Are you a fan of association football? I am!
I love watching association football, which Americans call soccer. It is played between two teams of eleven.
Yeah, I cheer for the American team even though they aren't good!
Haha, it is played by 250 million players across 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.
I wonder if it's so popular because it requires little equipment
That is probably a big reason. The game is played on a rectangular field with goals on each end.
It's a great sport!
scores most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. Association football is governed internationally by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA; ), which organises World Cups for both men and women every four years.
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The rules of association football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name "
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