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British soccer, known as football for people who actually play it is one of the world's most widespread sports. But in other countries, soccer or rather football as it's known in the rest of the world, is one of the most popular sport if not the most popular sport. British soccer is so popular that teams from nearly every country compete to win a trophy and prove that they are the best team in the world, they want the World Cup. It's so popular that every year teams from all over the world compete for the World Cup.
The field in British soccer is known as the pitch. There is always a goal set up on either side of the field and the field's size changes depending on things like age group or club; the most common measurement for an adult field is from 110 to 120 yards long. The field is outlines by boundaries known as touchlines; there are also goal lines and penalty areas in front of the goals as well. There is even a center spot that divides the field into halves and each goal has a penalty area that surrounds it.
Most British soccer matches consist of two halves that last around 45 minutes each; the clock runs continuously even when the ball is out of play. There is always a 15 minute break between those halves. There is always an official referee and this referee can stop the clock if he feels a situation warrant sit, for instance, if someone is injured or some other disturbance occurs. Referees are also the ones to award penalties to teams and there is no instant replay in soccer,a referee's decision stands, no matter what.
There are seventeen laws in the official British soccer rules guidebook; these rules are often broadly defined so they are a little bit flexible. There are always a maximum of eleven players on a soccer team, excluding substitutes; there is usually a minimum of seven players to a team as well. Then there are defenders, who are stationed from the goal up to a fourth of the field and protect the goal from offensive players. Then you have the defenders, who typically stay on their side of the field and protect the goal from incoming attacks; the midfielders, who man the middle of the field and act as both defense and offense; and the forwards, who score the goals. All of these positions are necessary for a successful British soccer game.
