English
soccer
[ˈsɒkə]noun
Style details: American English
Meaning 1
A form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
Example sentences:
By almost any standards it’s a stunning rise to stardom for a player many mainstream soccer fans had never even heard of two years ago.