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Football in Mexico is the most popular sport in the country, attractsmillions of fans of all ages; It is regulated by the Mexican FootballFederation, aliated to the International Federation of AssociationFootball (FIFA) through Football Confederation of orth, Central andCaribbean institution! At the institutional le"el F#M#$F%& account the

professional le"el 'ith the First i"ision iga de Ascenso, la*egundai"ision, &hird i"ision and Amateur *ector, the latter beingunprofessional! +,-.,/./ Mexicans are acti"e players, 'hether amateuror professional le"el; of them, the number of registered players is notregistered 01!/./ and +!2// million! &he total of 022 aliated clubsand referees +/!-+.! &hat is 'hy at this 'riting 3no' the history,present and ho' it 'ill be football in the future!

ho' that city 'as in the past!

&he 4rst rules of football 4eld sho'ed a simple game5 a rectangle 'hose

maximum length 'as 166 yards 'ide and 266 yards maximum! &he four

corners 'ere mar3ed 'ith 7ags and neither the sidelines, and thepainted 4nish! &he goal consisted of t'o "ertical posts by + yards apart

'ithout any tape or cross to unite them, the height thereof 'as not

determined! &he 4rst rules of football did not specify standards for the

balls! *ince its inception the game has started 'ith a thro' from the

center of the 4eld, 'hich has not changed until today and duration of the

meetings 'as not 4xed! 8hen a match ends tied in a 3noc3out

competition 'ill resort to di9erent methods of runo9 bet'een them 'e

can mention the extra time, repeated games and s'eepsta3es

tiebrea3ing games! *ince its inception the number of players in the teamis used to de4ne bet'een the captains, and it 'as not normal for

encounters 'ith an une"en number of players per side, at 4rst there

'ere no referees of any 3ind 'ill be played as regulatory disputes 'ere

discussed bet'een the captains

8ith the IFA:, a maor change to the playing 4eld 'as establishedmainly by the introduction of penalty 3ic3s! &he minimum measures 266yards long and /6 yards 'ide 4eld; today is mar3ed all the sidelines and

goal! &he mid4eld is mar3ed 'ith a dot and a circle of 26 yards in thesame center! Also it has a hori

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circumference of 1- to 1+ inches and 'eigh bet'een 20 and 2/ ouncesre?uirements ha"e remained "irtually unchanged until today! &ime is .6minutes halftime should not exceed / minutes! the number of playersper team is 22 members for all ocial matches, the referee ta3es themost important decisions, as caution or dismiss either by double

reprimand or a serious infringement, a player he uses yello' and redcards, fourth or 4fth arbitrator adds respecti"ely, 'hich performadministrati"e functions and ser"e as potential replacements forcolleagues in case of inury

In the future there 'ill be integrated into the e?uipment of the players,

to simulation, to androids players to be managed remotely by the same

amateur cameras! &echnological utility for clubs and technical bodies,

accelerometer and sensors s impact en"isaged in the shoes of the

players to 3no' the accuracy of the shooting, electronic sensors that 'ill

be in the bodies of the players and to measure the heart rate, ner"ous

system and the entire physical performance! &he referees 'ill use "ery

special contact lenses that allo' you to "isuali