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'''Soccer''' is the term used in North America to refer to what is more commonly known as "football". The name derived in England as slang for "Association Football" <ref>[http://london.usembassy.gov/rss/transcripts/worldcup2006a.html] ''US Embassy, London''</ref> (a similar construction can be seen in referring to rugby as "rugger")
'''Soccer'''
is a ball game played between two teams of 11 players (10 outfield players and one goalkeeper each) over two 45 [[minute]] halves separated by a 15 minute break known as half-time.
The game is played on a grass (or artificial grass) pitch with dimensions 90-120m in length and 45m-90m in width<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/laws/LOTG2006_e.pdf FIFA Laws of the Game 2006] ''Official FIFA website''</ref>
The game is played on a grass (or artificial grass) pitch with dimensions 90-120m in length and 45m-90m in width<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/laws/LOTG2006_e.pdf FIFA Laws of the Game 2006] ''Official FIFA website''</ref>
The aim of soccer is to score more goals than your opponent.
The aim of soccer is to score more goals than your opponent.
==A note on terms==
"Soccer" is the term used in North America to refer to what is known abroad as "football". The word ''soccer'' derived in England as slang for "As'''soc'''iation Football" <ref>[http://london.usembassy.gov/rss/transcripts/worldcup2006a.html] ''US Embassy, London''</ref> (a similar construction can be seen in referring to '''rug'''by as "rugger")