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1. Association football.(n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 21, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football

2. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. At the turn of the 21st century, the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field of grass or green artificial turf, with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing goal.

In general play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms, while the field players typically use their feet to kick the ball into position, occasionally using their torso or head to intercept a ball in midair. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout, depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and have evolved since then. Association football is governed internationally by FIFA, which organizes the FIFA World Cup every four years.

3. I selected this topic because I love the game and found it very interesting. The definition that is provided by Wikipedia, explains the not the general basis behind the term, but it gives them a detail explanation on what the game is about and how it is played. The definition even goes a little further to explain some of the games rules and important factors that distinctive the game from the others. Also the definition tells reads who the organizing body controlling the game now and when it started. Being that I am soccer fan and I soccer player I strongly feel this definition is a great and well-defined but I still feel like there is some more key features that could paint a clearer picture for those people unfamiliar with the sport.

4. "Overview of Soccer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 21 2012. From http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550852/football