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.
Statements (60)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Corner kick
subject surface form:
Goal kick