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Football

Written by Atharva Jori


 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport.





Highest governing body

FIFA


Nicknames

The beautiful gameThe World's Game


First played

Mid-19th century England


Characteristics

Contact

Yes


Team members

11 per side:

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Mixed-sex

No, separate competitions


Type

Team sportball game

Equipment


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