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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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thigh trap

Sports; Soccer

when a player uses his thigh to slow down and control a ball in the air.

sudden death

Sports; Soccer

a type of overtime where the first goal scored by a team ends the game and gives that team the victory; most overtime in soccer is not sudden death.

through pass

Sports; Soccer

a pass sent to a teammate to get him the ball behind his defender; used to penetrate a line of defenders.

sweeper

Sports; Soccer

the defender that plays closest to his own goal behind the rest of the defenders; a team's last line of defense in front of the goalkeeper.

throw-in

Sports; Soccer

The act of throwing the ball from the sideline to restart play after the ball has gone out of bounds.

stopper

Sports; Soccer

the defender that marks the best scorer on the attacking team, often the opposition's striker; exists only in a man-to-man defense.

tie game

Sports; Soccer

when two teams have scored the same number of goals in a match; if the game ends tied, it is a draw.

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