Across
- 2. a sports event with many matches
- 7. the player who stops the other team from scoring
- 8. to send the ball to another player
- 11. the sound the referee uses to stop or start play
- 12. the player who protects the goal
- 14. a person who plays sports
- 17. a board that shows the points
- 21. the player who plays in the middle of the field
- 23. the most important competition
- 24. the team expected to lose
- 27. a player who replaces another player
- 28. to play a game of chance for money
- 29. using illegal drugs to improve performance
Down
- 1. a fan of a team
- 3. trying to take the ball from another player
- 4. the person who makes decisions in a game
- 5. a punishment given during a game
- 6. working well together as a team
- 9. a person who watches a game
- 10. a match between two local rival teams
- 13. the player who tries to score goals
- 15. video assistant referee used to check mistakes
- 16. a violent or rude sports fan
- 17. the ability to keep going for a long time
- 18. great success or fame from winning
- 19. the person who trains a team
- 20. a large place where sports are played
- 22. happening right now
- 25. when a player pretends to fall for a foul
- 26. the start of a match
