How to play soccer

The aim of soccer, is basically to score the most goals. Sounds simple enough, right? Soccer is made up of two teams and each team must be in different uniforms so that they can be determined by the referee who upholds the rules of the game, and also the fans who might be watching in a professional match.

There should be ten outfield players, one goal keeper and up to three substitutions waiting on the bench. The game is then made up of two goals, a full sized grass pitch and obviously the players and the soccer ball.

It is then up to the players on the field to try and score as many goals as possible during the first half, and it is up to the goal keeper to block the opposing team from scoring.
The game is made up of two halves, each lasting for 45 minutes and at the start of the second half, the teams swap goals, so they must then score into the goal that they were previously protecting.

There are 17 rules to learn to play professional soccer, but for a bit of fun then all you need is a goal, a ball and a few players willing to have a good kick about!