFC Beach Soccer Championship      Africa: CAF – CAF Beach Soccer Championship      North America: CONCACAF – Championship      South America: CONMEBOL – Championship      Oceania: OFC – OFC Beach Soccer Championship      Europe: UEFA – Euro Beach Soccer League