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1. For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of   developed from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its rules. In European countries, soccer is called  . Some people believe that the name “soccer” came from the high socks that the players wear.
Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two   of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the   who can touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to   the ball.