Surprisingly, you need geometry in soccer. Especially when you learn to coach, you have to be able to explain how to get the ball in the net by various shots, avoiding the goalie. This involves angles, planes, and velocity. Learning time management and passing shots are all functions of math. While it is true that some of this you learn without conscious application of math, consider that at some point you have to put a play to paper.
When you put the play on paper, look at it and you will realize that it is a mathematical problem. You have applied math to your problem and solved it! Plane geometry and applied math are components of a great game. The skills of your star players balanced against the "workhorse" players who enable your stars to shine are also a function of math.
Try writing a play in math concepts. The result is awesome, showing you that your mad math skills will make you a much better player.
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Soccer has nothing to do with mathematics. Mathematics would exist and flourish whether or not there was soccer.