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association football
vr.tr.association-football · thing-q2736
Let an agent handle association football by rules, competitions, clubs, participation, safety and governance, with sourced data.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Rules Laws of the Game.
Laws
IFAB.
Laws
Laws of the Game.
- What does the Law of the Game say about this situation? provenance
- Has the law changed recently? provenance
VAR
Video review.
VAR
Video assistant referee.
- When can VAR intervene, according to the protocol? provenance
- Is it used in this competition? provenance
Competition Leagues and cups.
Results
Official data.
Results
Results.
- What are the official results and standings? provenance
- Which body publishes them? provenance
Tickets
Official sales.
Tickets
Tickets.
- Where are official tickets sold? provenance
- How can scams be avoided? action
Playing Participation.
Clubs
Local football.
Clubs
Local clubs.
- Where can someone play locally, including walking or disability football? provenance
- How can they join? action
Health
Concussion.
Health
Head injuries.
- What do concussion guidelines advise after a head injury? provenance
- When should medical help be sought? boundary
Integrity Respect.
Abuse
Discrimination.
Abuse
Discriminatory abuse.
- How can racist or discriminatory abuse be reported to the club, league or police? action
- Is anyone at immediate risk? boundary
Safeguarding
Youth football.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding.
- How can a safeguarding concern in youth football be reported? action
- Which body handles it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Olympic Games official match ball, walking football, street football, international association football, association football in Oceania, association football in Europe, men's beach soccer, men's blind soccer, men's association football, football in Africa, football in South America, CP football
What it is Filled
A team sport played between two teams of eleven players who try to score by getting a ball into the opposing goal, mainly using the feet, governed by the IFAB Laws of the Game and FIFA; also played in variants such as futsal, street, beach and walking football.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle association football by rules, competitions, clubs, participation, safety and governance, with sourced data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Played mainly with the feet
- Most popular sport worldwide
- Governed by IFAB and FIFA
- Many variants
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help fix matches or manipulate betting markets.
- Spread discriminatory abuse against players, officials or supporters.
- Resell or promote tickets from sources it cannot verify as authorized.
- Advise a player with a suspected head injury to keep playing.
Only with a human decision
- Reporting a suspected concussion or abuse incident to the match officials or the club.
- Correcting a published result after a disciplinary decision.
May
- Report fixtures, results, rules and squads from official sources.
- Explain the Laws of the Game and how they apply to a match situation.
Moral aspects Filled
- Head injuries in football can cause lasting harm, especially in young players.
- Racist and other discriminatory abuse remains common in the game.
Who is affected
- Players, especially young players
- Referees and officials
- Supporters
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the sport; the Laws are kept by the law-making board and competitions are run by football associations.
Master systems
- Player registration systems of football associations
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q877517 - registry parent class
related
- ball game - category
- FIFA and IFAB - bodies
- La Liga and FIFA World Cup - competitions
- referee - role
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.association-football
- Wikidata: Q2736 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2736)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- match length: 90 minutes - two halves of 45
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Eleven-a-side teams
- Goals and penalty areas
- American and Australian football are different codes
- Players on a rectangular pitch with goals, a ball and referees.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the Laws of the Game
- find competitions, clubs and results
- find places to play, including walking football
- report abuse and safeguarding concerns
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Head injuries and concussion
- Discriminatory abuse
- Ticket scams
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- IFAB Laws of the Game
- FIFA and confederation regulations
- Safeguarding rules in youth football
Context of use required Filled
- Sport, recreation, community and professional competition.
- eleven-a-side football
- futsal
- beach football
- street football
- walking football
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2736: association football - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Association football - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should variants be separate entries?
- How should competitions be linked?
- How should regional names such as soccer be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2736/spec.json