Guide Note

Soccer, which is commonly known throughout the world as "football," is a sport featuring two teams consisting of 11 players on a side. There are goals at either side of a field, and the object to move a ball down field and shoot it into the goal. Players can use any part of the body to control or manipulate play with the exception of their hands. The team with the most goals after 90 minutes wins.

Fast Facts

1. Believed to date back to the 3rd Century BC
2. Worldwide organizing body: FIFA
3. Every 4 years, the FIFA World Cup is held to determine the world champion
4. It is considered the most popular sport in the world, despite it's lack of popularity in the United States
5. The professional league in the USA is known as Major League Soccer, although the most popular in the world is the Premier League
6. It is also a sport played in the Olympics