European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 15,1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 americans tend to rebel at 17 maws of the game pee sizes up the Field a by Brian Trusdell new York a co Lorn Bia is the Best team going into the world cup according to brazilian soccer great Pele but it does t necessarily mean they will win the title. A Colombia has a Good team. They have Faustino Asprilla. Colombia has a very organized team Quot Pele said. A win i done to know. But  be one of the four finalists. A for me Colombia is the Best team. It does t mean they arc going to win it Italy going into the 1982 finals had the worst  Pele who played on three world cup winners praised the individual talents of his native Brazil but was cautious about its chances. A Brazil individually has very Good players and the Best of them Are in Europe Romario Barcelon Beneto Deport to Mauro Silva Deport Ivo Jorgino Bayern Munich a he said. A fall Are Good As players but As a team they Are not so necessarily compact a like Germany a Germany does no to have so Many big names but they work Well  Pele rated Ireland As a a Tough and said while Nigeria was talented it lacked experience which would Hurt it in the single elimination or a knockout Quot rounds. . Chances he said rest largely on the teams opening game in the Pontiac Silver dome against the Swiss on june 18. A it depends on the first game a he said. Juif they win the first game no do Tibt they will go to the second  age and diminishing skills have severely reduced Diego Maradona a ability to make an Impact for Argentina he said. Pele instead suggested Italy a Roberto Baggio Romario and Asprilla As the players who could make the biggest difference. �?o1 think no doubt this will be the Best world cup a he said. A the Way the organizers have put this together its fantastic. Now the most important thing is to have a Good world cup inside the  Scripps Howard news service if you re planning to watch the world cup remember one thing this game Isnit played by american rules. No worry. They Arentt that different or that Complex. There Only 17 rules known As a the Laws of the game a and the first seven Deal with things such As Field size and markings the Ball number of players equipment and duties of the officials. Here Are highlights of the most important rules offsides Law 11 is perhaps the most confusing in soccer. The purpose of the offsides Rule is to prevent a team from using Only nine or 10 men on defense while one or two Good attacking players hang around near the other goal just waiting for a Long pass. In hockey the puck must precede an offensive player crossing the Blue line into the attacking zone. The principle is similar in soccer except the line is imaginary and it moves up and Down the Field. The Rule states that a player is offside if he is in the opponents half of the Field and inc Ball is played to him when there Are fewer than two defenders Between him and the goal. The offensive player can be even with the defensive player when the Ball is kicked Forward. As soon As the Ball is kicked the offensive player May take off running toward the goal. And even if he gets behind the defender before the Ball gets there he a not offside. World cup referees have been instructed to be a Little More lenient on this one to Speed up the game and increase scoring opportunities. The penalty for offsides a free kick for the defenders. Some teams use the Rule to slow Down fast attacking teams. The Man Euver is called a an offside  As the offensive player works to get himself open for a pass defenders will step up just before the Ball is kicked to leave the attacker offside. Sometimes though defenders get caught in that trap. Either they step Forward too late or the attacking player times his run just right and Breaks into the Clear just after the Ball is kicked a breakaway is the result. Fouls there Are 14 different kinds. All Are penalized by loss of Ball and a direct or indirect free kick by the opponent. A direct kick Means exactly that a the Ball can be directly kicked into the foal. An indirect kick Means the All must be touched by another player after it is kicked into play for a goal to count. The nine fouls leading to a direct kick kicking or attempting to kick a foe tripping jumping at a foe charging Contact between1 players while mane vering in a violent or dangerous manner charging from behind striking a foe holding pushing and handling the Ball with any Eart of the Arm except goal keepers within heir Box. A four by the defense within its own penalty Box leads to a penalty kick for the offence. All players except the keeper and the kicker must Clear out of the Box. The kicker gets a direct free shot from 12 Yards out and the goalie cannot move his feet until the Ball is kicked. Needless to say this almost always results in a goal. The five fouls leading to an offset Ferrule Tow to comple Nile in soccer it helps keep order around each goal. An example offsides because Ai the moment plays the ban to we he is m front of the bait and there tue not two and the goal line t o t i Fry a a a. Bis no of Tew Boyau Seattle moment a plays the balls u a w1,id new there ? at two 1. A opponents goalkeeper 7 and defender z Between a a. Him and the indirect kick dangerous play charging legally six shoulder away from the Ball obstruction charging the goalkeeper except when he is hold ing the Ball obstructing or outside the penalty area and a keeper taking More than four Steps with the Ball or intentionally stalling. A when a team takes its free kick defenders must Back away at least 10  clock the clock stops just twice a for halftime Ana the end of the game. The game is two 45-minute halves without timeouts. Ball out of Bounds clock runs. Goal scored clock runs. Player injured Well of they add time to the end of halves for major calamities a or the even worse crime of wasting time. If the referee feels time was wasted by any of these incidents he can continue the game beyond regulation time. And he will be the Only one who knows How much beyond a time is kept on the Field hot on a stadium clock. Players like the clock keep running. There arc two general substitutions one More if a team must change keepers allowed per game. Once a player is replaced he is out. Stoppage of play our sense of Justice that requires every violation to be punished is jolted by soccer so play on philosophy. Soccer does not Stop play for a minor foul if it does no to deprive the attacking team of the Ball. Why Reward the violator often when such fouls occur the referee will Tell the players to a play  if the attack continues hell just ignore the  rules a for goals and out of Bounds the Ball must be completely Over the line. A when a player is Given a red card a ejected a he cannot be replaced. His team plays with 10 men. Two yellow cards a cautions a equals one red card. A the referee is the one judge. There arc two linesmen who help with offsides and out of Bounds Calls but the referee can overrule or ignore them. The goalie can touch the Ball with his lands within his own penalty area. He May not touch the Ball with his hands if it has been kicked to him by a teammate. In fact players arc not allowed to kick the Ball Hack to their goalie in an Effort to waste time. That is a new Rule to help Speed up the game. A a a the three ways to put the Ball Back into play after it goes out arc. Goal kicks Corne kicks and throw ins. When the offence kicks it past the endline the defense gets a Goa kick a free kick Back in the other direction. When the defense knocks it across the endline the offence gets a kick from the Corner of the Field. When either team knocks the Ball past a sideline the other team gets to put it Back in play with a two handed Over the head throw. Teaching frames the to picture by Richard Sandomir the new York times Seamus Malin a world cup analyst for Abc and esp recently arrived in new York from his Home in Boston where he plays midfielder on a team in a 50-plus soccer league. Most americans done to take soccer that seriously but Malin sees a break in the nations historic Clouds of apathy. A americans will be surprised at How much the world cup will become part of their lives a said Malin pondering the hours of soccer exposure to come. Primary coverage of the cup Wilt be produced mainly by the european broadcast unions world feed Abc and esp Hope that what they add with their extra cameras and commentary will Appeal to More than the converted soccer fan. They also want to reach the uninitiated. For a country of viewers who have seen Little or no soccer its a huge task a what would you think if you sat Down to watch something you knew nothing about a asked Malin who will Call 12 games for Abc and esp with Roger Twibell. A sit me in front of the Beijing opera and id need a help. As a country we like Epi Sodic encounters like third-and-10 of an at Bat. There is a leap to  Malins main task he said is to let the action dictate what he will say rather than focusing on the subtleties and humor preferred by True believers. A a in la wait for the play to illustrate for both audiences and show How it is typical of soccer a he said. A with the extra cameras Well have you can show things that say a see and talk to both  Abc and esp will show All 52 of its games without interruption placing commercials in the pc game halftime and pos game periods. Sponsor logos will be seen on the screen periodically during action accompanied by the game clock. Both networks will be faced with finding the right moments to insert replays and close ups into games of almost nonstop action. Malin said a to be Able to Tell the truck a please isolate on these  if i see a matchup that a getting Nasty i can say get on  if there s a free kick i can say a go on no. Id because something is going to happen.1 if you can Alert them  get