Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven
players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their
opponent. Football is played predominantly with the feet, but
players may use any part of their body except their hands and
arms to propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the two
goalkeepers, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball
in the field of play, albeit The sport is also known by other
names in some parts of the English-speaking world, usually
soccer or association football. These names are often used to
distinguish the game from other codes of football, since the
word "football" may be used to refer to several quite different
games. Football is played at a professional level all over the
world, and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium
to follow their favourite team, whilst millions more avidly
watch the game on television. A very large number of people also
play football at an amateur level. According to a survey
conducted by Fédération Internati