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“Association Football"          Association Football or to put it in simpler terms, "Soccer",is the most popular sport that was created back more than 3,000 years ago in Ancient China, Greece, Rome, but it was England that moved forward with Soccer. Soccer is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The maximum number of players on a soccer team is 11. The different positions are:Goalkeeper, Centre-back, Sweeper, Fullback, Wingback, Centre-midfielder, Defensive midfielder, Attacking midfielder, Winger, Forward, & Striker. Soccer is played on a grassy field called a pitch. The field is rectangular and must be between 100 and 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide. An international soccer game is 90 minutes long. The 90 minutes is divided in two 45 minute halves.

In his article “Fun facts about soccer you may not know” the author Blake Brinklow explains that women started playing soccer around the same time as men did in England. However, originally men were the main players in the game. Women’s soccer started to become extremely popular in the 1990's. Modern day soccer was invented in 19th century England, mostly played by private school teams and soccer clubs. The immense popularity that soccer has across the world is due to its universally positive experience and its ability to bring people of world culture together. This simple game has a widespread influence which is why FIFA tournaments are the best league in the world and are enjoyed by people of all age groups. The game originated from a 9th century medieval period game called 'folk football' played in England that would involve teams of players competing to get a pigs bladder from one landmark to another. This is how, when, & where soccer was created and why it is the most popular sport in the world. -Adriel Lopez