All About Soccer
Across
- 2. the soccer position that is similar to basketball guards
- 4. the romans version of soccer played in the past
- 5. the month in which FIFA governed and made rules for soccer
- 8. the person that stays near the net
- 10. the number of players on each team
- 13. the year soccer was added to the Olympic games
- 14. a technique used when the ball is too high and a player uses their 'head' to get it to the ground
- 16. the main material the soles in the soccer shoe are made of
- 17. the country that won gold in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics(males)
- 18. the advancing of the ball from player to player
- 20. used lower leg protection
Down
- 1. another name for soccer
- 3. the place in which players kick the ball inside of to score a point
- 6. the technique that means 'stopping the ball to get it under control
- 7. the country that won gold in the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics(females)
- 9. the most important skill in soccer
- 11. the period in which the Chinese played a version of soccer with a ball stuffed with hair
- 12. the players' most important piece of equipment
- 15. touching or pushing the ball with the inner and outside portions of the foot
- 19. a fast-moving action packed sport