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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corner arc

Sports; Soccer

a quarter-circle with a radius of 1 yard located at each of the 4 corners of the field; on a corner kick, the ball must be kicked from inside this arc.

counterattack

Sports; Soccer

an attack launched by a defending team soon after it regains possession of the ball.

creating space

Sports; Soccer

when a player from the attacking team moves without the ball to draw defenders away from the ball carrier and give him space.

cross

Sports; Soccer

a pass from an attacking player near the sideline to a teammate in the middle or opposite side of the field; used to give the teammate a good scoring opportunity.

crossbar

Sports; Soccer

the horizontal beam that forms the top of a goal and sits on top of the two posts; it is 24 feet long and supported 8 feet above the ground.

cut down the angle

Sports; Soccer

when the goalie comes out of the goal several feet to make himself closer and larger to an attacker, leaving the attacker less net to shoot at.

crossing pass

Sports; Soccer

A delivery of a ball from either side of the field across to the front of the goal by applying various kicking techniques to provide a goal-scoring opportunity.