Soccer

Soccer

Soccer is a competitive sport usually played between two teams of 11 players with a spherical ball. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal. Participants are not allowed to use their hands to touch the ball with the exception of throwing the ball back into play after it goes out of bounds.

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Bundesliga

Sports; Soccer

The professional soccer or football league of Germany.

caution

Sports; Soccer

This is also called yellow card/booking; shown by the referee to a player who commits a cautionable offence. If a player commits two cautionable offences in a match, they are shown a second yellow ...

bicycle kick

Sports; Soccer

when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.

break

Sports; Soccer

when a team quickly advances the ball down the field in an attempt to get its players near the opponent's goal before the defenders have a chance to retreat; also called an advantage.