A love affair with soccer, in pictures

    By Rachel Rodriguez, CNN

    Updated 1452 GMT (2252 HKT) June 27, 2014

    Whether you call it soccer or football, this game is beloved around the world. In the Dominican Republic, Misael Rincon's kids and their cousin "have <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1144246">World Cup fever</a>!" Here, they race for the ball outside Rincon's Santo Domingo home. "My kids love the baseball but for a few days here [they] have replaced the bat and glove for a football," he said. Click through the gallery to see more joyful photos that illustrate the world's love affair with soccer.
    Photos: The world's favorite game
    The world's favorite game – Whether you call it soccer or football, this game is beloved around the world. In the Dominican Republic, Misael Rincon's kids and their cousin "have World Cup fever!" Here, they race for the ball outside Rincon's Santo Domingo home. "My kids love the baseball but for a few days here [they] have replaced the bat and glove for a football," he said. Click through the gallery to see more joyful photos that illustrate the world's love affair with soccer.
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    Score! Cristian Catanescu's 9-year-old son celebrates after <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1143310">getting a goal</a> on his family's terrace in Singapore. "Football brings joy to this boy! He changed places and continents several times and his best way to connect to local people is through football," said Catanescu.
    Photos: The world's favorite game
    The world's favorite game – Score! Cristian Catanescu's 9-year-old son celebrates after getting a goal on his family's terrace in Singapore. "Football brings joy to this boy! He changed places and continents several times and his best way to connect to local people is through football," said Catanescu.
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