• Soccer is known as the beautiful game.
• It unites people of all cultures. It gives meaning
to the lives of many people throughout the world.
• Soccer is known as world football.
• I enjoy playing soccer with my sister.
• The first game of soccer was played about
3000 years ago.
• The first real modern soccer games were
played in England.
• Nowadays the most competitive soccer
championship is played in Italy.
• My favourite team is Juventus
• 11 players on each team.
• Only 1 goal keeper per team.
• You score a goal when you kick or
head the ball into the opposition goal.
• A game goes for 90 minutes.
• Soccer can be played by both boys and girls.
• Girls can be goal keepers too.
• It’s probably the world’s most popular
sporting event ever.
• It is played every 4 years.
• The next world cup event is in 2010.
It will be played in South Africa.