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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 of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity. The modern game traces its origins to 1863 when the Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association.
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Some football competitions use a penalty shootout to decide the winner if a match ends as a draw
The attacking player (No. 10) attempts to kick the ball beyond the opposing team's goalkeeper, between the goalposts, and beneath the crossbar to score a goal.
A 2011 Spanish La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This fixture, known as El Clásico, is one of the most renowned in sport.
The FIFA World Cup is the largest international competition in association football
Headquarters of FIFA, the world governing body of football
The referee officiates in a football match
The Aston Villa team in 1897, after winning both the FA Cup and the Football League.
Standard pitch measurements (See Imperial version)
A player executing a slide tackle to dispossess an opponent
Spanish footballers celebrating winning the UEFA European Championship
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