The SQUAD
English Football
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Basic Rules
100

The number of referees that a standard professional football match would have on-field referees (plus a crew of video assistant referees (VAR)).

What are FOUR ON-FIELD REFEREES?

100

English national team captain.

Who is "Harry Kane"?

100

The topmost level of the English football league system, intended for only the most elite clubs, or teams.

What is "the English Premier League" (or the EPL)?

100

"The Villains"

What is "Aston Villa"? 

100

11 players on the field (including one goalkeeper).

What is the maximum number of players on each team?

200

The last line of defense in sports like football (soccer) and hockey. Their primary objective is to prevent the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting shots on goal.

What is "THE GOALKEEPER"?

200

The home stadium of the English national team.

What is "Wembley"?

200

The most prestigious annual club football tournament in the world. It pits the absolute top-division clubs from across Europe against each other.

What is the UEFA Champions League (UCL)?

200

"The Bees"

What is "Brentford"?

200

The duration of a standard football match.

What are two 45-minute halves (separated by a 15-minute break)?

300

The most advanced attacking player on a football (soccer) team. Their primary responsibilities are to score goals, lead the attacking line, and create scoring opportunities for their teammates.

What is a "CENTRE FORWARD"?

300

Sheffield F.C. (established in 1857)

What was the first football club in England? 

OR: the oldest existing independent football club in the world?

300

The referee expells a player from the game without a substitute (i.e. sending-off).  

What is "a RED CARD"?

300

"The Foxes"

What is "Leicester City"?

300

The minimum number of players on each team required to start or continue a game.

What are seven players?

400

A wide defensive player stationed on the right side of a soccer team's backline.

What is a "RIGHT BACK"?

400

The club that has won the Premier League most of the times in a row (year after year)

What is Manchester United?

400

When a referee states that...  a player is in the opponent's half and is closer to the goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender at the exact moment the ball is passed to that player.

What is "The Offside Rule"?

400

"The Gunners"

What is "Arsenal"?

400

This is how matches start, restart after a goal, and how halves begin from the center circle.

What is a "KICK-OFF"?

500

The position of player number 6.

What is "LEFT MIDFIELD"?

500

A group of six clubs in the Premier League with the largest fan base sizes: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.

What is "The Big Six"?

500

The entire ball must completely cross the goal line, between the goalposts and beneath the crossbar.

What is "a goal"?

500

"The Reds"

What is "Liverpool"?

500

The referee penalizes severe or repeated infractions (gives a caution).

What is "a YELLOW CARD"?

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