*Not to be confused with American Football.
Football, often called 'The Beautiful
Game', is invented by the English and is the most
popular sport worldwide. The general objective of the
game is to score more goals in their goal than the other team. It has two teams, each with eleven players separated into 4 positions:
*Goalkeeper
*Defence
*Midfield
*Attack
It comprises of two goals on either side of the pitch, with each team owning their own half. The goal that they want to shoot in is on the opposite side to their half.
Each team starts on one side of the pitch, which changes in the second half, and consequently so does the goal they want to shoot in.The
game lasts for about 90 minutes (not including
extra time) split into two 45 minute halfs, separated by a 10-15 minute 'half time' period.
American: Hey, d'ya wanna play some soccer?
English: What, you mean Football?
American: No, it's called soccer.
English: NO, it's called Football! We invented it!
American: IT'S SOCCER!
Rest of World: It's called Football, OK? Now just play!