Football Vocabulary

2. an area of grass where football is played
4. an unfair act by a player, deemed by the referee to contravene the game's laws, that interferes with the active play of the game.
5. to not allow a sports player to play in a game, or to remove them from a game
6. an area 44 yards wide and 18 yards deep in front of each goal on a soccer field within which an infringement of given rules by a defending player causes a penalty kick to be awarded to the opposing team.
9. an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and, often, feigning injury to give the impression that a foul has been committed.
10. a tactical defensive option were your players will try to get as many men behind the ball as possible.

1. a player who defends the goal in any of various games
3. physical control of the ball or other implement of play by one team, which typically gives that team the opportunity to score.
7. the act of a defender coming to meet an opponent who is in possession of the ball, engaging him, and then legally using a foot to take the ball away.
8. one of two upright posts that form part of the goal in various games