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'''Soccer''' is a popular sport played with a round ball propelled mainly by kicks from a player's foot. Outside the USA, it is generally called "football" (Spanish: ''fútbol'').
'''Soccer''' is a popular sport played with a round ball propelled mainly by kicks from a player's foot. Outside the USA, it is generally called "football" (Spanish: ''fútbol'').
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 restricted area. The goal of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal; each goal gives that team a point and the team with the most points at the end of the 90 minute game is the winner.
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 restricted area. The goal of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal; each goal gives that team a point and the team with the most points at the end of the 90 minute game is the winner.
==Rules of the Game==
==Rules of the Game==
* [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], a [[Portuguese]] contemporary player for [[Real Madrid]].
* [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], a [[Portuguese]] contemporary player for [[Real Madrid]].
* [[Lionel Messi]], [[Argentina]]n forward, currently plays for [[Barcelona]].
* [[Lionel Messi]], [[Argentina]]n forward, currently plays for [[Barcelona]].
==A note on terminology==
{{football meaning}} In many other languages, a [[phonics|phonetic]] equivalent to the English word "football," such as the Portuguese word "futbol" is used to denote the sport.
==References==
==References==