On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:10:58 AM UTC+2, The Doctor wrote:
> Can you an AI for football?
Axiomate:
I recommend the Bing search engine for AI “chatting”. It is FREE, but works only in the Edge browser (also free). Following is an AI chat with Bing on the subject of FOOTBALL.
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. The most popular form of football is association football or soccer, which is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding the goal.
The history of football is complex and involves many different forms of the game. The earliest known examples of a team game involving a ball date back to ancient Mesoamerican cultures, where a rubber ball was used in ritual occasions. In China, a game called cuju, which involved kicking a leather ball through a hole in a cloth, was played as early as the 3rd century BC.
In ancient Greece and Rome, games with balls were also played, but not as part of the public entertainment. The modern form of football originated in England in the 12th century, where games that resembled football were played on meadows and roads. These games involved kicking, punching and carrying the ball with various rules. The game gradually became more organized and regulated over time, with the establishment of clubs, associations and competitions.
The rules of football are set by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which consists of representatives from FIFA and the four British associations. The rules are called the Laws of the Game and are updated annually. Some of the basic rules of football are12:
• A match consists of two 45-minute halves with a 15-minute break in between.
• Each team has 11 players on the field, including one goalkeeper who is the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hands or arms inside his own penalty area.
• The game is played on a rectangular field of grass or artificial turf, with a goal at each end. The field must be between 100 and 130 yards long and between 50 and 100 yards wide. The field is marked with lines, a center circle, a penalty area, a goal area and a corner arc at each corner.
• The game is started by a kick-off from the center circle by one team, after which the ball is in play and can be touched by any player except the one who kicked it until it goes out of play or a foul is committed.
• The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opponent by moving the ball into their goal. A goal is scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the goalposts and under the crossbar.
• The ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touchline or the goal line, or when the referee stops the game for any reason. The game is restarted by a throw-in, a goal kick, a corner kick, a free kick, a penalty kick or a drop ball depending on how and where the ball went out of play or why the referee stopped the game.
• A foul is an unfair action by a player that is penalized by the referee. A foul can be committed by using excessive force, kicking, tripping, pushing, holding, striking, spitting at or handling an opponent or by playing in a dangerous manner. A foul can also be committed by impeding an opponent’s movement or preventing them from playing the ball. A foul can only be committed when the ball is in play and against an opponent who is on the field.
• A free kick is awarded to the opposing team when a foul or an offside offense is committed. A free kick can be direct or indirect depending on the type of offense. A direct free kick can be shot directly at the goal, while an indirect free kick must touch another player before it can enter the goal. A free kick is taken from where the offense occurred, unless it was inside the penalty area of the offending team, in which case a penalty kick is awarded.
• A penalty kick is awarded when a direct free kick offense is committed by a defender inside his own penalty area. A penalty kick is taken from the penalty spot, which is 12 yards from the goal line and equidistant from both goalposts. Only the kicker and the goalkeeper are allowed inside the penalty area during a penalty kick. The goalkeeper must stay on his goal line until the ball is kicked and the kicker must kick the ball forward.
• An offside offense occurs when a player is nearer to his opponent’s goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (including the goalkeeper) at the moment his teammate plays or touches the ball. However, being in an offside position is not an offense by itself; a player must also be involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an opponent or gaining an advantage from being in that position. An offside offense is penalized by an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the offense occurred.
These are some of the basic rules of football, but there are many more details and exceptions that you can learn from reading the Laws of the Game (
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules).