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'''Football''' is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the two players acting as [[goalkeeper|goalkeepers]], who are the only ones allowed to handle the ball on the field of play, albeit with restrictions.

The sport is also known by [[football (soccer) names|other names]] in some parts of the [[English language|English]]-speaking world, usually '''association football''' and its contraction, '''soccer'''. These names are often used to distinguish the game from [[football|other codes of football]], since [[football (word)|the word "football"]] may be used (often incorreclyincorrectly) to refer to several quite different games. <!-- Please see above polite suggestions before changing this line-->

Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of people regularly go to a football [[stadium]] to follow their favourite team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television. A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level.