Football topic
Also known as
- Association Football,
- Soccer
Football
(also known as association football or soccer) is a team sport played
between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely considered to be the
most popular sport in the world. A ball game, it is played on a
rectangular grass field, or occasionally on artificial turf, with a
goal at each end of the field. The object of the game is to score by
manoeuvring the ball into the opposing goal; only the goalkeepers may
use their hands or arms to propel the ball in general play. The team
that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score
is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game
goes into extended time, depending on the format of the competition.
The modern game was codified in England following the formation of the
Football Association, whose 1863 Laws of the Game created the
foundations for the way the sport is played today. Football is governed
internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA). The most presti......
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