soc|cer

soc|cer
soc|cer «SOK uhr», noun.
a game played between two teams of eleven players each, using a round ball; association football. The ball may be struck with any part of the body except the hands and arms. Only the goalkeeper may touch the ball with the hands and arms.
[alteration of assoc., abbreviation of association + -er]
Usage soccer, football. In American use, these terms are not synonymous and refer to two completely different games. In British use, soccer is usually called either “football” or “association football,” while “Rugby” or “Rugby football” is the name for football as played in Great Britain.

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