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Football is a collective sport between two teams of eleven players around a ball with a spherical shape. The objective of football is to score, that is, put the ball behind the opposing  goal line between the posts and the crossbar. Football, also known as soccer in the United States, is a sport where two teams of eleven players each (ten field players and a goalkeeper) compete. The goal is to get the ball back into the opponent's goal while adhering to a set of rules. The main rule of football is that the ball can never be touched with the hands or arms of players other than the goalkeeper (it is up to him to prevent the ball from getting into the goal, otherwise The opposing team wins a point). The football field is rectangular and is covered with lawn / grass. The goals are face-to-face on each side of the field, and each team must defend their own and score goals in the other. The winning team is the one that scored more goals in a match. The games last 90 minutes each. In case of a tie, it is said that there was a draw. The origin of football is due to England. The Football Association is the body which in 1863 established most of the rules of the game of this sport. Today, the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA), an association of national federations, manages football internationally. Every four years, FIFA organizes a World Cup that brings together the best teams in the world who qualified for the draw. This competition is the one that brings together the largest number of spectators in the world. The last championship took place in 2010 in South Africa and it was Spain that won the victory. The next World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil. Description   Modern football was born in 1863 with the founding of the Football Association of England and is the most practiced sport in the world today. Football players are prohibited from touching the ball with their arm or they will be penalized except for the goalkeeper. Note the assignment of various positions influenced by the place of the players they occupy on the field: goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker. Strict rules have been created to standardize this sport and make it professional. FIFA, the International Federation of Football Associations set up in 1904, ensures the uniform application of the same laws of the game throughout the world. Each opposition takes place under the control of an arbitral body with all the authority necessary to ensure the application of the laws of the game. A football match lasts in total 2 periods of 45 minutes interrupted by a break of 15 minutes at the most. In some competitions, 15-minute and penalty shoot-outs are played to decide between the two teams. Each country has its own championship with different levels in order to homogenize the matches as much as possible. In Europe, the main leagues are Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga. Football, also known as soccer in the United States, is a sport where two teams of eleven players each (ten field players and a goalkeeper) compete. The goal is to get the ball back into the opponent's goal while adhering to a set of rules. The main rule of football is that the ball can never be touched with the hands or arms of players other than the goalkeeper (it is up to him to prevent the ball from getting into the goal, otherwise The opposing team wins a point). The football field is rectangular and is covered with lawn / grass. The goals are face-to-face on each side of the field, and each team must defend their own and score goals in the other. The winning team is the one that scored more goals in a match. The games last 90 minutes each. In case of a tie, it is said that there was a draw.