Football Rules

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº260 v.0.1

       Some General Rules

1. 90 |n| minutes, the full-time of a standard football match.
2. advantage rule |n| a clause in football which states that a referee should not stop play for a foul if it will benefit the offending team.
3. away goals |n| rule a method of tie-breaking in soccer tournaments where teams play each other twice, once at each team’s home stadium. The away goals rule states that the team that has scored more goals away from home will win if scores are equal at the end of a stage.
4. back |n| pass rule a rule which prohibits goalkeepers from touching the ball with their hands if it has been passed back to them deliberately by a teammate; violation of the back pass rule in football is punishable with a free kick.
5. caution (a) |n| a warning given by a football referee to a player who repeatedly violates the game rules.
6. caution (b) |n| an alternative term for the first yellow card given to a player during a match: one yellow card in football warns a player for unruly behavior, the second ejects him from the game.
7. back tackle |v| to tackle the ball carrier from behind.

     Post Related

1. Football Players
2. Players Positions
3. Playing Football
4. Referees
5. Football Fields
6. Teams
7. Extra Team Members
8. Supporters
9. Football Associations
10. National Football Teams

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