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Association football

Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who mostly use their feet to kick an inflated ball around a pitch.

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide
Equipment
Football (or soccer ball) Football boots Shin guards Kits Gloves (for goalkeepers)
First played
December 1863, England
Glossary
Glossary of association football
Highest governing body
FIFA

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Laws

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International competitions

Domestic competitions

Variants and casual play

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Association football

Nodes309
Edges308
Triples227
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006472
Components1

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Association football

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related to Modern era · 41
Association football → Australia, Blackheath, Blackheath FC, Cambridge, Charterhouse, December, During, Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Eleven, English FA, English-speaking, Eton, FA, Football Association, Freemasons' Tavern, Game, Great Queen Street, Harrow, In, John Charles Thring
related to Governing bodies · 31
Association football → AFC, Africa, African Football, Asia, Asian Football Confederation, CAF, Caribbean, Caribbean Association Football, Central American, CONCACAF, Confederación Sudamericana, Confederation, CONMEBOL, Europe, European Football Associations, FIFA, Fútbol, North, North/Central America, Oceania
related to Ancient precursors · 22
Association football → Algonquians, Asuka, BCE, CE, China, Cuju, During, Europe, Han, In North America, It, Japan, Kemari, Kicking, Korea, Other East Asian, Tang, The, The Chinese, The Silk Road
related to Contemporary era · 21
Association football → Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Copa Libertadores, Europe, European, European Cup, Europeans, FIFA World Cup, For, In, Intercontinental Cup, Latin America, Meanwhile, North America, Oceania, South America, South Americans, The FIFA World Cup
related to External links · 17
Association football → Arabic, Association, Encyclopædia Britannica, English, FIFA, Football Association, French, Fédération Internationale, German, IFAB, Indonesian, International Football Association Board, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
related to International competitions · 15
Association football → As, Cup, FIFA, In, International, Pelé, Spain, The, The FIFA Women's World, The World Cup, This, Under, United States, World Cup, World War II
related to Laws · 14
Association football → FIFA, Game, IFAB, IFAB Laws, In, Laws, Major League Soccer, NCAA, NFHS, The, The Laws, There, United States, Within
related to Name · 12
Association football → Association, Early, England, FA, Football Association, Initially, London, Oxford, Rugby School, The, This, University
related to Gameplay · 9
Association football → Although, Association, Each, Game, Laws, The, There, Two, Within
related to Women's association football · 9
Association football → CE, Chinese, Frescoes, Han, Midlothian, Nevertheless, Scotland, There, Women's

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football game ball players may fifa international team association world play women's laws league time played cup national also competitions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Association footballContactNo1.00infobox
Association footballCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
Association footballEquipmentFootball (or soccer ball) Football boots Shin guards Kits Gloves (for goalkeepers)1.00infobox
Association footballFirst playedDecember 1863, England1.00infobox
Association footballGlossaryGlossary of association football1.00infobox
Association footballHighest governing bodyFIFA1.00infobox
Association footballMixed-sexNo, separate competitions1.00infobox
Association footballNicknamesThe beautiful game1.00infobox
Association footballNicknamesThe World's Game1.00infobox
Association footballOlympicMen's since the 1900 Olympics and women's since the 1996 Olympics1.00infobox
Association footballParalympic5-a-side since 2004 and 7-a-side from 1984 to 20161.00infobox
Association footballTeam members11 per side: Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards1.00infobox
Association footballTypeTeam sport1.00infobox
Association footballTypeball game1.00infobox
Association footballVenueFootball pitch (also known as football field, football ground, soccer field, or soccer pitch)1.00infobox

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