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Most countries have hundreds of football clubs based in towns or cities with teams that play at different levels. At each level, the teams compete in a league system – a competition where teams play each other across a season to see who will be crowned the champion.
Not all leagues are made up of professional players, but the leagues at the highest levels usually are. These contain between 10–24 teams and a season of games can last up to 10 months. The top leagues, such as the Premier League in the UK, are watched by millions.
DID YOU KNOW?
In the USA, football has been called ‘soccer’ since the 1800s. It comes from the SOC in Football AsSOCiation.
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