Soccer

Soccer, also known as association football, is a sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It originated in England during the 19th century and has since become one of the world’s most popular sports. Soccer is played professionally in over 200 countries and territories around the globe, making it the world’s most widely-played sport.

The objective of soccer is to score by using any part of the body except for hands or arms (although goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands within their penalty area). Each team consists of a goalkeeper who defends against scoring attempts from an opponent while trying to protect his own side’s net; defenders whose main purpose is to prevent opponents from attacking; midfielders who play both offense and defense depending on where they are needed at that moment; attackers or strikers whose primary job it is move forward with ball possession towards opponents’ goal posts resulting in shots on target; and substitutes which can replace either starting players due to injury/suspension/tiredness etc., throughout matches lasting up 90 minutes plus possible extra time periods & penalty shootouts if necessary . The winner will be determined by whichever team scores more goals before fulltime whistle blows.

FIFA (the Fédération Internationale de Football Association) governs international competitive soccer worldwide including World Cup tournaments every 4 years featuring 32 national teams competing for global domination such as Germany (2014 champion), Brazil (2018 Champion), France( 2018 Runnerup ) , Argentina etc.. Other important competitions include UEFA Champions League among European clubs where Real Madrid CFC currently holds title after winning 3 consecutive times 2009–11 respectively along with its 10th win overall back 2006 season when Italian club AS Roma took runnerup spot…Despite these major events held annually there remains countless amateur leagues & friendly games taking place all across planet Earth bringing joy emotion amongst millions upon millions fans around world uniting them through love shared passion game itself!