Soccer History
This organization was created in 1904 to govern soccer around the world.
FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
French for International Federation of Association Football
PLAY
Each team plays with this many players.
11
The R in the ROOTS of the Game stands for respecting this.
Rules
This country is where Cricket originated.
England
FIELD
The area between the wickets is called this.
The Pitch
The first international tournament involved these four countries.
England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
(United Kingdom)
PLAY
When a team hits the ball out of bounds on the side line, the opposing team is awarded this.
A throw-in
Excellentia is this desire.
Desire to be the best
The earliest written history of Cricket appeared in a dictionary in this year.
1611
PLAY
These two positions are required for the fielding team.
Bowler and Wicket Keeper
This military exercise involved soccer traits in 2nd and 3rd century China.
Ts'u Chu
RULE
If an offensive player is past the last opposing player before the ball is kicked they are _______.
Offsides
The Latin roots for competition mean this.
To strive or seek after together
This part of Cricket was essential to the sport growing in popularity and success.
Women's Cricket
RULE
6 bowls equal this. Only 32 of these can occur before switching.
Over
FIFA estimates this many people play soccer around the world today.
240 Million
RULE
Players who receive a red card are ______ from the game.
Banned
The S in the ROOTS of the Game stands for respecting this.
Self
A match between India and Pakistan in 2007 had over 400 million viewers. The game was played using this unique style of Cricket.
Twenty20 Cricket
PLAY
Hitting the ball on the ground and over the boundary is called this.
Four
This was the score of the very first international match between Scotland and England.
0 - 0
FIELD
The penalty mark is this far away from the Endline.
12 yards
Putting this first can help a competitor to not let their natural urge take over in competition.
Put others first
The International Cricket Council (ICC) was originally called by this name.
Imperial Cricket Conference
Getting this many outs means the team batting cannot have any more batters.
10
(11 players, 2 batters required at all times, 10 outs means only 1 batter is left)