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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behind the defender

Sports; Soccer

the area between a defender and his goal.

bicycle kick

Sports; Soccer

when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.

Bundesliga

Sports; Soccer

The professional soccer or football league of Germany.

carrying the ball

Sports; Soccer

a foul called on a goalkeeper when he takes more than 4 steps while holding or bouncing the ball.

caution

Sports; Soccer

This is also called yellow card/booking; shown by the referee to a player who commits a cautionable offence. If a player commits two cautionable offences in a match, they are shown a second yellow ...