Part 1:

The referee has got two two assistants, called linesmen.


They flag if the ball goes out of play, they show which team has a corner kick, a goal kick, a
throw-in, if a player is offside, and regulate the substitutes.


They make sure the rules are adhered to.


There are eleven players on the pitch in each team.


The goalkeeper´s strip has got a colour different from his teammates.


The pitch is in the shape of a rectangle and its length is 90-120 metres with a width of 45-90
metres.


After a goal the game restarts from  the centre spot.


The lines marking the length of the pitch are called the side lines, and the ones marking the end
of the pitch are called the goal lines.


In front of each goal, a six-yard box and larger penalty area are marked.


The penalty spot is 11 metres from the goal line.


Fir a goal to be scored, the entire ball must cross the goal line into the goal.


After a stoppage in the game, there is what is called a set piece.


If a player fouls, a free kick is awarded from the place where the foul was committed.





















Part 2:

Supply basic information to the following expressions and dates:

Offside: A common offence in football is offside, where the player is actively in play behind the
defensive line having moved there before the ball is played to them.


China: The first reports of ball games are from China.


1872: The first international match was played in 1872 between England and Scotland.


1904: FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was established in Paris.


1930: The first World Cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay.


1954: The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) was established in 1954.


1968: The first European Championship was played in Italy in 1968

1908: football officially became an Olympic sport at the Olympic Games in 1908 in London.

Roudnice nad Labem:  the first football match in the Czech lands was played in 1887 in Roudnice nad
Labem.

1896: the first football match was played in Brno in 1896

1954:  Czechoslovakian football was incorporated into UEFA in 1954

1976: gold medal won the European Championships in 1976

1980: gold medal in the Olympic Games in 1980