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referee

The referee is the main match official, makingsure that the rules are applied. He must weardifferent colours from the players.

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assistantreferee

The two assistant referees ("linesmen") helpthe referee to apply the rules. They run up anddown the sides of the touchlines.


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fourthofficialThe fourth officialgives support to the refereefrom the touchline. For example, he decideshow much injury time to add on.


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yellow card

Theyellow cardis used to show that a playerhas been cautioned.


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If the referee shows the red cardto a player,he must leave the pitch.


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foul

A foul is an action which breaks the rules of thegame.


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whistle

The referee uses a whistle to control the game.When he blows the whistleplay stops or starts.


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handball

Handball is when a player (except thegoalkeeper) deliberately touches the ball withhis hands. If this happens inside the area, its apenalty.


flag

The assistant referees use flags to signal thatsomething is wrong. When an assistant refereewaves his flag, the referee stops play.


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offside

A player is in anoffsideposition if he is nearerto his opponents goal line than both the balland the second-last opponent.


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red card

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Football Vocabulary: Officiating

Write the English words connected with officiating a

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Football Vocabulary: Officiating

Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct form of the English football

vocabulary!

1. The ________ is the main official responsible for making sure the players

do not break the rules of the game.

2. When a referee wants to stop the game, he /she blows on a ________.

3. When a player breaks the rules of the game, it is called a ________.

4. If a player is nearer the opponants goal line than the opponants players

when a ball is passed to him, he is ________.

5. There are two ________ and they help the referee by watching theaction from the touchlines.

6. If an assistant referee sees something wrong, he /she signals by raising a________.

7. It is a ________ when a player, other than the goalkeeper, deliberately

controls the ball using his hand.

8. The ________ supports the referee from the touchline and decides howmuch extra time to add at the end of the game.

9. If a player commits two serious fouls or one really serious foul, thereferee shows the player a ________ and the player has to leave the pitch.

10. When the referee wants to caution a player for committing a foul, thereferee shows the player a ________.

Answers:1-referee,2-whistle,3-foul,4-offside,5-assistantreferees,6-flag,7-handball,8-fourthofficial,9-redcard,10-yellowcard.

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