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a match
two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football
 
a pitch
the area where footballers play a match
 
a referee
the person who makes sure that the players follow the rules. Normally wears a black
shirt and shorts, and has a whistle
 
a linesman (referee's assistant)
the person whose main duty it is to indicate with a flag when the ball has gone out of
play or when a player is offside
 
a goalkeeper
the player in goal who has to stop the ball from crossing the goal-line.
The only player who is allowed to handle the ball during open play
 
a defender
a player who plays in the part of the football team which tries to prevent the other team
from scoring goals, e.g. 'Kolo Touré is a defender and plays in defence for Arsenal
and Ivory Coast'.
 
a midfielder
a midfielder – a player who plays mainly in the middle part of the pitch (or midfield),
e.g. Michael Essien is a midfielder and plays in midfield for Chelsea and Ghana
 
an attacker
also called a forward; a player whose duty it is to score goals,
e.g. Samuel Eto’o is an attacker and plays in attack for Barcelona and Cameroon
 
a skipper
the player who leads a team, also called the captain
 
a substitute
a player who sits on the bench ready to replace another team-mate on the pitch.
Can also be used as a verb, e.g. the manager was not happy with his attacker
and substituted him after 60 minutes
 
a manager
the person in charge of a team and responsible for training, new players and transfers.
For example, Alex Ferguson is the manager of Manchester United
 
a foul
a violation of the rules. For example, if a player other than the goalkeeper handles
the ball in the penalty box (or penalty area) it is a foul and a penalty is given
to the other team
 
a booking
a yellow card shown to a player by the referee for a serious foul.
Two bookings or yellow cards result in a red card or sending-off
 
full-time
the point of the game when the referee blows the final whistle and the match is over.
Normally after 90 minutes and any added injury or stoppage time
 
injury time
also called stoppage time, added minutes at the end of the regular playing time
at half-time or full-time. Entirely at the referee’s discretion and normally indicated
by an official on the sideline (or touchline)
 
extra time
if a match has no winner at full-time, 2 x 15 minutes of extra time may be played
in some competitions
 
offside
in a position which is not allowed by the rules of the game, i.e. when an attacking
player is closer to the opposing team’s goal-line at the moment the ball is passed
to him or her than the last defender apart from the goalkeeper