Question: For a query within the realm of soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to provide an answer: By what other, more formal name is the sport of soccer known?

Brazil national football team, The Brazil national team is known by different names in various parts of the world.

Premier League, instance of, association football league

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

Ice hockey, In North America and some European countries the sport is known simply as "hockey" in common parlance.

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Montreal, CF Montréal (formerly known as the Montreal Impact) are the city's professional soccer team.

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Football in Germany, Football (or "soccer") is the most popular sport in Germany.

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Republic of Ireland, Association football (soccer) is the third most popular spectator sport and has the highest level of participation.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

The Football Association, The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

match official, subclass of, sports official

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

Football in Brazil, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of its national identity.

Ball, The various modern games played with a ball or balls and subject to rules are treated under their various names, such as polo, cricket, football, etc.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations.

Soccer in the United States, It is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, baseball, and basketball.

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first division professional football league in the world.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation, often going simply as U.S. Soccer.

Soccer in the United States, On April 5, 1913, the AAFA reorganized as the United States Football Association (USFA), presently known as the United States Soccer Federation.

Major League Soccer, MLS teams also play in other international and domestic competitions.

Sport in France, Football (soccer) is the most popular sports in France, with 1,993,270 licensed players in the leagues.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

Association football club names, Manchester United is often shortened to Man Utd, and Lyon used instead of Olympique Lyonnais.

Names for association football, The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.)

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Usage of the various names of association football vary among the countries or territories who hold the English language as an official or de facto official language.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

Names for association football, Soccer" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, le soccer).

Cape Town, Association football, which is also known as soccer in South Africa, is also popular.

Names for association football, The term soccer is sometimes used in vernacular speech and media coverage, however.

Names for association football, Soccer is the most common term in vernacular speech, however.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

Names for association football, In New Zealand English, association football has historically been called "soccer".

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

Names for association football, In South Africa, "soccer" is the more common name, used by all cultural groups when speaking English.

Names for association football, The name of the governing body is the Football Association of Singapore but it is not uncommon for the sport to be referred to as "soccer" in everyday usage.

Names for association football, In Pakistan, Liberia, Nigeria and other English-speaking countries both football and soccer are used both officially and commonly.

Names for association football, Japan Soccer Association, but the official English name is Japan Football Association).

1. FC Kaiserslautern, Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1.

Sub-Saharan Africa, Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in sub-Saharan Africa.

Names for association football, Canadian French: soccer, pronounced like the English word.

National sports team, The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for example association football (soccer), curling, or basketball.

Football, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904.

Futsal, Since then, futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term.

Category:Association football trophies and awards, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football trophies and awards, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer", a derivative of the word "association".

Football, Australian rules football – officially known as "Australian football", and informally as "football", "footy" or "Aussie rules".

Category:Association football trophies and awards, In most parts of the world, it is known simply as "football".

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer is a playable league in both the FIFA and the Football Manager series.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer is one of the most played sports by children in the United States.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Major League Soccer, instance of, association football league

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football positions, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association".

Category:Association football positions, In others, it is known simply as "football".


Question: For a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from Knowledge Graph triples to provide an answer: By what other, more formal name is the sport of soccer known?

Brazil national football team, The Brazil national team is known by different names in various parts of the world.

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

Ice hockey, In North America and some European countries the sport is known simply as "hockey" in common parlance.

Montreal, CF Montréal (formerly known as the Montreal Impact) are the city's professional soccer team.

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Football in Germany, Football (or "soccer") is the most popular sport in Germany.

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Republic of Ireland, Association football (soccer) is the third most popular spectator sport and has the highest level of participation.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

The Football Association, The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

Football in Brazil, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of its national identity.

Ball, The various modern games played with a ball or balls and subject to rules are treated under their various names, such as polo, cricket, football, etc.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations.

Soccer in the United States, It is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, baseball, and basketball.

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first division professional football league in the world.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation, often going simply as U.S. Soccer.

Soccer in the United States, On April 5, 1913, the AAFA reorganized as the United States Football Association (USFA), presently known as the United States Soccer Federation.

Major League Soccer, MLS teams also play in other international and domestic competitions.

Sport in France, Football (soccer) is the most popular sports in France, with 1,993,270 licensed players in the leagues.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

Association football club names, Manchester United is often shortened to Man Utd, and Lyon used instead of Olympique Lyonnais.

Names for association football, The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.)

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Usage of the various names of association football vary among the countries or territories who hold the English language as an official or de facto official language.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

Names for association football, Soccer" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, le soccer).

Cape Town, Association football, which is also known as soccer in South Africa, is also popular.

Names for association football, The term soccer is sometimes used in vernacular speech and media coverage, however.

Names for association football, Soccer is the most common term in vernacular speech, however.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

Names for association football, In New Zealand English, association football has historically been called "soccer".

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

Names for association football, In South Africa, "soccer" is the more common name, used by all cultural groups when speaking English.

Names for association football, The name of the governing body is the Football Association of Singapore but it is not uncommon for the sport to be referred to as "soccer" in everyday usage.

Names for association football, In Pakistan, Liberia, Nigeria and other English-speaking countries both football and soccer are used both officially and commonly.

Names for association football, Japan Soccer Association, but the official English name is Japan Football Association).

1. FC Kaiserslautern, Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1.

Sub-Saharan Africa, Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in sub-Saharan Africa.

Names for association football, Canadian French: soccer, pronounced like the English word.

National sports team, The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for example association football (soccer), curling, or basketball.

Football, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21 May 1904.

Futsal, Since then, futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term.

Category:Association football trophies and awards, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football trophies and awards, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer", a derivative of the word "association".

Football, Australian rules football – officially known as "Australian football", and informally as "football", "footy" or "Aussie rules".

Category:Association football trophies and awards, In most parts of the world, it is known simply as "football".

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer is a playable league in both the FIFA and the Football Manager series.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer is one of the most played sports by children in the United States.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football positions, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association".

Category:Association football positions, In others, it is known simply as "football".


Question: Upon receiving a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge sources: What is the name of the set of rules under which the sport of soccer is played?

Scoring in association football, As with all other decisions on the Laws of the Game, the referee is the final authority as to whether a goal is scored.

Foul (sports), In association football, a foul is an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

Scoring in association football, That a goal should be scored whenever the ball was kicked between the goalposts or over the space between them.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

Association football, The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely varying forms of football played in the public schools of England.

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Association football, The laws of the game are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

Sport, Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition, and allow consistent adjudication of the winner.

Soccer in the United States, The match regulations are generally the same between the three governing bodies although there are many subtle differences.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Association football, Under the Laws, the two basic states of play during a game are ball in play and ball out of play.

Competition, Competitive sports are governed by codified rules agreed upon by the participants.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

History of soccer in the United States, By the 1860s, several different sets of rules began to be codified, such as the "Boston Game" which was like a hybrid of rugby and soccer.:

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule

Professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-level men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Away goals rule, The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground.

National sports team, Various rules are used to determine who is eligible to play for which national team.

United States Soccer Federation, U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States.

Futsal, FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations.

Olympic Soccer, These are: Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that enables maneuvers such as back-heel passes, one-two plays, bicycle kicks, and diving headers.

United States soccer league system, The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States.

United States soccer league system, The standards for Division I, II and III leagues are set by the USSF.

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).


Question: For a question related to soccer, locate pertinent information from textual resources: What is the name of the set of rules under which the sport of soccer is played?

Scoring in association football, As with all other decisions on the Laws of the Game, the referee is the final authority as to whether a goal is scored.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule


Question: For a query related to soccer, find pertinent information from all available knowledge bases: In the sport of soccer, what the two most prestigious competitions?

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA regarded it as the second most prestigious competition, behind the European Cup (later the UEFA Champions League) and ahead of the Fairs Cup (later the UEFA Cup).

CONCACAF Champions League, instance of, soccer competition

association football final, part of, soccer competition

Football in England, The two major cup competitions are the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, with the winners of those competitions qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

List of events at Soldier Field, The Copa América is the oldest continental football competition and is one of the most prestigious and most widely viewed sporting events in the world.

France\u2013Habsburg rivalry, subclass of, competition

Ligue 1, instance of, soccer competition

Ligue 1, subclass of, soccer competition

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

Entertainment, Two of the most popular sports with global appeal are association football and cricket.

Dundee F.C., Matches between the two are called the Dundee derby, and games are fiercely contested and are often considered one of the most exciting fixtures in Scottish football.

List of world cups, The world cups are the second level of the most important world sports competition after world championships.

Gaelic football, The most prestigious inter-county competition in Gaelic football is the All-Ireland Championship.

FIFA (video game series), The rivalry between both franchises since the 1990s has been considered the "greatest rivalry" in the history of sports video games.

FIFA World Cup qualification, Most knock-out qualifiers (such as the inter-confederation play-offs and many preliminary ties) are played over two legs.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

Track and field, In modern times, the two most prestigious international track and field competitions are the athletics competition at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in international football, The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League saw Paris Saint-Germain record two of the most famous yet contrasting results in the competition's history.

Portugal, There are several football competitions ranging from local amateur to world-class professional level.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

Republic of Ireland, Association football (soccer) is the third most popular spectator sport and has the highest level of participation.

Association football, It is the most prestigious men's football tournament in the world, and the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding the Olympic Games.

UEFA, UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.

CAF Champions League, It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football.

Category:FIFA World Cup-winning players, Players who have won the most prestigious football (soccer) tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup.

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

Sport of athletics, The most prestigious track and field contests occur within athletics championships and athletics programmes at multi-sport events.

World Cup, instance of, sports competition

Association football, Football has the highest global television audience in sport.

South African Football Association, The Premier Soccer League administrates the top two divisions and several cup competitions.

CONCACAF Champions League, The quarter finals, semi finals and final are played over two legs.

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

National Premier Soccer League, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

World Championship Soccer, World Championship Soccer, Genre(s), Sports

National Premier Soccer League, , Most championships, Miami FC  (2 titles)

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

FIFA World Cup, There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.

soccer competition, Commons category, "Association football competitions"

Sport, A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion.

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, world championship

Copa del Rey, It is considered one of the most prestigious national cup trophies in the world.

Soccer in the United States, The highest-level men's professional soccer league in the U.S. is Major League Soccer (MLS).

Champions League, Champions League is a sports competition, typically association football, that is contested by club teams who have distinguished themselves in their respective national competitions.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain used to host two very famous invitational competitions: the Tournoi de Paris and the Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy.

United Premier Soccer League, Teams will compete in two divisions: Pro Premier and Championship.

Major League Soccer, MLS teams also play in other international and domestic competitions.

Manchester United F.C., It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the football world and is considered the most famous fixture in English football.

Pro Evolution Soccer, The rivalry between FIFA and PES is considered the "greatest rivalry" in the history of sports video games.

Sports in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier soccer league in the United States.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Equivalent to Spain's El Clásico, the fixture is the biggest rivalry in France and one of the greatest in the world.

United States men's national soccer team, Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football history and the only two French teams to have won major European trophies.

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Houston Dynamo in international competition, By virtue of their MLS Cup victories, the Dynamo have entered prestigious competitions like the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the North American SuperLiga.

Association football, Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) were the most prestigious international event.

Audi Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

FIFA 09, There are two methods of playing.

Sport in Portugal, The major Portuguese professional sports leagues, championships and events include: Portuguese Football Championship, Cup of Portugal, Taça da Liga and Supertaça in football.

championship, subclass of, sports competition

El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup, The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals).

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

HKFC Soccer Sevens, The event features two competitions, a Main Tournament and Masters Tournament.

Cape Town, Association football, which is also known as soccer in South Africa, is also popular.

FIFA, It is the highest governing body of association football.

CONCACAF, It is the most prestigious international club competition in North American football.

sporting event, different from, sports competition

sporting event, subclass of, sports competition

Serie A, subclass of, soccer competition

sports competition, different from, sporting event

sports competition, subclass of, competition

sports competition, different from, competitive sport

sports competition, different from, sport

Hispanic and Latino Americans, Soccer is the most popular sport across Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and Latinos brought the heritage of soccer playing to the United States.

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

FC Barcelona, The contest was the most prestigious in that era.

Boca Juniors, Matches between them are known as the Superclásico, and are one of the most heated rivalries in Argentina and the world, as both clubs are the two most popular in the country.

National sports team, Competitions with the most teams involved offer the most international competition and are often most popular.

EFL Trophy, instance of, soccer competition

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Boca Juniors, The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and most important rivalries.

World championship, On the other hand, association football (soccer) has more parity between national leagues and even continental tournaments has seen the birth of one true "world championship".


Question: Presented with an inquiry related to soccer, extract pertinent information from text sources to provide an answer: In the sport of soccer, what the two most prestigious competitions?

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA regarded it as the second most prestigious competition, behind the European Cup (later the UEFA Champions League) and ahead of the Fairs Cup (later the UEFA Cup).

CONCACAF Champions League, instance of, soccer competition

association football final, part of, soccer competition

France\u2013Habsburg rivalry, subclass of, competition

Ligue 1, instance of, soccer competition

Ligue 1, subclass of, soccer competition

association football match, part of, soccer competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

World Cup, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

National Premier Soccer League, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

World Championship Soccer, World Championship Soccer, Genre(s), Sports

National Premier Soccer League, , Most championships, Miami FC  (2 titles)

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

soccer competition, Commons category, "Association football competitions"

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, world championship

Audi Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

championship, subclass of, sports competition

sporting event, different from, sports competition

sporting event, subclass of, sports competition

Serie A, subclass of, soccer competition

sports competition, different from, sporting event

sports competition, subclass of, competition

sports competition, different from, competitive sport

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

EFL Trophy, instance of, soccer competition


Question: Upon receiving a soccer-related query, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to answer the question: From what source does the term soccer originate?

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

history of the United States men's national soccer team, instance of, history of an association football team

history of the United States men's national soccer team, sport, soccer

history of the United States men's national soccer team, country, United States of America

Leicester City F.C., This is the origin of the nickname "The Foxes".

Camp Nou, The world's game: a history of soccer.

Pele, country of origin, United States of America

Japan Football Association, This reflected common use of the word sakkā (サッカー), derived from "soccer", rather than the older Japanese word shūkyū (蹴球; literally "kick-ball").

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

United States men's national soccer team, history of topic, history of the United States men's national soccer team

1930 FIFA World Cup, The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer.

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

soccer, described by source, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

soccer, described by source, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, statement is subject of, Q24514049

soccer, described by source, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, statement is subject of, Q24744664

soccer, described by source, Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius

soccer, country of origin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Association football, The history of football in England dates back to at least the eighth century CE.

soccer, uses, association football pitch

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

soccer, history of topic, history of association football

Football, These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as football codes.

Soccer Made in Germany, Soccer Made in Germany, Country of origin, United States

Football, There are conflicting explanations of the origin of the word "football".

Football, There is an alternative explanation, which is that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot.

Football pitch, Football goals were first described in England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

United States men's national beach soccer team, The sport of beach soccer originated in Brazil, where locals played soccer on the beaches for recreation.

United States men's national soccer team, The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

Toronto FC, The "FC" ("Football Club") in the club's name is the conventional initialism for football teams across Europe and is commonly used among MLS teams to present a more authentic soccer brand.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

Football, Other firsts in the medieval and early modern eras: "a football", in the sense of a ball rather than a game, was first mentioned in 1486.

Football in Brazil, According to the author, Football was first introduced in Brazil as a European sport that exclusively favored white males with social and economic privileges.

Sport, The word "sport" comes from the Old French desport meaning "leisure", with the oldest definition in English from around 1300 being "anything humans find amusing or entertaining".

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations.

Champions League, The name originated with, and most often refers to, the UEFA Champions League.

Soccer in the United States, There has been some debate about the origins of modern soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States, The origins of the game in general trace back to ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, or China.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, It is difficult to say for sure which country was the true origin.

Let's Make a Soccer Team!, The game story begins with a brief introduction concerning the history of football.

Soccer in the United States, The earliest known game of organized soccer in the United States was played on October 11, 1866, in Waukesha, Wisconsin under the 1863 London Football Association laws.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game.

Major League Soccer, The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Soccer in the United States, Originally seen as a British slang term for "association", the use of soccer began appearing in the late 1910s and early 1920s.

Soccer in the United States, The governing body of the sport in the U.S. did not have the word soccer in its name until 1945 when it became the United States Soccer Football Association.

Soccer in the United States, It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation, often going simply as U.S. Soccer.

Sports in the United States, Soccer has been increasing in popularity in the United States in recent years.

American football, American football evolved in the United States, originating from the sports of soccer and rugby.

Major League Soccer, In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer league.

Sport in France, The sport was imported from England at the end of the 19th century, under the name of association football.

Club Nacional de Football, This is the origin of a word that is frequently used by Spanish speakers worldwide.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) launched in 1996, which helped develop American players in a way that was not possible without a domestic league.

David Beckham Soccer, country of origin, United Kingdom

American football, American football evolved from the sports of rugby and soccer.

Golden Team, The World Encyclopedia of Soccer.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

history of the France national football team, instance of, history of an association football team

history of the France national football team, sport, soccer

History of FC Barcelona, The world's game: a history of soccer.

Basketball, Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball.

Association football club names, Because of the British origin of the modern game and the prevalence of the English language, many clubs, even outside Europe, have their names written in English.

Soccer Team (band), Soccer Teamplayers names, Origin, Washington, D.C. , U.S.

Names for association football, The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.)

History of soccer in the United States, The history of soccer in the United States has numerous different roots.

History of soccer in the United States, It was in New Orleans that some of the first organized games that used modern English rules were held.

History of soccer in the United States, By the 1860s, several different sets of rules began to be codified, such as the "Boston Game" which was like a hybrid of rugby and soccer.:

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

History of soccer in the United States, Nevertheless, American football became the primary sport at most schools.:

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

Names for association football, The term soccer is sometimes used in vernacular speech and media coverage, however.

Names for association football, Soccer is the most common term in vernacular speech, however.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

Names for association football, In New Zealand English, association football has historically been called "soccer".

Names for association football, In South Africa, "soccer" is the more common name, used by all cultural groups when speaking English.

Names for association football, In Pakistan, Liberia, Nigeria and other English-speaking countries both football and soccer are used both officially and commonly.

History of soccer in the United States, Soccer Wars Towards the end of the 1920s, a period in American soccer known as the "American Soccer Wars" ignited.

Names for association football, Canadian French: soccer, pronounced like the English word.

History of soccer in the United States, This was the creation of early forms of playoffs culminating a regular season.

Names for association football, the word football refers either to American or Canadian football, following the usage of English-speaking North America.

Hispanic and Latino Americans, Soccer is the most popular sport across Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and Latinos brought the heritage of soccer playing to the United States.

association football club names, sport, soccer

Names for association football, In Korean, the Sino-Korean derived term chukku (蹴球 축구 [tɕʰukk͈u]), "kick-ball", is used.

Futsal, Futsal comes from the Spanish fútbol sala or fútbol de salón and from the Portuguese futebol de salão (all translatable as "indoor football").

Kick-off (association football), A goal may be scored directly from a kick-off against the opposing team.

College soccer, The NCAA first began holding a men's national soccer championship in 1959.

history of the United States women's national soccer team, instance of, history of an association football team

Category:Association football trophies and awards, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer", a derivative of the word "association".

Hockey, The word hockey itself is of unknown origin.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer is one of the most played sports by children in the United States.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup's roots trace back to the foundation of Major League Soccer, when the league decided to hold a championship format similar to its contemporary North American sports leagues.

Category:Association football positions, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association".


Question: When presented with a query about soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources to provide an answer: From what source does the term soccer originate?

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

history of the United States men's national soccer team, instance of, history of an association football team

history of the United States men's national soccer team, sport, soccer

history of the United States men's national soccer team, country, United States of America

Pele, country of origin, United States of America

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

United States men's national soccer team, history of topic, history of the United States men's national soccer team

soccer, described by source, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

soccer, described by source, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, statement is subject of, Q24514049

soccer, described by source, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, statement is subject of, Q24744664

soccer, described by source, Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius

soccer, country of origin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

soccer, uses, association football pitch

soccer, history of topic, history of association football

Soccer Made in Germany, Soccer Made in Germany, Country of origin, United States

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

David Beckham Soccer, country of origin, United Kingdom

history of the France national football team, instance of, history of an association football team

history of the France national football team, sport, soccer

Soccer Team (band), Soccer Teamplayers names, Origin, Washington, D.C. , U.S.

association football club names, sport, soccer

history of the United States women's national soccer team, instance of, history of an association football team


Question: For a query about soccer, find the pertinent information from all knowledge sources to provide an answer: What is the name of association football's most important international competition?

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

association football final, topic's main category, Category:Association football finals

UEFA Champions League, instance of, international association football clubs cup

association football final, part of, soccer competition

association football final, instance has part(s) of the class, association football match

Sevilla FC, The game is considered one of the most important derbies in Spanish football.

UEFA Women's Champions League, The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is an international women's association football competition.

Japan Football Association, Competition is National teams

Scoring in association football, In games of association football teams compete to score the most goals during the match.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in international football, Competition is UEFA Intertoto Cup,  is 17 +17

Croatia, Association football is the most popular sport.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in international football, Considered a minor competition, PSG played in the extinct Intertoto Cup once.

UEFA, instance of, international sport governing body

association football match, part of, soccer

association football match, topic's main category, Category:Association football matches

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

association football match, sport, soccer

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Football in Germany, Football (or "soccer") is the most popular sport in Germany.

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

S.L. Benfica, It is the most important football derby in Portugal.

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, It is played by approximately 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport.

2012 in association football, Also known as FIFA International Day/Date(s).

Republic of Ireland, Association football (soccer) is the third most popular spectator sport and has the highest level of participation.

India national football team, Event is Overview

Association football, It is the most prestigious men's football tournament in the world, and the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding the Olympic Games.

UEFA, UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

The Football Association, The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The Football Association, It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup.

soccer, topic's main category, Category:Association football

CAF Champions League, It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football.

soccer, history of topic, history of association football

Association football, The world's oldest football competition is the FA Cup, which was founded by the footballer and cricketer Charles W. Alcock, and has been contested by English teams since 1872.

soccer, topic's main Wikimedia portal, Portal:Association football

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

South America, South America is home to the longest-running international football tournament, the Copa América, which has been contested since 1916.

Football in Brazil, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of its national identity.

Association football, Football has the highest global television audience in sport.

Association football, In many parts of the world football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans, local communities, and even nations.

England, Football is the most popular of these sports.

FA Cup, The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

Ligue 1, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League ,  UEFA Europa League ,  UEFA Europa Conference League

Liverpool F.C., Viewed as one of the biggest rivalries in world football, it is considered the most famous fixture in English football.

Champions League, Champions League is a sports competition, typically association football, that is contested by club teams who have distinguished themselves in their respective national competitions.

Intercontinental Cup (football), instance of, defunct association football competition

Intercontinental Cup (football), sport, soccer

Inter FS, Competition is UEFA competitions

Manchester United F.C., It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the football world and is considered the most famous fixture in English football.

Football in Spain, Those football matches are one of the most viewed sports events in the world.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Russian Premier League, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League

Association football, International football, without qualification, most often refers to the former.

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

England at the UEFA European Championship, The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960.

Association football, Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) were the most prestigious international event.

Football, The Football League (1888) is recognised as the longest running Association Football league.

Juventus F.C. in international football, Competition is UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 3 3 0

FIFA, Competition is National teams (Men's)

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

FIFA, It is the highest governing body of association football.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

R\u00E9union national football team, competition class, men's association football

Premier League, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League ,  UEFA Europa League ,  UEFA Europa Conference League

FIFA World Cup final, subclass of, international association football match

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

UEFA, Competition is National teams (Men's)

international association football match, sport, soccer

international association football match, subclass of, international match

international association football match, subclass of, association football match

international association football match, topic's main category, Category:International association football matches

Football in France, Association football is the most popular sport in France.

National sports team, Competitions with the most teams involved offer the most international competition and are often most popular.

Football, Most often, the word "football" is used to refer to the code of football that is considered dominant within a particular region (which is Association football in most countries).

Football, Globally, association football is played by over 250 million players in over 200 nations, and has the highest television audience in sport, making it the most popular in the world.

International competitions in women's association football, Sport.

Football in France, The most important cup competition in France is the Coupe de France.

Category:Association football trophies and awards, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football trophies and awards, In most parts of the world, it is known simply as "football".

Football in Italy, Football (Italian: calcio [ˈkaltʃo] (listen)) is the most popular sport in Italy.

Football in Italy, Italy's top domestic league, the Serie A, is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical national football league.

South Africa, Association football is the most popular sport in South Africa.

England at the UEFA European Football Championship, instance of, nation at sport competition

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

World championship, On the other hand, association football (soccer) has more parity between national leagues and even continental tournaments has seen the birth of one true "world championship".


Question: For a question related to soccer, identify and gather pertinent information from textual sources: What is the name of association football's most important international competition?

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

association football final, topic's main category, Category:Association football finals

UEFA Champions League, instance of, international association football clubs cup

association football final, part of, soccer competition

association football final, instance has part(s) of the class, association football match

Japan Football Association, Competition is National teams

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in international football, Competition is UEFA Intertoto Cup,  is 17 +17

UEFA, instance of, international sport governing body

association football match, topic's main category, Category:Association football matches

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

Association football, Presence, Country or region, Worldwide

India national football team, Event is Overview

soccer, topic's main category, Category:Association football

soccer, history of topic, history of association football

soccer, topic's main Wikimedia portal, Portal:Association football

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

Ligue 1, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League ,  UEFA Europa League ,  UEFA Europa Conference League

Intercontinental Cup (football), instance of, defunct association football competition

Intercontinental Cup (football), sport, soccer

Inter FS, Competition is UEFA competitions

Russian Premier League, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League

Juventus F.C. in international football, Competition is UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 3 3 0

FIFA, Competition is National teams (Men's)

R\u00E9union national football team, competition class, men's association football

Premier League, , International cup(s), UEFA Champions League ,  UEFA Europa League ,  UEFA Europa Conference League

FIFA World Cup final, subclass of, international association football match

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

UEFA, Competition is National teams (Men's)

international association football match, sport, soccer

international association football match, subclass of, international match

international association football match, subclass of, association football match

international association football match, topic's main category, Category:International association football matches

England at the UEFA European Football Championship, instance of, nation at sport competition


Question: For a query about soccer, find the pertinent information from all knowledge sources to provide an answer: What terminology is used as a more formalized name for the sport of soccer?

opposition, instance of, sports terminology

Goal (sports), The ball may be punted, drop kicked, or kicked off the ground (soccered).

Women's soccer in the United States, The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Japan Football Association, This reflected common use of the word sakkā (サッカー), derived from "soccer", rather than the older Japanese word shūkyū (蹴球; literally "kick-ball").

Association football, Characteristics, Venue, Football pitch  (also known as football field, football ground, soccer field, soccer pitch or simply "pitch")

substitute, part of, association football terminology

Association football, Characteristics, Glossary, Glossary of association football

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

match official, subclass of, sports official

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Ball, The various modern games played with a ball or balls and subject to rules are treated under their various names, such as polo, cricket, football, etc.

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

MLS (disambiguation), MLS, or Major League Soccer, is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations.

Sport, American English uses "sports" for both terms.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation, often going simply as U.S. Soccer.

Olympic sports, The term "sport" in Olympic terminology refers to all events sanctioned by an international sport federation, a definition that may differ from the common meaning of the word "sport".

Premier League (disambiguation), The Premier League refers to the top football division in England, otherwise called the English Premier League.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Golden Team, The World Encyclopedia of Soccer.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

Soccer in the United States, The league was ultimately called the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Names for association football, The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.)

History of soccer in the United States, By the 1860s, several different sets of rules began to be codified, such as the "Boston Game" which was like a hybrid of rugby and soccer.:

Names for association football, Usage of the various names of association football vary among the countries or territories who hold the English language as an official or de facto official language.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

Names for association football, Soccer" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, le soccer).

Names for association football, The term soccer is sometimes used in vernacular speech and media coverage, however.

Names for association football, Soccer is the most common term in vernacular speech, however.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

Names for association football, In New Zealand English, association football has historically been called "soccer".

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

Names for association football, The terms "football" and "soccer" are used interchangeably in Ireland's media.

Names for association football, In South Africa, "soccer" is the more common name, used by all cultural groups when speaking English.

Names for association football, The name of the governing body is the Football Association of Singapore but it is not uncommon for the sport to be referred to as "soccer" in everyday usage.

Names for association football, In Pakistan, Liberia, Nigeria and other English-speaking countries both football and soccer are used both officially and commonly.

Names for association football, Japan Soccer Association, but the official English name is Japan Football Association).

History of soccer in the United States, Soccer Wars Towards the end of the 1920s, a period in American soccer known as the "American Soccer Wars" ignited.

Names for association football, Canadian French: soccer, pronounced like the English word.

Names for association football, the word football refers either to American or Canadian football, following the usage of English-speaking North America.

association football club names, subclass of, name

international association football match, subclass of, international match

United States Soccer Federation, instance of, sports governing body

Futsal, Since then, futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term.

Football, Most often, the word "football" is used to refer to the code of football that is considered dominant within a particular region (which is Association football in most countries).

Kick-off (association football), The ball is in play once it is kicked and clearly moves.

The Soccer Game, The Soccer Game, Genre(s), Sports ,  Management

The Soccer Game, The Soccer Game, Mode(s), Single-player

The Soccer Game, The player can alter a team's name before playing.

Category:Association football trophies and awards, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football trophies and awards, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer", a derivative of the word "association".

Football, Australian rules football – officially known as "Australian football", and informally as "football", "footy" or "Aussie rules".

Category:Association football managers, In association football, "manager" is a preferred term for a coach in some countries

Olympic Soccer, These are: Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that enables maneuvers such as back-heel passes, one-two plays, bicycle kicks, and diving headers.

Major League Soccer, instance of, association football league

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football positions, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association".

Category:Association football positions, In others, it is known simply as "football".


Question: For a question related to the soccer domain, extract pertinent information from Knowledge Graph triples to provide an answer: What terminology is used as a more formalized name for the sport of soccer?

Goal (sports), The ball may be punted, drop kicked, or kicked off the ground (soccered).

Women's soccer in the United States, The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Japan Football Association, This reflected common use of the word sakkā (サッカー), derived from "soccer", rather than the older Japanese word shūkyū (蹴球; literally "kick-ball").

Association football, Characteristics, Venue, Football pitch  (also known as football field, football ground, soccer field, soccer pitch or simply "pitch")

Association football, Characteristics, Glossary, Glossary of association football

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Ball, The various modern games played with a ball or balls and subject to rules are treated under their various names, such as polo, cricket, football, etc.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, Country, United States

MLS (disambiguation), MLS, or Major League Soccer, is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations.

Sport, American English uses "sports" for both terms.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation, often going simply as U.S. Soccer.

Olympic sports, The term "sport" in Olympic terminology refers to all events sanctioned by an international sport federation, a definition that may differ from the common meaning of the word "sport".

Premier League (disambiguation), The Premier League refers to the top football division in England, otherwise called the English Premier League.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Golden Team, The World Encyclopedia of Soccer.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

Soccer in the United States, The league was ultimately called the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Names for association football, The word soccer is an abbreviation of association (from assoc.)

History of soccer in the United States, By the 1860s, several different sets of rules began to be codified, such as the "Boston Game" which was like a hybrid of rugby and soccer.:

Names for association football, Usage of the various names of association football vary among the countries or territories who hold the English language as an official or de facto official language.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

Names for association football, Soccer" is the name for association football in Canadian English (similarly, in Canadian French, le soccer).

Names for association football, The term soccer is sometimes used in vernacular speech and media coverage, however.

Names for association football, Soccer is the most common term in vernacular speech, however.

Names for association football, Traditionally, the sport has been mainly referred to as soccer in Australia.

Names for association football, In New Zealand English, association football has historically been called "soccer".

Football, The term "soccer", in use since the late 19th century, derives from an Oxford University abbreviation of "Association".

Names for association football, The terms "football" and "soccer" are used interchangeably in Ireland's media.

Names for association football, In South Africa, "soccer" is the more common name, used by all cultural groups when speaking English.

Names for association football, The name of the governing body is the Football Association of Singapore but it is not uncommon for the sport to be referred to as "soccer" in everyday usage.

Names for association football, In Pakistan, Liberia, Nigeria and other English-speaking countries both football and soccer are used both officially and commonly.

Names for association football, Japan Soccer Association, but the official English name is Japan Football Association).

History of soccer in the United States, Soccer Wars Towards the end of the 1920s, a period in American soccer known as the "American Soccer Wars" ignited.

Names for association football, Canadian French: soccer, pronounced like the English word.

Names for association football, the word football refers either to American or Canadian football, following the usage of English-speaking North America.

Futsal, Since then, futsal has become the officially and internationally accepted name, and FIFA has also started using the term.

Football, Most often, the word "football" is used to refer to the code of football that is considered dominant within a particular region (which is Association football in most countries).

Kick-off (association football), The ball is in play once it is kicked and clearly moves.

The Soccer Game, The Soccer Game, Genre(s), Sports ,  Management

The Soccer Game, The Soccer Game, Mode(s), Single-player

The Soccer Game, The player can alter a team's name before playing.

Category:Association football trophies and awards, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football trophies and awards, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer", a derivative of the word "association".

Football, Australian rules football – officially known as "Australian football", and informally as "football", "footy" or "Aussie rules".

Category:Association football managers, In association football, "manager" is a preferred term for a coach in some countries

Olympic Soccer, These are: Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that enables maneuvers such as back-heel passes, one-two plays, bicycle kicks, and diving headers.

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Category:Association football positions, It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association".

Category:Association football positions, In others, it is known simply as "football".


Question: For a query related to soccer, find pertinent information from all available knowledge bases: What is the name of the set of rules under which the sport of soccer is played?

Scoring in association football, As with all other decisions on the Laws of the Game, the referee is the final authority as to whether a goal is scored.

Foul (sports), In association football, a foul is an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee.

Foul (sports), FIFA, the governing body of Football (Soccer), have set rules, which is documented in the association's official handbook.

Scoring in association football, That a goal should be scored whenever the ball was kicked between the goalposts or over the space between them.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Football association, A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football.

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

Association football, Association football, more commonly known as simply football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players.

Association football, Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity.

Association football, The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely varying forms of football played in the public schools of England.

The Football Association, The term "soccer" dates back to this split to refer to football played under the "association" rules.

Association football, The laws of the game are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

Sport, Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition, and allow consistent adjudication of the winner.

Soccer in the United States, The match regulations are generally the same between the three governing bodies although there are many subtle differences.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Association football, Under the Laws, the two basic states of play during a game are ball in play and ball out of play.

Competition, Competitive sports are governed by codified rules agreed upon by the participants.

New Zealand Football, Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.

Association football, The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is FIFA.

Ball (association football), The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football".

History of soccer in the United States, By the 1860s, several different sets of rules began to be codified, such as the "Boston Game" which was like a hybrid of rugby and soccer.:

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule

Professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-level men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Away goals rule, The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground.

National sports team, Various rules are used to determine who is eligible to play for which national team.

United States Soccer Federation, U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States.

Futsal, FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual regulations.

Olympic Soccer, These are: Olympic Soccer is a soccer game that enables maneuvers such as back-heel passes, one-two plays, bicycle kicks, and diving headers.

United States soccer league system, The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States.

United States soccer league system, The standards for Division I, II and III leagues are set by the USSF.

Category:Association football positions, Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).


Question: For a query about soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources that can provide an answer: What is the name of the set of rules under which the sport of soccer is played?

Scoring in association football, As with all other decisions on the Laws of the Game, the referee is the final authority as to whether a goal is scored.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

Association football, , Highest  governing body, FIFA

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

sports rules and regulations, subclass of, rule


Question: For a query related to soccer, gather pertinent information from all available knowledge bases: In the sport of soccer, what the two most prestigious competitions?

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA regarded it as the second most prestigious competition, behind the European Cup (later the UEFA Champions League) and ahead of the Fairs Cup (later the UEFA Cup).

CONCACAF Champions League, instance of, soccer competition

association football final, part of, soccer competition

Football in England, The two major cup competitions are the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, with the winners of those competitions qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

List of events at Soldier Field, The Copa América is the oldest continental football competition and is one of the most prestigious and most widely viewed sporting events in the world.

France\u2013Habsburg rivalry, subclass of, competition

Ligue 1, instance of, soccer competition

Ligue 1, subclass of, soccer competition

21st century, Association football is the most popular sport worldwide with the FIFA World Cup being the most viewed football event.

Entertainment, Two of the most popular sports with global appeal are association football and cricket.

Dundee F.C., Matches between the two are called the Dundee derby, and games are fiercely contested and are often considered one of the most exciting fixtures in Scottish football.

List of world cups, The world cups are the second level of the most important world sports competition after world championships.

Gaelic football, The most prestigious inter-county competition in Gaelic football is the All-Ireland Championship.

FIFA (video game series), The rivalry between both franchises since the 1990s has been considered the "greatest rivalry" in the history of sports video games.

FIFA World Cup qualification, Most knock-out qualifiers (such as the inter-confederation play-offs and many preliminary ties) are played over two legs.

association football match, part of, soccer competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

Track and field, In modern times, the two most prestigious international track and field competitions are the athletics competition at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in international football, The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League saw Paris Saint-Germain record two of the most famous yet contrasting results in the competition's history.

Portugal, There are several football competitions ranging from local amateur to world-class professional level.

FIFA World Cup, The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world.

Republic of Ireland, Association football (soccer) is the third most popular spectator sport and has the highest level of participation.

Association football, It is the most prestigious men's football tournament in the world, and the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding the Olympic Games.

UEFA, UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.

CAF Champions League, It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football.

Category:FIFA World Cup-winning players, Players who have won the most prestigious football (soccer) tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup.

Association football, Football is played at a professional level all over the world.

Sport of athletics, The most prestigious track and field contests occur within athletics championships and athletics programmes at multi-sport events.

World Cup, instance of, sports competition

Association football, Football has the highest global television audience in sport.

South African Football Association, The Premier Soccer League administrates the top two divisions and several cup competitions.

CONCACAF Champions League, The quarter finals, semi finals and final are played over two legs.

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

National Premier Soccer League, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

World Championship Soccer, World Championship Soccer, Genre(s), Sports

National Premier Soccer League, , Most championships, Miami FC  (2 titles)

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

FIFA World Cup, There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.

soccer competition, Commons category, "Association football competitions"

Sport, A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion.

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, world championship

Copa del Rey, It is considered one of the most prestigious national cup trophies in the world.

Soccer in the United States, The highest-level men's professional soccer league in the U.S. is Major League Soccer (MLS).

Champions League, Champions League is a sports competition, typically association football, that is contested by club teams who have distinguished themselves in their respective national competitions.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain used to host two very famous invitational competitions: the Tournoi de Paris and the Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy.

United Premier Soccer League, Teams will compete in two divisions: Pro Premier and Championship.

Major League Soccer, MLS teams also play in other international and domestic competitions.

Manchester United F.C., It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the football world and is considered the most famous fixture in English football.

Pro Evolution Soccer, The rivalry between FIFA and PES is considered the "greatest rivalry" in the history of sports video games.

Sports in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier soccer league in the United States.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Equivalent to Spain's El Clásico, the fixture is the biggest rivalry in France and one of the greatest in the world.

United States men's national soccer team, Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C., The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football history and the only two French teams to have won major European trophies.

Association football, The major international competition in football is the World Cup, organised by FIFA.

Houston Dynamo in international competition, By virtue of their MLS Cup victories, the Dynamo have entered prestigious competitions like the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the North American SuperLiga.

Association football, Before the inception of the World Cup, the Olympics (especially during the 1920s) were the most prestigious international event.

Audi Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

FIFA 09, There are two methods of playing.

Sport in Portugal, The major Portuguese professional sports leagues, championships and events include: Portuguese Football Championship, Cup of Portugal, Taça da Liga and Supertaça in football.

championship, subclass of, sports competition

El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup, The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals).

Names for association football, Association football is most commonly referred to as soccer.

HKFC Soccer Sevens, The event features two competitions, a Main Tournament and Masters Tournament.

Cape Town, Association football, which is also known as soccer in South Africa, is also popular.

FIFA, It is the highest governing body of association football.

CONCACAF, It is the most prestigious international club competition in North American football.

sporting event, different from, sports competition

sporting event, subclass of, sports competition

Serie A, subclass of, soccer competition

sports competition, different from, sporting event

sports competition, subclass of, competition

sports competition, different from, competitive sport

sports competition, different from, sport

Hispanic and Latino Americans, Soccer is the most popular sport across Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and Latinos brought the heritage of soccer playing to the United States.

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

FC Barcelona, The contest was the most prestigious in that era.

Boca Juniors, Matches between them are known as the Superclásico, and are one of the most heated rivalries in Argentina and the world, as both clubs are the two most popular in the country.

National sports team, Competitions with the most teams involved offer the most international competition and are often most popular.

EFL Trophy, instance of, soccer competition

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Boca Juniors, The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of world football's fiercest and most important rivalries.

World championship, On the other hand, association football (soccer) has more parity between national leagues and even continental tournaments has seen the birth of one true "world championship".


Question: For a query pertaining to soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources to provide an answer: In the sport of soccer, what the two most prestigious competitions?

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA regarded it as the second most prestigious competition, behind the European Cup (later the UEFA Champions League) and ahead of the Fairs Cup (later the UEFA Cup).

CONCACAF Champions League, instance of, soccer competition

association football final, part of, soccer competition

France\u2013Habsburg rivalry, subclass of, competition

Ligue 1, instance of, soccer competition

Ligue 1, subclass of, soccer competition

association football match, part of, soccer competition

FIFA Arab Cup, instance of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sports competition

association football match, subclass of, sporting event

World Cup, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, tournament

National Premier Soccer League, instance of, sports competition

soccer competition, subclass of, sporting event, of, soccer

soccer competition, subclass of, championship

World Championship Soccer, World Championship Soccer, Genre(s), Sports

National Premier Soccer League, , Most championships, Miami FC  (2 titles)

soccer competition, topic's main category, Category:Association football competitions

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

soccer competition, Commons category, "Association football competitions"

FIFA World Cup, subclass of, world championship

Audi Cup, subclass of, soccer competition

championship, subclass of, sports competition

sporting event, different from, sports competition

sporting event, subclass of, sports competition

Serie A, subclass of, soccer competition

sports competition, different from, sporting event

sports competition, subclass of, competition

sports competition, different from, competitive sport

UEFA European Championship, instance of, soccer competition

EFL Trophy, instance of, soccer competition