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This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the world's most important governing body for association football. A majority of national association football teams in the world are members of FIFA or one of its affiliated continental confederations.
This is a list of lists of association football clubs from all over the world. Each of the articles linked from here lists clubs playing at the highest level in each country; for clubs playing at lower divisions, see separate linked articles.
This is a list of football clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the men's English football league system as far down as Level 10 (Step 6), that is to say, six divisions below the Premier League/English Football League. Also included are clubs from outside England that play within the English system (suitably highlighted).
At the semi-professional level, the USL League Two and the National Premier Soccer League have teams. Two professional women's soccer leagues are sanctioned by U.S. Soccer, both at the top level— the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which has operated since 2013, and the USL Super League (USLS), which started play in the 2024–25 season.
Soccer has changed the rules for over 120 years now. These rules include, holding/picking up the ball, In the 1880 and 1904 the rule of picking up the ball has changed from being able to pick up the ball and running to only being able to kick the ball. When the ball goes out on your side by your team, the opposing team gets to have a corner kick.
This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions are also included.
The 2016 season saw the league expand from 14 teams to 16, accomplished by promoting three clubs from the Belarusian First League and relegating only the last-place team in the 2015 Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the First League and replaced by that league's top two finishers.
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the 2024–25 season.. Over that span, 51 teams have played in the Premier League, two of which (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.