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Association football, more commonly known as football, is a sport played between two teams of 11 players (substitutes also allowed) with a round ball. The game is played on a rectangular pitch with a goal in the middle of each of the shorter ends. In open play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms, while the outfield players primarily use their feet to kick the ball into position although on occasion may use their head to control a ball in mid-air. The object of the game is to score more goals than the opposition. 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.

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