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2. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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   A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

3. Cross (association football) - Wikipedia

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   In this instance, it is easier to use the insole of the "outside" foot to deliver the cross. (For example, the right foot is the outside foot if playing on the right side of the field). For this reason, it is more common to see crosses from players playing on the same side of the field as their dominant foot (conventional wingers).

4. Penalty area - Wikipedia

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   In a typical game, for the majority of time the penalty area is occupied only by the goalkeeper. The attacking team generally aims to get the ball and their own players into the defending team's penalty area, and a high percentage of goals in professional football are scored from within the penalty area. [4]

5. Curl (association football) - Wikipedia

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   David Beckham (centre) scoring with a bending free kick in 2007. The ball is struck with the inside of his right foot, with his body leaning to the left to generate extra curl on the ball. Curve or bend in association football is a definition for a spin on the ball which makes the ball move in a curved direction. When kicking the ball, the ...

6. Passing (association football) - Wikipedia

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   A long pass is generally more attacking than a short pass, but this can depend on where the player is located on the field. If the player wants to drive his pass, he should approach the ball at a 30-degree angle so there is room to swing his kicking leg through. The player uses his arms for balance, positions his non-kicking foot close to the ...

7. Back-pass rule - Wikipedia

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   Back-passes with parts of the body other than the foot, such as headers, are allowed. Despite the popular name "back-pass rule", there is no requirement in the laws that the kick or throw-in must be backwards; handling by the goalkeeper is forbidden regardless of the direction the ball travels. The penalty for the offence is an indirect free ...

8. Corner kick - Wikipedia

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   Most methods of restarting the game do not permit the scoring of an own goal directly from the restart; [nb 1] if the ball enters the goal directly, a corner is awarded instead. This is the case for the kick-off, [33] goal kick, [nb 2] dropped ball, [nb 3] throw-in, [35] corner kick, [nb 2] [39] and free kick (direct or indirect). [40]

9. World Championship Soccer 2 - Wikipedia

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   World Championship Soccer 2 has many features common to soccer games of the time, including choices of automatic defense and attack formations and strategies. There are a number of different game play options and tournaments the player can be a part of. The game has an option to replay the games from the 1986 and 1990 World Championships.