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| Advantage Rule |
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A clause in the rules that directs the referee to refrain from stopping play for a foul if a stoppage would benefit the team that committed the violation.
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| Advantages |
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Situations where a team has possession of the ball and outnumbers the opposition near the opposing goal.
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| American Football |
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A term used by non-Americans to distinguish the popular U.S. sport of football from soccer which they also call football.
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American Professional Soccer League — the nation's only outdoor professional soccer league since 1991, consisting of 8 teams in the U.S. and Canada (expanding to 12 by 1995).
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| Assist |
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The pass or passes which immediately precede a goal; a maximum of two assists can be credited for one goal.
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| Attacker |
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Any player on the team that has possession of the ball.
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| Attacking Midfielder |
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The most forward-playing midfielder, playing right behind the forwards; he supports the offense by providing passes to forwards to set up goals.
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American Youth Soccer Organization — an administrative body of youth soccer which sets rules and provides information and equipment to youth league referees, coaches and players.
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