在足球比赛中，只有守门员才可用手接球。

In soccer, only goalkeepers may use their hands to play the ball.

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我在足球比赛中踢进了制胜一球，打败了我们的劲敌。

I scored the winning goal in soccer against our arch-rival.

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我校在足球比赛中打败了那个学校。

Our school defeated that school at [in] football.

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And there are only two ways to move the ball in football and to gain yards.

而且在美式足球比赛中，只有两种方式去推进球来获得码数。

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