Football Exam | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2024/2025
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pitch - (also called field) the area where footballers play a match
referee - the person who makes sure that the players follow the rules. Normally wears a black shirt and
shorts, and has a whistle
linesman - 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. Also called referee's assistant
goalkeeper - Position whose role is to prevent the ball from entering the goal; this is the only player
allowed to touch the ball with the hands.
defender - a player who plays in the part of the football team which tries to prevent the other team
from scoring goals
midfielder - a player who plays mainly in the middle part of the pitch
attacker - also called a forward; a player whose duty it is to score goals
captain - the player who leads a team, also called the skipper
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
foul - a violation of the rules
booked - 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 - two periods of 15 minutes each played when a game ends in a draw after normal time
offside - in a position which is not allowed by the rules of the game
the score - the record of goals that indicates who is winning. The final score is the result that decides
who has won the match . Can also be used as a verb, e.g. the attacker scored a beautiful goal
concede - to allow a goal in, the opposite of scoring a goal.
goal - a successful attempt at scoring achieved by putting the ball over the goal line into the goal past
the goalkeeper.
own goal - a goal scored accidentally by a member of the defending team that counts in favour of the
attacking team
lead - when a team scores first it is "in the lead"
equaliser - a goal that cancels out the opposing team's lead and leaves the match tied or drawn. Can also
be used as a verb, e.g. Marouan Chamakh equalised for Morocco after 40 minutes and brought the
score level
win - a match in which a team is victorious and beats the other team.
draw - a match that ends in a tie
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