Fill in the Blanks Football!Online version The beautiful game. by Tim Atkinson 1 managers attackers midfielders fans minute goal popular supporters head eleven referee forward defenders hands goalkeeper Football is the most sport in the world , and playing or watching football is a regular pastime for hundreds of millions of people in many countries . The games is played between two teams of players each . The aim of the game is simple , each team tries to score a by kicking a small ball into a rectangular net , called the goal , defended by the other team . The team that scores the most goals during a 90 game wins . The players that make up a football team play in various roles . Standing next to the team's own goal will be the , it is his job to stop the other team scoring . He is the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hands . In front of the goalkeeper are the , they try to stop the other team from attacking , and take the ball away from them if they do . In the middle of the pitch are the - they try to control the game , and move the ball forward towards the other team's goal . Finally there are the , or forwards . They are the ones trying to score goals by shooting - kicking the ball at the other team's goal . Sometimes a will try to knock the ball into the goal with his , this is called a header . The game has lots of rules , and sometimes the players break them , for instance by touching the ball with their , or kicking an opposing player ! To keep order and make decisions about goals and so on , there will be one man on the pitch who isn't part of either team . He is called the . Standing at the side of the pitch will be the two men who manage each team , picking who will play and so on . They are called the . Many people love watching football and have a favourite team , they are called fans or . Some fans will watch on television , others will come to the game and watch from the side of the pitch , cheering for their team and singing songs . Some teams say that their are like having a twelfth player on the pitch !
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