Outdoor Soccer, or Soccer, is a team game where players advance a ball up a large field, using any part of the body besides the hands. Players shoot at large goals with the intention of scoring more than the opposing team.

Outdoor soccer is an immensely popular sport played in nearly every country around the world. Teams, consisting of 11 players, move a ball around a large field using mostly feet and legs. Goals are scored by putting the ball past a goalkeeper and into a large net. The team with the most goals at the end of the game is considered the winner.

Advance a ball down a large, rectangular grass field without using hands, with the intention of putting it into the opponent's goal.

Each team consists of eleven players (not including substitutes) that can advance the ball by any means except their hands or arms. Goalkeepers are the exception, as they may stop the ball with any part of their body. There are no set positions, which allow players to roam anywhere on the field. However, informal positions have evolved that restrict some movement. The team that has scored the most goals at the end of a 90 minute match is declared the winner. If the teams are tied, a shootout is held to determine the winner.

Outdoor soccer can trace its roots back to kicking games played in various ancient societies in the 2nd or 3rd century BCE. Forms of soccer continued to be played throughout medieval Europe. By the mid-nineteenth century, with the game widely played in English schools, unform rules and regulations were established. Today soccer is considered the most popular sport in the world. It is played by more than 200 million people in over 200 countries. It's international tournament, the World Cup, is the most watched sporting event on Earth, regularly doubling the viewing audience of the Olympics.

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Outdoor soccer is a relatively safe sport due to a limited amount of direct physical contact between players. Injuries do still occur, especially during tackles. Common injuries include strains and tears to muscles and ligaments in the ankles and knees.

Outdoor soccer players should possess fast, strong legs and excellent cardiovascular health. These can be achieved through both sprinting and long distance running drills, and aerobic exercise.

Corner Kick - kick taken when the ball goes out of bounds near the goal line

Goal - a point scored by putting the ball into the opposition's net

Header - playing the ball of one's head

Penalty Kick - free kick awarded because of a foul

Save - action taken by a goalkeeper to prevent a goal

Slide Tackle - taking the ball from an opponent by sliding into them

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