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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, [a] is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, ...
The various codes of football share certain common elements and can be grouped into two main classes of football: carrying codes like American football, Canadian football, Australian football, rugby union and rugby league, where the ball is moved about the field while being held in the hands or thrown, and kicking codes such as association football and Gaelic football, where the ball is moved ...
Indoor soccer was a great success in the 1980s to the '90s, in part due to the input of the North American Soccer League. When the NASL folded, other leagues, including the Major Indoor Soccer League filled in to meet the demand. A new MISL exists today with seven teams operating in the 2013–2014 season. [56]
Soccer in the United States is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, basketball, and baseball. [7]The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) governs most levels of soccer in the United States, including the national teams, professional leagues, and amateur leagues, being the highest soccer authority in the country.
Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in Fulham, West London, England.Named after neighbouring area Chelsea, they compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
Football (Italian: calcio ⓘ) is the most popular sport in Italy.The Italy national football team is considered one of the best national teams in the world [citation needed].
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association [a] (lit. ' International Federation of Association Football '), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA [b] (/ ˈ f iː f ə / FEE-fə), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England.The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.