10 June, 2010

Soccer

Soccer is a popular game. It is played between two teams. Each team tries to put a ball into the opponents' goal without using hands. The team with the highest number of goals wins. This game lasts for 90 minutes. There is a half time break of 5 minutes.

Each team has 11 players. One player must be the goalkeeper and the others are the defenders, mid-fielders and forwards. The number of players at each position varies but there are usually four defenders, three to four mid-fielders and two to three forwards (strikers). The goalkeeper's task is to try to prevent the ball from going into his goal. Defenders try to stop the opponents from scoring goals. Mid-fielders help out in both the defence and the attack. The forwards' responsibility is to score goals.

Players use their legs to kick the ball and their heads or chests to control it. They may not use their hands or arms except to throw in the ball after it has gone out of bounds. Only the goalkeeper can use his hands and arms.

The referee is in charge of the match. He makes sure that the rules are obeyed. If a player breaks the rules, he may simply get a verbal warning. In more serious cases he may be shown a yellow card which also acts as a warning, or a red card which indicates that he has to stop playing and leave the field.

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