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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offensive player

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see Attacker.

shorthanded

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a team playing with less than its full complement of 11 players.

shot

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a ball kicked or headed by a player at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal.

set play

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a planned strategy that a team uses when a game is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.

points

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a team statistic indicating its degree of success, calculated as follows

post

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goalpost or the area near it.

professional foul

Sports; Soccer

a foul committed intentionally, usually by a defender on an attacker just outside the defender's penalty area; used to prevent a scoring opportunity without incurring a penalty shot.