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ASSISTANT REFEREE’S FLAG
Soccer Lightweight, brightly

colored fabric
GAMES INVOLVING KICKING A BALL have a long history and were
recorded in China as early as 300 BC; in medieval Europe, street
football was banned as a menace to the public; only in 1863 were
the rules established, specifically banning carrying the ball for all
players except the goalkeeper, and separating rugby from soccer.
Soccer, officially termed association football, is a team sport in
which players attempt to score goals by passing and dribbling
the ball down the field past opposing defenders, and kicking
or heading the ball into the goal net, outwitting the defending
goalkeeper. Each team consists of 10 outfield players (defenders,
midfielders, and strikers) and a goalkeeper. Players from the
opposing team may challenge the player in possession of the ball,
but an illegal or foul tackle results in a penalty if a foul occurs Handle with
rubber grip
inside the penalty area or a free kick if outside the penalty area.
The round ball used in soccer is more easily controlled than
the oval balls used in American, Canadian, and Australian rules
REFEREE’S EQUIPMENT
football and in rugby. The result is a more “open” or flowing game
Red card Yellow
that is played and watched by millions of people worldwide.
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SOCCER FIELD
130–300 ft Referee’s
(46–91 m) whistle
Corner Goal line
flag Stopwatch
Corner FIELD MARKINGS
arc

Penalty
area Penalty arc
Penalty Assistant Halfway 5 ft
mark referee line (1.5 m)
Center
Referee circle
Center spot
Halfway- HALFWAY-LINE FLAG
line flag Halfway
line
Striker
Striker
Striker Corner
arc
Left
midfielder Right
midfielder
Central
midfielder CORNER FLAG
Right
back 24 ft
Left back
(7.3 m)
Central
Touch defender
line
Central Goal
defender area
Goal Goalkeeper Goal line
GOAL
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