Soccer

1. Levels

1.1. Highschool

1.2. College

1.3. Semi-Pro

1.4. Professional

1.4.1. There are 128,983 professional soccer players.

2. History

2.1. Origin

2.1.1. The origin of Soccer is set to be England.

2.2. It is the world's most popular sport with over 250 million players in 200 different countries.

3. Gameplay

3.1. Warm-Up

3.1.1. Cones

3.1.2. Goals

3.1.3. Drills

3.2. Game

3.2.1. A standard game of soccer lasts 90 minutes split into two halves of 45.

3.2.2. Each team has a maximum of eleven players.

3.2.3. Each Game has a referee.

3.2.4. You have to score into the opponents goal-post/net.

4. Competitions

4.1. Rewards

4.1.1. The FIFA Ballon d'Or is the highest soccer award.

4.2. Players

4.2.1. Lionel Messi holds the record for the most professional goals.

4.2.2. Fergus Suter was the first recognized professional soccer player.

4.3. Leagues

4.4. A total of 760 Professional games are played every season.

5. Parts

5.1. Associations

5.1.1. There are 211 affiliated associations in FIFA.

6. Equipment

6.1. Soccer Balls

6.1.1. In 1855 Charles Goodyear made the first vulcanized rubber soccer ball.

6.2. Goal Posts

6.3. Cones

6.4. Merchandises

6.4.1. Jerseys

6.4.2. Cleats

6.4.3. Pads

6.4.4. Hats

6.5. In 2021, sales of soccer balls in the United States made more than 150 million U.S. dollars.