Soccer is probably the most popular sport in the world.
Two teams of 11 players attempt to guide an inflated ball into goal cages at opposite ends of a playing field. The continuous action and fast pace of soccer have made it a major spectator sport throughout the world, and for the same reasons it has attracted millions of players. Since the late 1960s and early 1970s its growth in the United States, especially on the amateur level, has been substantial. The name of the game presents some confusion. In countries other than United States soccer is called football.