Soccer (Sports/Soccer)
up SoccerIn 1863 in England when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses the oldest football association in the world was founded, namely The Football Association, England. The Oxford University students of the 1880s used the word "soccer" an abbreviation of "asSOCiation" from Association Football. An International Board was created in 1882 to look after the laws and rules of soccer. Today it consists of four representatives nominated by FIFA, and one from each of the four UK associations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. FIFA, Federation Internationale de Football Association, was founded in Paris in May 1904. Today FIFA has 204 members in every part of the world. There are six confederations within FIFA organizing soccer in Africa(CAF), Asia(AFC), Europe(UEFA), North America(CONCACAF), Oceania(OFC) and South America(CONMEBOL). This category uses the FIFA Confederation format for listings of countries and clubs. For advice on using this category, please take a look at the FAQEntriesFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) http://www.fifa.com/ The official site of the international governing body of the sport with news, national associations, competitions, results, fixtures, development, organisation, world rankings, statistics, the International Football Association Board, history, laws of the game, futsal, publications, downloads, and contact details. [English/German/French/Spanish] SubcategoriesAcademic Study For pages about soccer studies, including sociology, history, medicine and physiology. AFC AFC, the Asian Football Confederation, is the governing body for soccer in all of Asia including most of the Middle East. Notable Beach Soccer This category deals with beach and sand soccer. By Country The soccer countries of the World. CAF CAF, Confederation Africaine de Football, is the governing body for football in Africa. Campaigns Sites about campaigns such as "The Let's Kick Racism Out" Chats and Forums This category is for general chats and forums. Coaching For sites about soccer coaching and training. Sites that are country specific should be placed in the appropriate subcategory. If no College and University This category deals with college and university soccer teams. Competitions This category deals with FIFA competitions. CONCACAF CONCACAF stands for Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. It is the governing body for soccer in all of the Americas except for South America, which is governed CONMEBOL CONMEBOL is the governing body for football in South America. Directories Directories and search engines used for finding other soccer sites. Footvolley The sport started around 1963 at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The game began as a training exercise for soccer players by juggling the ball over soccer goals Freestyle Freestyle soccer is a sport for doing tricks and skills with the ball. Fun Assorted fun stuffs with a soccer theme. Futsal The term "futsal" comes from "futbol de salon" or "indoor soccer." Futsal is a five-a-side version of soccer played indoors on a basketball-sized court (no walls). Futsal has experienced tremendous Indoor Indoor soccer refers to any of several variations on soccer that are played indoors. Exact rules, including court size and Jorkyball Jorkyball is played by four players. 2 vs 2 Mailing List Teams Internet Football (Soccer) comprises of teams from all over the world. Each team is made up of fans from official clubs, and are brought Movies This category is for information on anything about soccer movies, the motion-picture medium, or the film industry, and individual films. National Teams Sites about national teams. News and Media For categories related to soccer news and media. News is information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television. It is also a Non-FIFA Nations Nations that are not members of FIFA, soccer's international governing body. Europe: Abkhazia, Akrotiri, Aland Islands, Alderney, Azores Islands, Bornholm Island, Chechnya, Dhekelia, Froya, OFC OFC, the Oceania Football Conference, is the governing body of soccer in Oceania. Officiating Referees and Referees' Assistants and their societies. Players A category for sites which deal with players. The players are categorised according to the national Stadiums Sites about soccer stadia. Statistics Soccer statistics and results archive. Swamp Soccer UEFA UEFA, Union des Associations Européennes de Football, is the governing body of Association Football in Europe. Women Sites about women's football, including teams, organisations, players and tournaments. Youth Youth soccer links to countries such as Canada, England, Scotland and the United States. A An index only. B An index only. C An index only. D An index only. E An index only. F An index only. G An index only. H An index only. I An index only. J An index only. K An index only. L An index only. M An index only. N An index only. O An index only. P An index only. Q An index only. R An index only. S An index only. T An index only. U An index only. V An index only. W An index only. X An index only. Y An index only. Z An index only. Related categoriesArabic Azerbaijani Basque Bosnian Ovdje se nalaze samo web sajtovi o nogometu/fudbalu. Here you can only find web sites about Soccer. Bulgarian Catalan El futbol és un esport d'equip practicat a l'aire lliure entre dos equips d'onze jugadors cadascun amb la finalitat d'introduir una pilota, impulsada amb els Chinese Chinese Simplified Croatian Kategorija je predviđena za web stranice koje pokrivaju tematiku nogometa, nogometnih klubova, liga i navijačkih skupina. Czech Fotbal je nejrozšířenější sport v České republice. Danish Denne kategori indeholder dansksprogede web-steder, der handler om fodbold. Dutch Farsi این شاخه مخصوص فوتبال میباشد. Finnish French Cette catégorie regroupe les sites non commerciaux, rédigés en français, consacrés au football. Galician Esta categoría está dedicada a sitios sobre fútbol en galego. German Internetseiten rund um das Thema und die Ballsportart Fußball. Greek Hebrew Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese サッカー全般に関する情報を扱います。 Korean Lithuanian Norwegian Norskspråklige nettsteder om og for fotball. Polish Piłka nożna, futbol, najbardziej rozpowszechniona zespołowa gra sportowa, której celem jest strzelenie bramki (gola) przeciwnikowi. W zawodach uczestniczą 2 Portuguese Romanian Sunt listate pagini în limba română cu un conţinut interesant referitor la sportul rege, fotbalul. Russian Serbian Ovde se nalaze samo web sajtovi o nogometu/fudbalu. Here you can only find web sites about Soccer. Slovak Futbal, kluby, turnaje, štatistiky, futbalisti... Oficiálne stránky i stránky futbalových nadšencov. Spanish Esta categoría está dedicada a sitios sobre futbol EN ESPAÑOL. Si usted quiere agregar un sitio en cualquier otro idioma por favor lea About the World ODP Categories. Para saber cuales son los Swedish Thai Turkish Açık Dizin'in bu bölümünde Futbol ile ilgili Türkçe siteler listelenmektedir. Ukrainian Vietnamese Disabled Fantasy This category is for sites for Fantasy Soccer or, in the U.K. and Australia, Fantasy Football. For Kids and Teens This category lists sites that kids ages 3-18 can use to learn about soccer. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual This category is for sites about Soccer-related activities, events, clubs, groups, services, Online Sites offering the ability to place online bets on sporting events. Shopping For site about selling or collecting anything related to soccer Tipping and Handicapping Sites dealing with soccer handicapping or tipping services. Video Games The web directory for finding the best soccer games websites Neigbour categoriesAdventure Racing A type of extreme sports competition blending many or all of the following disciplines into one epic adventure: canoeing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, navigation, portaging, rafting, riding, Airsoft Airsoft guns fire 6mm BBs. Airsoft skirmishes are somewhat similar to paintball fights, but Animal Sports This category is for sports involving the use of animals and control over their behavior. Archery This category contains sites about the sport of archery. Several different sub-categories are provided to group similar sites and make them easier to find. Links are also provided to other related Badminton Welcome to the Badminton directory. For an introduction to the competitive sport of badminton, check out www.worldbadminton.com/ The international governing Baseball Sites about baseball in general. Basketball All sites devoted exclusively to basketball. Billiards Billiards is any of several games played with a leather-tipped stick, the cue, and various numbers of balls on an oblong, cloth-covered table with raised, cushioned edges. The three main types are Bocce Bocce is the Italian version of lawn bowling. The earliest known form of the sport was a game played in the Italian Alps, early in the Christian Era, in which stones were tossed at a target stone in Boomerang Bowling Information on the sport of bowling, with particular emphasis on tenpin bowling. (There are subsections for Boxing Cheerleading Sites, links, and information related to the sport of Cheerleading. College and University University athletics are a major aspect of student life in the United States and around the world. Cricket Cricket began in England and is widely played in countries that are, or were, part of the British Croquet Croquet from the French word for a crooked stick, has its origins dating back since the 14th century. There are several forms of croquet including, most notably British lawn croquet and American Cycling The Open Directory Cycling category is dedicated to cataloging all the significant cycling resources on the Internet. The mission statement for the Cycling category is: "Ride more!" To support that Darts The game or sport of throwing a small arrow-like projectile at a target from a fixed distance. Usually the target is a board of concentric rings also divided into numbered sections. Sometimes the goal Disabled Equestrian Welcome to DMOZ's home for everything related to the exhilarating world of equestrian sports. Here you will find websites on everything from racing to show jumping, dressage to endurance riding, Events Major sporting events often feature multiple sports, and invite competitors from around the world. Sometimes these events are for Extreme Sports Sites listed in this category are for sports that are a bit over the edge and are not typically promoted and supported by traditional schools. Participants are of a thrill seeking Fantasy Just about every professional sports fan has dreamed about having a team full of star players or, when their team's general manager makes another boneheaded move, that they could be the one calling Fencing This category contains general information on western Olympic, Classical, and, less frequently, Historical fencing. Each of these versions of fencing involves individual vs. individual competition Flying Discs This category lists all non-canine sports involving a disc including double court, disc golf, Footbag Footbag is a growing sport, played mostly in Europe and North America, though there are a rapidly growing number of footbag clubs and players around the world. Frequently referred to as "Hacky Sack" Football A wide variety of sports are known by the name 'football' in various parts of the world. Please see the appropriate subcategory Gaelic Gaelic sports consist of hurling, camogie, and Gaelic football, as well as handball and shinty. Goalball Goalball was invented in 1946 by an Austrian Hanz Lorenzen and a German, Sett Reindle. It is a unique team sport for the visually impaired, played by 2 teams of 3 players. All players are Golf This category is for sites about the game Golf. The word "golf" is recorded as long ago as 1457, in the statutes of the Scottish Parliament, when the sport was banned because it interfered with Greyhound Racing Sites that are associated with greyhound racing including, tracks, adoption agencies and news. Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport men and women take part in. There are two types, rhythmic (women only) and artistic. Handball Modern version of a typical Irish sport introduced into the United States by Irish immigrants in the 19th century. Handball may be played by 2, 3 or 4 players. It is played outdoors (one-wall Hockey Whether played on the ice, on a field, on the street or elsewhere, hockey is an exciting team sport involving two teams who Informal Sports This category is for sports games that are played informally and do not have organized federations or international events. Jai Alai Jai Alai or Pelota Vasca (Basque Ball) is played hurling the ball (pelota) with the cesta directly into the front wall. The other player must catch the ball (with the cesta) on the fly or at the first Kabbadi Kabaddi is a popular game among the people of Asia, especially in the villages of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Japan. Some people believe it is an Indian game but no one knows Korfball Korfball is a game comparable to netball and basketball, invented in 1901 by an Amsterdam schoolmaster, Nico Broekhuysen (source: Encyclopedia Brittanica). First demonstrated in Holland in 1902. Lacrosse Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, dating back to the 1400s. In 1636, Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary, witnessed Huron Indians playing a game with a ball carried and hurled from a Laser Games This section is for web sites relating to laser games such as Laser Challenge, Lazer Tag, Q-Zar, and the like. Lumberjack Lumberjack Sports. Chopping, sawing, logrolling,and other lumberjack events that are all current day sports throught the world today. Martial Arts Martial Arts is a term that is used for various forms of combat, self defense, and sport combat. This can include both unarmed and armed. Although many think of the Eastern disciplines when you hear Motorsports Motorsports includes a variety of motorized sport racing. Air Racing ATV Racing (All Terrain Vehicle) Auto_Racing (includes all forms of racing an automobile, car or truck) Boat Racing Karting (think Multi-Sports This category is for sites about sports which contain two or more distinct and different activities and in which the results of those activities combine together to determine the winner. An example Netball Popular sport among women, but men are catching on. Netball is closely related to the original version of basketball developed by James Naismith in 1891. Netball game consists of four 15-minute Officiating This category contains sites about sports officiating and sports officials. Organizations This category lists sites for international, national, and general sports organizations. Includes non-profit, charitable, and governmental organizations Orienteering Orienteering is a sport where the competitors use a very detailed map and a compass to find their way through pre-specified control points in the landscape. Orienteering is special because it can be Paddleball Paddleball was created at the University of Michigan in 1930 by Earl Riskey, a Physical Education instructor in that university. It is played in one of two versions: 1-wall paddleball and 4-wall Paintball Paintball is a team sport where individuals try to eliminate members of the opposing team from the game by marking them with balls of paint, which are fired People All kinds of people are involve in sports: amateurs and professionals; juniors just starting out and Pesäpallo Pesäpallo, also known as pesis, is the Finnish version of baseball with a very modified field and very modified rules. The sport is very popular in Petanque Petanque, also called "boules" looks like the Italian bocce, but is played with smaller, metal balls. The aim is to roll or toss the metal boules as close as possible to a little wooden aim ball. Professional Professional sports are those sports in which the athletes are explicitly paid for their participation. This category is for Racquetball Racquetball is a racquet sport usually played indoors in an enclosed court. Other variations of racquetball can be played on one, two, or three walled courts outdoors. Racquetball is an offshoot of Resources Includes links to sites (but more importantly) subcategories that cover a range of sports-related topics. Includes, but not limited to: News and Media coverage Chats and Forums Rodeo For pages involving Rodeo, people in Rodeo, News of Rodeo, and even clothing and equipment. If your site does NOT involve Rodeo, please search for a different category. If your site is of interest to Rope Skipping This sport involves jumping a rope being twirled by other participants. Often a recreational activity, or a training activity for other sports such as Rounders Rounders is the sixteenth century British version of a bat and ball game that dates back to "the dawn of time". In USA, the game underwent many changes, and was commonly called townball and a Running Whether you're an experienced racer, or are thinking of starting to jog, this is the place where you'll find the best sites on the WWW! Sepak Takraw Sepak Takraw is a game that originated in Malaysia and is played like volleyball over a badminton net using any part of your body except your arms. Skateboarding Sites about skateboarding in general, including but not limited to clubs and organizations, personal pages, Skating Ice and roller skating and related topics, including inline skating (blading). Skateboarding can be found separately in Sports/Skateboarding. Supply and equipment sites will not be listed here, Softball In this category, we are treating Softball as the generic name for three distinct sports: Fastpitch, Modified Pitch, and Slowpitch. All three sports are international in nature and are played by men, Software This category contains sites for software developers and manufacturers but do not offer online ordering. Squash Squash: a singles or doubles game played in a 4-wall court with a long-handled racket and a rubber ball that can be hit off any number of walls Squash is an international Strength Sports Sites covering a range of strength-based sports. Table Tennis All around table-tennis. Including clubs, federations, companies and everything else, that's in contact with table-tennis. Tchoukball Team Handball Team Handball is an exciting, fast paced sport that is an olympic sport and is gaining popularity. Teams consist of seven players: six court players and a goalkeeper. Court players Team Spirit The Team Spirit category includes links to subcategories of subjects related to support of a sports team or individual, including: Team-sponsored spirit groups, music spirit/support groups, or Tennis The game of tennis most commonly played today has been adapted from a much earlier game called Court Tennis, Real Tennis, or Royal Tennis (depending on where you live). Modern tennis is played on a Track and Field This category is for websites dealing with the sport of "track and field," known as "athletics" in many parts of the world. Track and field events include sprints, middle distance, and long distance Volleyball This category contains English language sites dedicated to the sport of volleyball. Walking All sites and information regarding the sport of Walking. Power, pleasure, or health. Water Sports Water Sports is an 'umbrella' category that contains links to sites and subcategories related to aquatic and underwater sports, and related activities. Sites may include, but not limited to: Boat Winter Sports Many sports are played in cold environments, on ice or snow. These sports are grouped together under the Winter Sports category. Women Women in sports. Includes clubs, teams and groups. Wrestling This is an umbrella category for Arm, Amateur, and Professional Wrestling. It is not meant to hold a great number of sites. Youth and High School This category is for general sites about Youth and High School sports. Look to get broad based coverage about youth sports in general. The who, what when, where, and why of sports. What are the good Coaching Coaches work with athletes to help them achieve their best. They may be professional coaches working with elite teams and individuals, or amateurs coaching the local junior team. History This category contains sites and links to categories containing sites about sports history. Horse Racing Since the dawn of time, when humanity first scrambled upon the horse, racing has been a sport enjoyed by both rich and poor, educated and illiterate, young and old. Known officially as "The Sport of News and Media Sport news, audio, and streaming media. Olympics Sites about the Olympic Games in general, including the history of the Games. Rugby League In 1895, when 12 clubs decided to split from the Northern Rugby Football Union, few could have envisaged that 100 years later, the game of rugby league would become the second most popular spectator Rugby Union Find sites relating to all derivations of the sport of Rugby Union. Rugby Union is governed by the International Rugby Board (IRB). The main game has 15 players and consists of 80 minutes play time. A This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with A. B This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with B. C This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with A. D This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with D. E This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with E. F This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with F. G This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with G. H This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with H. I This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with I. J This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with J. K This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with K. L This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with L. M This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with M. N This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with N. O This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with O. P This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with P. Q This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with Q. R This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with R. S This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with S. T This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with T. U This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with U. V This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with V. W This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with W. X This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with X. Y This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with Y. Z This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with Z. (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |