The 23 rules of street soccer from my time

1.- The chubby kid is always the goalkeeper.
2.- The game ends when everyone is tired.
3.- Even if the score is 20-0, it is decided by "who scores, wins".
4.- There is no referee.
5.- Only a foul is called if it's very clear or someone ends up crying.
6.- There is no offside.
7.- If the ball owner gets angry, the game is over.
8.- The two best players cannot be on the same team and they choose who plays on their team.
9.- Being the last one selected is a big humiliation.
10.- On direct free kicks, the wall is always quite close to the ball.
11.- The game stops when an elderly person or a mother with a baby stroller passes by.
12.- Players from the nearest neighborhood are enemies forever.
13.- Those who have no clue about playing stay as substitutes, or at most, as defenders.
14.- If adults show up to play, you have to leave the court or field, but not before protesting.
15.- There is always a neighbor who doesn't let you play and even threatens to take away the ball.
16.- If something is wagered, you have to get very serious... it's like playing in a final.
17.- The goals are two stones or two track jackets, but there will always be a team with the smallest goal.
18.- When a team scores by lobbing the ball over the goalkeeper, the opposing team shouts "HIGH" (often successful in disallowing the goal).
19.- The bottle rule, he who kicks it goes to get it.
20.- If there's a penalty, the chubby one is swapped for the best shooter.
21.- If you nutmeg someone or get nutmegged, the whole neighborhood knows about it the next day.
22.- In front of the goalkeeper, it's not allowed to shoot the ball "as hard as you can".
23.- You always forget the jacket you used as a goalpost and have to go back to get it.

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