Soccer

Soccer

Soccer is a competitive sport usually played between two teams of 11 players with a spherical ball. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal. Participants are not allowed to use their hands to touch the ball with the exception of throwing the ball back into play after it goes out of bounds.

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overtime

Sports; Soccer

the extra periods played after a regulation game ends tied; used in collegiate and championship international matches to determine a winner.

passing

Sports; Soccer

when a player kicks the ball to his teammate; used to move the ball closer to the opposing goal, to keep the ball away from an opponent or to give the ball to a player who is in a better position to ...

penalty

Sports; Soccer

short for penalty kick; also, a punishment given by the referee for a violation of the rules.

periods

Sports; Soccer

the segments of time into which a game is divided; a regulation game played by adults consists of two 45-minutes halves.

penalty shot

Sports; Soccer

a kick taken from the penalty spot by a player against the opposing goalie without any players closer than 10 yards away; awarded for the most severe rule violations and those committed by the ...

points

Sports; Soccer

a team statistic indicating its degree of success, calculated as follows

wings

Sports; Soccer

the outside forwards who play to the sides of the strikers and whose primary task is to provide them with accurate crossing passes so they can shoot at the goal; often the fastest players and best ...