Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Marius "Stanke" Stankevi ius (born 15 July 1981 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays for the Serie A club S.S. Lazio, as a defender (central or right). He was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009. Stankevi ius also plays as a defender for Lithuania national football team. In the past, he has represented Lithuania at the under-21 level. Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. At the turn of the 21st century, the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.