Soccer
Soccer, also known as football, was a Human sport originating on Earth in England in which two teams of eleven players each tried to drive a ball into the others' net by using any body part except the arms or hands. The only player who was allowed to touch or move the ball with their arms or hands was the goalkeeper, who protected the net, though he or she could only do so within the confines of their own team's penalty area.

, a 21st century Sanctuary District official, preferred soccer over baseball and tennis. ()

In 2152, the English football team qualified for the World Cup championships. Jonathan Archer shared this information with Malcolm Reed in an attempt to start a conversation with him. Reed, however, did not follow the sport. ()

In 2332, eight-year-old Beverly Crusher had her first crush on an eleven-year-old soccer player named Stefan, which led to her having fantasies about having children, a career, and a happy life. ()

In 2353, when Worf was thirteen, he was  of his school soccer team at Gault colony. The team made it to the championships that year. Near the end of the second half, with the score tied, Worf's team got a corner kick. Worf and one of his opponents, Mikel, both leaped up to head a high-flying ball. Worf successfully scored the goal, however, their heads collided in the process. Mikel's neck was broken and he died the following day. This incident scarred Worf for the rest of his life, showing him that in order to live among Humans he would always have to restrain his emotions and Klingon personality. ()

One of the most popular soccer players of the mid-24th century was Golanga, until he had to have his knee replaced by a bio-implant in 2366. In response to a question from Vinod about soccer scores for 2370, Benjamin Sisko noted that "he wasn't the same after that." ()

Sam Lavelle kept a soccer ball in his quarters aboard the Enterprise-D in 2370. ()

In 2380, Q set a challenge for the bridge crew of the  by placing them on a giant chess board with elements of several different sports and games. Among these elements was a singing and dancing soccer ball, which taunted the Cerritos crew. ()

In 2399, Cristóbal Rios had several soccer balls on board La Sirena, and practiced the sport in his free time. () That same year, Rios hid a molecular solvent grenade inside one of his soccer balls in an attempt to blow up the Synths' transmitter array at Coppelius Station. ()

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