Parker Junior High parker press October 31 2023 Issue № 1 All About Soccer Soccer is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a ball and is known as football in most countries outside of Australia and the United States. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. Interesting Facts: ● No one knows precisely when soccer was created, but the earliest versions of the game can be traced back 3,000 years. ● Soccer is the most popular game in the world. In many countries, it is known as “football”. ● In England, soccer was formed when several clubs formed the Football Association about 150 years ago ● Some of the different shots in soccer are: ● The instep drive or knuckle shot ● The swerve shot ● The full volley ● The half volley ● The side volley ● The flying volley ● The maximum number of players on a soccer team is 11. By: Autumn Robinson
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