Sports · Football
Nouns Soccer
11-a-side football starring the Nouns.
Real football played by the Nouns: pass, run in behind, cross and shoot with three buttons. Win the Noggle Cup, top the league or build your own Master Club.
- Genre
- Football · Sports
- Price
- Free, no ads, no sign-up
- Modes
- Friendly (11-a-side or 5-a-side), Noggle Cup, Noggle League, Master Club, Training, online with a friend
- Clubs
- 8 clubs of Nouns, each with its own kit, formation and bench
- Plays on
- Phones and tablets (sideways), and computers with keyboard or controller
- Players
- 1, 2 on one device (keyboard or two controllers), or 2 online
- Match length
- 3, 5 or 10 minute halves
- Difficulty
- Beginner, Easy, Normal, Hard and Legend, plus three levels of aim assist
What is Nouns Soccer?
Nouns Soccer is proper eleven-a-side football played by the Nouns. Teams keep their shape, press, mark and make runs; you pass, run in behind, cross and shoot from a broadcast camera in the Noggle Stadium, with fouls, yellow and red cards, offside, free kicks, corners, throw-ins and penalties.
All of it works with three buttons. PASS, SHOOT and SPRINT change their job when the other team has the ball: PASS switches player or closes down, SHOOT tackles or slides in. Swipes add through balls, crosses, chips and low drives, so it plays as well on a phone held sideways as on a keyboard or controller.
Every Noun is a different player. Each has its own stats and traits, so a Rapid Noun burns past full-backs, Rocket boots shoot from range, a Brick wall wins the ball and a Magician dribbles through. Some are Snoozy or Clumsy too. Eight clubs each have their own kit, formation and bench.
Away from friendlies there is the Noggle Cup (knock-outs, settled by a shootout if it is level), the Noggle League (everyone plays everyone) and Master Club. In Master Club you start with a squad of rookie Nouns, earn Noggle Points from results and spend them on the transfer market. Players who play get better.
Watch the Nouns Soccer trailer
45 seconds of real gameplay, filmed in the browser. Download the trailer (about 7 MB) to share it.
Nouns Soccer screenshots
Features
Real football rules
Fouls, yellow and red cards, offside, free kicks with a wall, corners, throw-ins, penalties, and shootouts in the cup.
Three-button controls
PASS, SHOOT and SPRINT do everything, and change their job when you defend. Swipe up for a through ball or a chip, down for a cross or a low drive.
Skills and one-twos
Double tap PASS for a one-two, yank the stick back for a drag-back, or push it hard to the side at a sprint for a step-over.
Every Noun is different
Each Noun has its own stats and traits, from Rapid and Rocket boots to Maestro, Safe hands and Head tennis, plus a few Snoozy, Clumsy and Slowcoach ones. See them all on the Squads screen.
Tactics and subs
Change formation, back line, pressing and width from the pause menu, pick a game plan (park the bus, balanced or all-out attack), and make substitutions from the bench.
5-a-side Rooftop Cage
Walls all round to play the ball off, no offside and no throw-ins, on a rooftop above the city.
A ground for every club
Noggle Stadium, the Pixel Pit, Voxel Park, Harbour Ground by the sea, Yeti Peak under the mountains, the Neon Dome, the Pickle Jar and Crown Arena by the castle: each with its own seats, roof, mowing pattern and card display, and a pair of noggles mown into the centre circle.
A crowd that joins in
Mexican waves, noggles beach balls batted round the stands, camera flashes, giant inflatable Noun heads in the corners, ticker tape at kick-off, and smoke in your colours when you score.
Five camera angles
Dynamic (it swings toward goal and goes behind the taker at set pieces), Broadcast, Close, Wide and Behind your team. Press C, or pick one in the pause menu.
Weather
Sun, sunset, night under the floodlights, rain that skids the ball, and snow that holds it up.
Noggle Cup and League
Pick a club and win the cup from the quarter-finals, or play a full league season with a table.
Master Club
Build your own club from rookie Nouns: earn Noggle Points, sign Nouns from the transfer market, swap your eleven and watch players grow over seasons.
Training
Free kick and penalty drills: ten free kicks over a wall, or ten penalties, against a keeper.
Play a friend online
Make a room and share the code or link: your friend joins straight from the browser, with no account and no app.
Commentary, crowd and music
A commentator who calls the Nouns by name, a crowd that sings and groans, replays of every goal, and its own songs for the walk-out, half time and full time.
How to play
- Press PLAY, pick 11-a-side or 5-a-side, your club and the other team, then PLAY again.
- Move with the stick or WASD. Tap PASS to play it to the teammate you face.
- Hold SHOOT to power up and let go to shoot; aim with the stick.
- Without the ball, tap PASS to switch player and SHOOT to tackle.
- Pause for tactics and subs, and try the Cup, League or Master Club next.
Controls
Keyboard
- WASD · arrows
- Move
- J
- Pass (tap), harder pass (hold), one-two (double tap)
- I · L
- Through ball · lob or cross
- K · Space
- Shoot (hold for power); tackle when defending
- Shift
- Sprint
- Esc · P
- Pause, tactics and subs
- C
- Change camera
- Number pad
- With the arrows: 1 pass · 5 through ball · 3 cross · 2 shoot · 0 sprint
Touch
- Left thumb
- Move (the stick appears where you put it)
- PASS
- Tap to pass; swipe up for a through ball, down for a cross
- SHOOT
- Hold and let go; swipe up to chip, down for a low drive
- SPRINT
- Hold to run faster
The clubs
Nouns Soccer questions
Is Nouns Soccer free?
Yes. It is free to play in your browser, with no ads and no sign-up. Noggle Points in Master Club are earned by playing, never bought.
Does it work on phones?
Yes. Turn your phone sideways: the stick goes under your left thumb and PASS, SHOOT and SPRINT under your right.
Can two people play?
Yes. On one computer, press PLAY and pick 2 players (WASD and J K I L against the arrows and the number pad), or use a controller each. Or play a friend online with a room code.
How does online play work?
One player makes a room and shares the code or link; the other joins in their browser. The match runs peer to peer between the two of you, with no account needed.
Is it 11-a-side?
Yes, with real rules including offside. There is also 5-a-side in the Rooftop Cage, with walls and no offside.
Ready to play?
Free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. No download, no sign-up.
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