Blog Posts About: football

The World Cup is here and our goal is to help you understand the basics of soccer. 

Introducing: The Common Craft Soccer Guide

You won't find an easier way to learn about the game. We use our signature explanation style and bite-sized animations to make it all crystal clear.

Perhaps you're curious about fouls or the offside call? Or maybe yellow and red cards? It's all there.

Seeing is believing. Check out the guide and please share it. It's totally free and will help you and people you know learn something new, just in time to enjoy the World Cup!

We want to help you and yours understand the game of soccer and get the most out of the World Cup 2014!

Coming this week, we’ll publish a free online #SoccerGuide that makes learning about soccer (internationally known as Football) quick and easy.

This is not your average guide. It includes over a dozen animations that cover the most confusing aspects of the sport - all in the form of Common Craft explanations.

It's almost ready, and the front page of the guide will look something like this:

We love the animations, which are not videos, but animated GIFs. We call them ExplainerGIFs - an animated GIF that explains an idea.

I've included one below that explains the format of the World Cup tournament. It’s 44 seconds long, loops automatically and has no sound.

If you know anyone who is "soccer curious", this guide will help them understand "the beautiful game". Stay tuned!