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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.
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.