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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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field

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the rectangular area where soccer matches are played.

flick header

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a player's use of his head to deflect the ball.

formation

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the arrangement into positions of players on the field; for example, a 4-3-3 formation places 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards on the field.

foot trap

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a player's use of his foot to control a rolling or low-bouncing ball.

football

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name for soccer everywhere except in the U.S.; also, what American's call their popular team sport which evolved from soccer and rugby.

forward line

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the 3 or 4 forwards who work together to try and score goals; consists of two wingers and 1 or 2 strikers.

touchline

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The markings along the side of the pitch, indicating the boundaries of the playing area; throw-ins are taken from behind this line.

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