I love football, or soccer. Are you also a fan of the world's most popular sport?
Oh, no, but I'd love to learn
Over 24 million people play soccer in the United States. My favorite team is the Seattle Sounders!
Oh wow, that's a lot. Are you one of them?
No, while it is the third-most played team sport in the US, I'm just a watching fan.
It must be very popular! Where did it come from?
Association football was originally codified in England in 1863, over 150 years ago!
Oh nice! That's really old!
Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Association football is one of a family
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