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[[Image:2010 World Cup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pictured is Miroslav Klose, a star Polish-born player competing for the highly ranked German team, during the 2010 World Cup]]

[[Image:2010 World Cup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pictured is Miroslav Klose, a star Polish-born player competing for the highly ranked German team, during the 2010 World Cup]]

'''Soccer''' is a sport played with a round ball generally played using the player's feet.  

'''Soccer''' is a sport played with a round ball generally played using the player's feet.  

In soccer, players are not allowed to intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play, with the exception of goalkeepers in a penalty area. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal; the team with the most goals at the end of the 90 minute game is the winner. If both teams at the end of two 45 minute periods are level on goals, the result is a draw, or the teams may rematch or play a period of extra time and penalty kicks to force a result.

In soccer, players are not allowed to intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play, with the exception of goalkeepers in a penalty area. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal; the team with the most goals at the end of the 90 minute game is the winner. If both teams at the end of two 45 minute periods are level on goals, the result is a draw, or the teams may rematch or play a period of extra time and penalty kicks to force a result. Outside the [[United States]], it is generally called "football" (Spanish: ''fútbol'').

Outside the USA, it is generally called "football" (Spanish: ''fútbol'').

 

Televised soccer, with low scoring and virtually no violent contact, is less [[addiction|addictive]] for spectators than [[American]] [[football]] is.

Competitive soccer by women has a high rate of [[lesbianism]], perhaps due to its encouragement of physical aggression.

Competitive soccer by women has a high rate of [[lesbianism]], perhaps due to its encouragement of physical aggression.