01 · The Game
No jargon. The pitch, the eleven jobs on it, how a match unfolds, and the handful of words you need. Five minutes, and you will never watch a game the same way.
The eleven
Eleven a side. One aim: put the ball in the other team's goal more often than they put it in yours. Here is who does what, in a classic 4-3-3.
The shape of a game
The words that matter
Tap any word to see what it means in plain English.
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