SOCCER
The Most Popular Game In The World
Lucas Yiu
too tired or disobeys the rules. The goalies
only can only use their hands in their
penalty box. They are responsible for
trying to keep the ball out of their goal
along with the defenders and the
midfielders. If the goalie uses their hands
outside their penalty box, the other team
gets a free kick at the spot they used their
hands outside of the penalty box.
There are usually one to five defenders on
a soccer team. Defenders usually stay on
Soccer Ball
their half of the soccer field because they
are responsible for keeping the ball out of
their goal with the goalie and the
I
magine you are a soccer player playing
a soccer game. With the soccer ball at your
feet with the crowd roaring for
entertainment, but you don’t know how to
play soccer! Don’t worry though, this
midfielders, but unlike the goalies, all of
the other players except the goalies can’t
use their hands apart from they are doing a
throw in or else the game of soccer would
basically be like football.
The midfielders sometimes stay in their
half of the field and help the defenders
article will help you learn the basics of
soccer and how to play.
defend the goal, but they also help the
forwards to help score goals on the other
Soccer Positions
team’s soccer goal. Most of the time they
There are six positions in soccer there is take the team’s free kicks or fouls if they
the goalie, the defenders, the midfielders,
and the forwards. There can be only one aren’t on their half of the field because the
defenders or the goalies take the free kicks
goalie in a soccer game on a soccer team, on their half of the field.
but the goalie can sub out if he/she gets
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