Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.[1][2][3] It is a football variant played on a rectangular grass or artificial turf field, with a goal in the centre of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by manoeuvring the ball into the opposing goal. In general play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to use their hands or arms to propel the ball; the rest of the team usually use their feet to kick the ball into position, occasionally using their torso or head to intercept a ball in midair. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout, depending on the format of the competition.

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Chinese Man Beaten for Having David Beckham Haircut

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I’m sure you’ve often thought to yourself, “Man, I’d love to kick that guy’s ass” when you saw him wearing something ridiculous. In China, that actually happened, and now three men are facing five years in prison for administering a beat down. Twice...
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Terry encouraged by Kakuta debut

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Chelsea captain John Terry is encouraged by Gael Kakuta's rise through the ranks and hopeful he can establish himself as a first-team regular.
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Lahm vows to begin Bayern fightback

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Philipp Lahm says "it is not too late" to save FC Bayern München's UEFA Champions League campaign but knows the German giants have to dominate Maccabi Haifa FC and work together to turn their season around.
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“Rooney can fill the gap left by Ronaldo”

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(GSM) – Darren Fletcher thinks Wayne Rooney can fill the gap that was left by Cristiano Ronaldo when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid this summer. “Any team
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Owen: Nev Isn’t Happy I’ve Nicked Hating Scousers Song

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Quite predictably, our fans have pinched Gary Neville’s song and used it for Michael Owen, claiming he’s a red and he hates scousers. Owen has again sung the praises of our club and joked that Neville isn’t too impressed about the song pinching! “I’m not sure...
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Roy Keane – Thorougly Qualfied For A Future Coors Silver Bullet Ad

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Rather than consider a match fixing scandal that Tim Marchman correctly surmises is far more relevant to the credibilty of global soccer than Thierry Henry’s handball, let’s instead take a gander at not-about-to-be-fired Ipswich manager Roy Keane. What’s crazier,...
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