Association football
"Soccer" redirects here. For other uses, see Soccer (disambiguation).
This article is about the sport of Association football. For the English Football Association, see The Football Association. For the term Football association, see Football association.
An attacking player (No. 10) attempts to kick the ball past the opposing team's goalkeeper and between the goalposts to score a goal.
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| Highestgoverning body | FIFA |
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| Nickname(s) | Football, soccer, footy/footie, the beautiful game |
| First played | 19 December 1863 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Team members | 11 per side |
| Mixed gender | Yes, separate competitions |
| Categorization | Team sport, ball sport |
| Equipment | Football (or soccer ball) |
| Venue | Football pitch (also known as "football field" "football ground", "soccer field", "soccer pitch", or simply "pitch") |
| Olympic | Yes, since the 1900 Olympics |
| Paralympic | Yes, 5-a-side since 2004 and 7-a-side since1984 |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a sphericalball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.[1][2][3][4] The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by using any part of the body besides the arms and hands to get the football into the opposing goal.
The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and then only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may use their head or torso to strike the ball instead. 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 extra time and/or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association) which organises a World Cup every four years.[
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