Soccer - Jolly Phonics Level 4 Readers

In the UK it is called football. In America

it is called soccer. But whether we call

it football or soccer, the game and the

rules are the same. Football is played

more than any other game.


Football is played by two teams of

eleven players. Each team has its own

strip, so it is easy to tell the two teams

apart. The strip consists of a shirt,

shorts and socks.


Each club has a home strip and one,

or more, away strips. An away strip

is used if a team is playing at another

team's ground and their two strips look

the same.


The aim in a game of football is to get

the ball into the other team's net, and

so score a goal. The team who has

more goals at the end of the match is

the winner.


It is the goalkeeper's job to stop the

other team from scoring goals. The

goalkeeper is the only player allowed to

touch the ball with his hands but only

when he is in the penalty box.


Soccer is played on a pitch, marked

out with white lines. At each end of the

pitch is the goal net.


The referee normally has a black shirt

and shorts. He checks that the players

follow the rules of the game. There are

assistant referees on the sides of the

pitch, who help the referee on the pitch.


The referee blows a whistle to tell

players what to do. He and his assistants

make signals with their arms to show

players, and supporters, what has

happened or what will happen next.


It is a very difficult job. Players and

supporters sometimes disagree with the

referee and argue with him.


The referee has two cards. One is red

and the other is yellow. If a player does

something wrong, like tripping up

another player or holding his shirt, it is

called a foul. If this happens, the other

team could get a free kick.


If a foul is committed in the penalty

box, the other team get a penalty kick.

The ball is put on the penalty spot and

a player kicks it at the goal.

Only the goalkeeper, referee and the

player kicking the ball are allowed in

the penalty box, until the ball has been

kicked.


If players commit a foul, they could be

given a yellow card, or booked. This

means they have their name written

down in the referee's book. The referee

holds up the yellow card so everyone

can see it.


If a player commits a very bad foul, or

keeps on fouling other players, he or

she could be shown a red card and be

sent off the pitch.

If this happens, the team cannot put

another player on and they have to

continue the game without the player

who was sent off.


Games similar to soccer have been

played for hundreds, if not thousands,

of years. In some games, teams could

have as many players as they wanted

Games were played in the streets, not

on pitches. In the 1800s, a set of rules

was agreed and written down.


The first balls were made of pigs'

bladders that had been blown up, or

from animal skins, stuffed and made

into a round shape.

Until the 1940s, the balls were made

from leather, and they were very heavy.

If it rained, the ball would get heavier

and slower, and it would be very

difficult to play with.


At first, the teams wore caps so

everyone could tell which team the

player belonged to. Today, players are

given a cap if they play for their

country. If a player has been capped

five times, it means he or she has

played for his or her country five times.


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