soccer

     

A player (wearing the re kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kits) and is taking a shot at goal. The goalkeeper will attempt to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

Trivia about soccer

  • In August 1999, for the first time in its 75-year history, Wheaties began featuring players of this sport on its boxes
  • If you're playing midfield in this sport & the center is dribbling the ball towards you, kick at his shins
  • A First Division team in this sport in Romania traded player Ion Radu for 2 tons of meat
  • Today, most placekickers use the instep rather than the toe in a kicking style adapted from this sport
  • Jon Stewart got a "kick" out of this sport at William & Mary, & an award there is named in his honor
  • 11 teammates, a center circle, a penalty area, a goal
  • 3-D crowds cheer on Mia Hamm in the SouthPeak Interactive game in this sport
  • This team sport is known as football in most of the world, but we call it this
  • In 1995's "The Big Green", an underdog team learns to excel at this sport
  • On the field in this sport, Mia Hamm eggs on her teammates
  • Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima began playing this sport for Brazil's national team at age 17
  • Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain & their 9 teammates on the field
  • MLS
  • Goalie,throw-in,midfielder
  • In this game a penalty kick, often goes over 60 MPH--hence the goalie's fear of it
  • This sport derives its name from the word association, as in association football
  • Played in more than 150 countries, it's the world's most popular sport
  • On Saturdays Sally plays this team game; she pretends she's Mia Hamm
  • FIFA
  • Johann Cruyff, known as the Dutch Major, was tops in this sport & even played for the L.A. Aztecs
  • Started in 1997 to develop robotics & A.I., the Robocup features robots playing this competitive sport
  • The D.C. United plays this sport outside while the Warthogs play it indoors
  • Adidas products for this sport include World Cup cleats & the official ball for the 1998 World Cup
  • The World Cup & the Copa America are two of the major international competitions in this sport
  • Corner,header,bicycle
  • Sports event that set off a 1969 war between Honduras & El Salvador
  • Paolo Maldini could tell you that in this sport guarding an opponent closely is called marking him
  • In the Christmas Truce of 1914, soldiers sang, exchanged smokes played an impromptu game of this
  • As Landon Donovan knows, using hands is a no-no for the majority of the players
  • In this sport's major league, the Dallas Burn & Chicago Fire vie for the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy
  • The legend seen here most famously played this sport
  • In "Ladybugs", a flustered Rodney coached a girls' team in this sport
  • The first women's Olympic gold medal in this, the world's most popular team sport, went to the U.S. team
  • The Mayans played a game similar to this modern one, except losing a shootout might mean execution
  • The name of this ball game is derived from the "soc" in the term "association football"
  • What the Europeans call association football, we call this
  • You might get a "kick" out of this sport depicted by the symbol seen here
  • Basically, this sports ball is a truncated icosahedron; it's just a little rounder
  • Striker,throw-in,marking
  • The Jules Rimet Trophy
  • Hot foot it to this "for Dummies" to learn about the Cruyff move & the Zico move
  • A U.K. company was vilified for marketing "Little Hooliganz", action figures of fans of this sport
  • This sport has an under-17 World Cup every 2 years; Haris Seferovic starred for the 2009 champion Switzerland