All about soccer
SOCCER is the world’s most popular ballgame. It has simple rules and equipment and can be played almost anywhere. There are about 250 million players in 200 countries and 4 billion fans.
The word soccer is derived from the term “association football”. Two teams of 11 players each try to score by kicking the ball into the other team’s goal. The team with the most goals wins.
The players may manipulate the ball using any body part except their arms and hands. The goalie is the only one who may touch the ball with their hands, but only in the goal area. The ball is mostly kicked, which
