Crossword Puzzle Soccer
Across
- 2. – also referred to as 8a.
- 4. – when a player kicks the ball between a player’s legs
- 9. – a position in soccer that consists of stopping the opposing team from scoring
- 10. – awarded to a team when an opposing player has committed a foul
- 11. – occurs when the ball passes over the goal line, having last touched a player of the defending team
- 13. – shown to a player as a warning
- 15. – most common soccer formation
- 16. – occurs when an opposing player kicks the ball out of bounds
- 18. – Spanish soccer player who dated Shakira
- 19. – when a player has opposing players between them and the goal when the ball is passed to them
- 20. – another name for soccer field
Down
- 1. – player for Mexico national football team, and is nicknamed Chucky.
- 3. - not invited to play with Mexico national team
- 5. – occurs when the ball passes over the goal line, having last touched an opposing player
- 6. – left FC Barcelona and joined PSG
- 7. – shown to a player to signify that a player must leave the field
- 8. – short for penalty kick
- 12. – when a player scores three goals in a game
- 14. – when a player is closer to an opponents’ goal line that both the ball and the second-last opponent
- 17. – a technique where a player scores a goal with their head
- 19. – happens when a game is tied at the end of the regulation time