List of 10 Richest Football Players in the World:

David Beckham : € 30 m

Cristiano Ronaldo : € 22 m

Ricardo Kaka : € 17.5 m

Ronaldinho : € 17.5 m

 Thierry Henry : € 16 m

Lionel Messi : € 14 m

Frank Lampard : € 12 m

John Terry : € 11 m

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic : € 11 m

Steven Gerrard : € 10.5 m

Top Ten Football Teams of the 2012-2013 Season.

1. Real Madrid
2. Barcelona
3. Manchester United
4. Chelsea
5. Bayern Munich
6. Manchester City
7. Arsenal
8. Liverpool
9. AC Milan
10. Juventus

FIFA World Ranking

Rank          Country                                          Points
1.               Spain-                                            1610
2.               Germany-                                      1473
3.               Argentina-                                      1309
4.               England-                                         1174
5.               Italy-                                              1173
6.               Colombia-                                       1159
7.               Portugal-                                         1133
8.               Netherlands-                                   1106
9.               Croatia-                                          1080
10.             Russia-                                           1064
11.             Ecuador-                                         1037
12.             Greece-                                          1033
13.             cote d'Ivoire-                                  1022
14.             Switzerland-                                   1019
15.             Mexico-                                            995
16.             Uruguay-                                          950
17.             France-                                             921
18.             Brazil-                                               908
19.             Belgium-                                           892
20.             Ghana-                                              883
21.             Sweden-                                            849
22.             Chile-                                                829
23.             Bosnia-Herzegovina-                          825
24.             Mali-                                                  815
25.             Denmark-                                          814
26.             Japan-                                               811
27.             Czech Republic-                                 809
28.             Montenegro-                                      790
29.             Norway-                                            784
30.             Nigeria-                                             775

The Rules of Football

There are 17 laws in total, each one briefly summarized below.

Field of Play:  The game can be played on either natural or artificial surfaces, the surface must be green and rectangular in shape.  The two long sides of the rectangle are called touch lines and the two shorter sides are called goal lines.  The field is divided in half by the halfway line.

Ball:  Must be spherical, made of leather 68-70 cm in circumference and of a certain pressure.   

Number of Players:  Two teams of no more than 11 players (one of which is the goalkeeper).  A game cannot start if either team has less than 7 players.

Equipment:  Players must wear a jersey, shorts, stockings, shin-guards and footwear.  

Referee:  The referee ensures the Laws of the Game are respected and upheld.

Assistant Referees:  There may be at most 2 assistant referees.

Duration of the Match:  The game is played in 2 halves consisting of 45 minutes each.  The half time interval must not exceed more than 15 minutes.  At the discretion of the referee more time is allowed to compensate for any stoppage during play e.g.  Due to substitutions or care and attention of injured players. 

Start and Restart of Play:  A kick-off starts play at the start of the match or after a goal.  A kick-off involves one player kicking the ball, from stationary, forward from the center spot.  All players must be in their own half prior to kick-off.  A coin is tossed pre-game,  the team which loses the toss are awarded the kick-off to start the game whilst the team that win the toss are allowed to choose which direction they want to play.  After half time the teams switch direction and the other team will kick-off.  After a goal is scored, the team which conceded the goal will kick-off to restart play.  

Ball in and Out of Play:  The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when the referee has stopped the game.  The ball is in play at all other times.

Method of Scoring:  The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth.

Offside:  It is an offence for a player to be in contact with the ball when they are closer to the opponents' goal than both the ball and the second-last opponent.   The offside rule exists to ensure there are always opponents (generally the goal keeper and a defender)  between a player receiving the ball and the goal.  Without the offside rule, play can become boring with repeated long balls being kicked to a player stood next to the goalkeeper for an easy goal.

Fouls/Misconduct:  These are many and varied, broadly speaking it is an offence to use excessive force whilst playing the game either deliberately or deliberateness or to handle the ball (unless you are a goal keeper).  The referee may show the yellow card to caution players for less serious offences and the red card for more serious offences resulting in the player being sent off.  Two yellow cards are equivalent to one red card.

Free Kicks:  Are given by the referee for fouls and misconduct. A free kick can either be direct or indirect.  A goal can be scored directly from a direct free kick.  A goal can only be scored from an indirect free kick if it touches at least one other player first.  The free kick must be taken from a stationary position with that position varying depending on whether the free kick was given inside or outside the goal area and whether it's direct or indirect.  The opposing team must be a minimum of 9.15 m from the ball when the free kick is taken.

Penalty Kicks:  Are given against a team when they commit an offence which would normally be awarded a direct free kick inside their goal area.  The ball is kicked from stationary from the penalty spot.  The opposing team must be outside of the penalty area and at least 9.15 m from the ball. 

Throw-in:  Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch line.

Goal kick:  Used to restart play after a goal has been scored.

Corner Kick: Is given when the whole of the ball crosses the goal line and was last touched by a member of the defending team (and no goal was scored).  A corner kick is taken from inside the corner arc closest to the point where the ball crosses the goal line.  The defending team must be at least 9.15 m from the ball when the corner kick is taken. 

FOOTBALL PLAYERS:

TOP 10 RANKING OF 2012:

1- Lionel Messi: Lionel Messi is the Argentine Footballer who represents Argentine National Football Team and FC Barcelona as a striker. Being the heartthrob for millions of crazy fans he is one of the most followed Footballers in the world today. Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 and at such a young age he has won FIFA Player of the World title in 2009, 2010-2011 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and FIFA Ballon d’Or for two consecutive years in addition to many other accolades. His strengths are shooting, rotating the ball, excellent control and very fast running speed. Despite all the buzz his performance speaks for itself. Lionel Messi is definitely the best soccer player in the world today.

 2- Xavi: Xavier Hernández (born on 25 January 1980) is a Spanish Football Player who represents FC Barcelona as a central Midfielder. Since his international debut in year 2000 he has been capped 108 times for Spanish National Football Team. A sublime technician, Xavi is known for excellent passing and retaining ball possession in tight pressure situations.

 3- Cristiano Ronaldo: Born on 5th February 1985, Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portugese Footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Spanish Football Club Real Madrid while Captains Portuguese National Football Team. He is excellent shooter and controls the ball well to score goals. He won FIFA world Player of the year in 2008 and has a huge fan base across the world.

 4- Wayne Rooney :Wayne Rooney was born in October 1985 in England and currently enjoys the title of being the Country’s Best Football Player. Rooney appeared on international scene in 2003 and since than represented English National Football Team in 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. Rooney represents one of the highly followed Football club Manchester United.

 5- Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an International Footballer who captains Sweden National Football Team. He was born on 03 October 1981 and kick started his career somewhere in late 1990′s. He represents AC Milan and in the preceding season was worth €24 million making him one of the highest paid soccer players in the world.

 6- Kaka: Ricardo Izecson commonly known as “Kaka” is an International Soccer Player hailing from Brazil. Born on 22 April 1982 he currently represents Brazil National Football Team and plays as a Central Midfielder for Real Madrid. He has a huge fan followers base and is the only sports person to ever grab a record breaking 10 Million followers on famous social networking website Twitter. He won the FIFA world Player of the year award in 2007.

 7- Andres Iniesta: Andres Iniesta (born on 11 May 1984) is a Spanish Footballer who plays as a Central Midfielder for FC Barcelona and Spanish National Team. He was the key member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup winning Spanish side.

 8- Robin van Persie: Robin van Persie is a Dutch Footballer who was born on 6 August 1983. He plays for Arsenal as the striker and key strengths include ability to nudge ball forward, great control over ball while attacking and the tricky moves to dodge opposition defenders.

 9- Didier Drogba :Didier Drogba (born on 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian Footballer who represents Chelsea as a Center Forward in Premiere League. He is the captain of Côte d’Ivoire National Football Team. Although he was unable to score too many goals in the last season but definitely is the backbone of Chelsea and showcases his form when playing for his home country. The prominent qualities include physical strength, ability to control ball in the air, and his power to retain possession of the ball during pressure situations.

 10- Sergio Agüero Born in June 1988 Sergio Agüero is an Argentinian National Team Player who represents Manchester City in English Premiere League. He has represented Argentina in FIFA 2010 World Cup and Copa America 2011

FOOTBALL:

Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including association football, as well as American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union and other related games. These variations of football are known as football codes.

Various forms of football can be identified in history, often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The influence and power of the British Empireallowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British influence outside of the directly controlled Empire, though by the end of the nineteenth century, distinct regional codes were already developing: Gaelic Football, for example, deliberately incorporated the rules of local traditional football games in order to maintain their heritage. In 1888, The Football League was founded in England, becoming the first of many professional football competitions. During the twentieth century, the various codes of football became amongst the most popular team sports in the world.