Football Worksheet A

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Football worksheet A

EXERCISE A

Find five words in the table below that are not associated with football.

goal / footballer / striker / bat / score
kit / foul / fault / nil / player
referee / penalty / coach / basket / save
kick / uniform / pitch / goalkeeper / racket

EXERCISE B

Using the table above to help you, fill the gaps in the following sentences?

1. Thierry Henry, Ronaldo and David Beckham are famous ______.

2. ‘Beckham made it 3-1 with a wonderful _ _ _ _ in the 71st minute.’

3. ‘What’s your position? ______, defender, midfielder or ______?’

4. The players were angry about some of the ______’s decisions.

5. ‘We’re not playing very well at the moment. In the last game we had two
______but the other team’s goalkeeper _ _ _ _ _ both of them.’

6. ‘He’s pulling the other player’s shirt – that must be a _ _ _ _!’

7. I know the team’s playing badly, but I don’t think it’s the ______’ fault. I blame the _ _ _ _ _ – he’s useless.’

8. ‘Do you know the _ _ _ _ _ in the Chelsea game?’
‘Yeah, they’re winning two-_ _ _’.

9. ‘My favourite team is Real Madrid. They play really well, and I also think their white _ _ _ looks really nice.’

10. ‘There won’t be a game today. There’s still too much snow on the _ _ _ _ _.’

11. ‘I was never any good at football. I could never _ _ _ _ the ball in the direction I wanted it to go.’

Football worksheet B

Patrick

I think I’m very lucky to be a football journalist. It’s the perfect job for a guy who’s been obsessed with the game all his life, and loves writing about it.

I’m worried about what’s happening in professional football, though. It seems there are too many people in the game who only think about the money. I don’t think you can justify the ridiculous amount of money the top players earn, for example. To pay their wages the clubs have had to increase ticket prices, so a lot of fans can no longer afford to go to games very often.

I guess I’ve watched thousands of games during my career. The best player I’ve ever seen is Pelé, back in the late 60s, when I was just a boy. He was incredible. As for the best team, that’s more difficult, as different teams have different styles. At the moment, in Europe, I like Barcelona and Arsenal, because they both play attractive football.

Kate

Last night I was with a group of people and suddenly the men started talking about football. They assumed I wouldn’t know as much as they did, and were very surprised to find out that in fact I knew a lot more. As I told them, I’ve been a football fan since I was seven and I also played for a few years when I was a teenager.

In Britain, as in many other countries, more and more women have been going to football matches in recent years. In most British stadiums there’s more of a ‘family’ atmosphere these days, which is different from the 1970s and 80s when the atmosphere was more aggressive.

I was pleased that so many games in the recent Women’s World Cup were on TV. The tournament, which took place in China, was very exciting and showed that women’s football has really improved. The winners were Germany, who beat Brazil in the final.

Football worksheet C

EXERCISE C

Now fill the gaps below to complete the crossword and reveal the name of one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football. According to some estimates, this team also has more fans than any other team in the world.

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1. Patrick thinks the top professional footballers earn too much ______.

2. Kate has been a football ______for a long time.

3. ______are one of Patrick’s favourite teams at the moment.

4. Kate was pleased that a lot of the ______in the Women’s World Cup were on TV.

5. Patrick has seen ______of football matches.

6. Kate ______a football fan when she was seven.

7. Patrick says he is ______with football.

8. Kate thinks the ______in most British football stadiums has changed.

9. Patrick thinks Pelé is the best ______he has ever seen.

10. Patrick ______about football as part of his job.

11. The men Kate was talking to ______they knew more about football than she did.

12. Germany ______the recent Women’s World Cup final.

13. Patrick says that ticket prices for football matches have ______.

14. Patrick says that not all football teams play in the same ______.

15. In the past, ______women went to football matches in Britain.

16. Kate ______football when she was a teenager.

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