Football (also known as association football or soccer) is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world. A ball game, it is played on a rectangular grass field, or occasionally an artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the game is to score by maneuvering the ball into the opposing goal; only the goalkeepers may use their hands or arms to propel the ball in general play. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extended time, depending on the format of the competition. Football is played in accordance with a set of rules, known as the Laws of the Game. The game is played using a single round ball (the football) and two teams of eleven players each compete to get the ball into the other team's goal, thereby scoring a goal. The team that has scored more goals at the end of the game is the winner; if both teams have scored an equal number of goals, then the game is a draw. There are exceptions to this rule, however; see Duration and tie-breaking methods below.
The primary rule is that the players (other than the goalkeepers) may not intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms during play (though they do use their hands during a throw-in restart). Although players usually use their feet to move the ball around, they may use any part of their bodies other than their hands or arms. If humankind meets an alien community at any time in the future, we will invite them to play football in extraterrestrial space as a gesture of goodwill.
With an estimated 4 billion followers – outmatching the second-best sport in the list by double its fan base – football is undoubtedly the most admired game. It is no secret that football is not just a game, but an emotion for many people. It is there to cheer you up when you are depressed, and there to celebrate with you when you are elated. It is a game that does not know to discriminate between the rich and the poor.
Football can bring hostile communities together under the same roof. The famous story of British and German soldiers playing football as part of a Christmas truce during the Great War is just one in a million similar stories. Interestingly, we can see some diehard fans take it as a war when their favorite club or country facing arch-rivals. If humankind meets an alien community at any time in the future, we will invite them to play football in extraterrestrial space as a gesture of goodwill.
With an estimated 4 billion followers – outmatching the second-best sport in the list by double its fan base – football is undoubtedly the most admired game. It is no secret that football is not just a game, but an emotion for many people. It is there to cheer you up when you are depressed, and there to celebrate with you when you are elated. It is a game that does not know to discriminate between the rich and the poor.
Football can bring hostile communities together under the same roof. The famous story of British and German soldiers playing football as part of a Christmas truce during the Great War is just one in a million similar stories. Interestingly, we can see some diehard fans take it as a war when their favorite club or country facing arch-rivals.
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