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__Football __ == Football otherwise known as Soccer is played on a rectangular field. It consists of 11 players and uses a round football. Soccer is played by millions around the world and is the world’s most popular sport. The objective of soccer is to score a goal by kicking or heading it into the opposing team’s goal. You cannot touch the ball otherwise a penalty will begiven to the other team. == == You must slide tackle from the side not the back as it may injure the player and a foul will be awarded. Standing in front of the goal is a goalkeeper which is the only player on the field allowed to touch or hold the ball with their hands; they can also kick it like any other player on the field. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins, but if it’s tied up it will go to extra time/penalties and if no one ends up scoring it will end in a draw. == == Games consists around the kicking of a ball has been played in many countries through history, such as woggabaliri in Australia, harpastum in the Roman Empire, and cuju in China. The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th century efforts varying forms of football played in the public schools of England. From the beginning of playing time with a kick-off until the end of the playing period, the ball is in the field at all times, except when either the ball leaves the field of play, or play is stopped by the referee. When the ball becomes out of play, play is restarted by one of eight restart methods depending on how it went out of play. A foul occurs when a player commits an offence listed in the Laws of football. Some associations allow for appeals against player suspensions that occured on-field if clubs feel a referee was incorrect or unduly harsh. ==