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GAMES  INVOLVING   KICKING  A   BALL   have  a  long  history and  were  recorded  in  china  as  early  as  500   BC .In   medieval  Europe  ,street  football  was  banned   as  a  menace   to  the  public ;only  in  1863   were  the   rules  established ,specifically  banning  carrying   the  ball  for  all   players   except   the  goal  keeper ,  and  separating    rugby    from  soccer.Soccer   officially   termed   association   football.is  a  team  sport   in  which players   attempt  to  score   goals    by passing  and  dribbling   the  ball   down  the  field  past  opposing  the  defenders,  and   kicking or  heading  the  ball  into  the  goal net.outwitting  the defending    goalkeeper.Each  team  consists  of   ten  outfield   players(defenders,midfielders,strikers)  and  a  goalkeeper.Players   from   the  opposing  team  may  challenge   the  players in possession  of  the     ball,  but  an  illegal    or  foul   tackle  results  in a  penalty,if  a  foul  occurs. inside  the penalty  area .
 The  round  ball  used  in  Soccer   is  more  easily  controlled    than  the  oval  balls   in  American,Canadian,and  Australian  rules football  and  in  rugby.The  result  is  a  more " open "  or  flowing  game ,which  is  played  and  watched   by  millions  of  people  
 world wide.




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