Association football

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Association football is a globally popular team sport in which two sides attempt to score by kicking a ball into the opponent’s goal, governed by standardized rules and played on a rectangular pitch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion game
team sport
alsoKnownAs football
soccer
ballInPlay continuous except for stoppages
ballPrimarilyPlayedWith feet
ballShape spherical
codifiedIn 19th century
commonMatchOutcomeTypes draw
loss
win
disciplinarySanction red card
yellow card
equipmentRequired boots
football
goals
shin guards
team kits
fieldShape rectangular pitch
fieldSurface artificial turf
natural grass
firstLawsOfTheGamePlace London NERFINISHED
firstLawsOfTheGameYear 1863
foulsPenalizedBy free kick
penalty kick
genderCategories men's football
women's football
globalGoverningBodyHeadquarters Zurich, Switzerland NERFINISHED
goalkeeperMayUseHands within penalty area
goalStructure rectangular goal with net
governingBody FIFA NERFINISHED
governingBodyForLaws International Football Association Board NERFINISHED
halftimeInterval 15 minutes (typical)
hasProfessionalLeaguesIn most countries worldwide
majorClubCompetition Copa Libertadores NERFINISHED
UEFA Champions League NERFINISHED
majorInternationalTournament FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
UEFA European Championship NERFINISHED
matchDurationStandard 90 minutes
matchDurationStructure two 45-minute halves
mostPopularSportBy global viewership
number of participants
numberOfTeamsOnField 2
objective score more goals than the opponent
originatedFrom various traditional football games in Britain
playedAtOlympicGames true
playersPerTeamOnField 11
primaryMethodOfAdvancingBall kicking
primaryScoringUnit goal
restartMethodWhenBallCrossesGoalLineOffAttacker goal kick
restartMethodWhenBallCrossesGoalLineOffDefender corner kick
restartMethodWhenBallCrossesTouchline throw-in
standardRulesDefinedBy IFAB NERFINISHED
substitutionsAllowed limited
teamRoles defender
forward
goalkeeper
midfielder
usesOffsideRule true
youthVariants under-age competitions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Corner Kick sport Association football
subject surface form: Corner kick
The Goal Kick sport Association football
subject surface form: Goal kick