RT Book, Section
A1 Gassé, Susanne
A1 Shamus, Eric
A2 Shamus, Eric
A2 Shamus, Jennifer
SR Print(0)
ID 1142282048
T1 Soccer
T2 Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259589416
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142282048
RD 2024/04/19
AB Soccer  (fútbol)  was  an  exhibition  sport  in  1900  and  1904  at  the  Olympic  Games.  In  1908,  it  became  an  Olympic  football  tournament  under  the  Federation  Internationale  de  Football  Association  (FIFA).1  Each  year  thousands  of  new  participants  take  to  the  soccer  fields.  Soccer  is  the  most  popular  sport  in  the  world,  In  2001,  there  were  an  estimated  120  million  participants  worldwide.2,3,4  In  2006,  FIFA  did  a  survey  of  207  member  associations  and  it  is  estimated  that  there  are  265  million  male  and  female  players  with  an  additional  5  million  referees.5  Germany  has  the  highest  registered  players  at  6.3  million  and  the  Unites  States  is  second  with  4.2  million  and  Brazil  third  with  2.1  million.5  The  explosion  of  participants  can  be  attributed  to  several  factors.  The  game  is  fairly  easy  to  understand,  relatively  inexpensive  to  play,  and  easily  accessible  to  children  (and  many  parents  encourage  the  participation  in  soccer  over  more  so-called  dangerous  sports  like  football  and  hockey).2  Because  of  this  soccer  craze,  it  is  important  for  medical  professionals  who  work  with  these  athletes  to  understand  the  demands  of  the  sport  and  how  to  recognize  and  treat  commonly  seen  injuries.