Soccer is a sport thats been around for two-thousand years. There is a big fight between the chinese and the english.England invented a game of running around kicking a ball in the mid-19th century (although the Chinese claim to have played a version centuries earlier). They called it “football,” not because the ball is played with the feet, but because the game is played on foot rather on horseback. The way the sport is played is 11 v 11 each team must have a goalie/ goal keeper which is the only player that can use their hands in the game t protect the ball from the other team scoring. There are usally three referees the main one and the two lineman but sometimes important games can have up to 6! A Linesman in the game of Soccer, is a member of staff on the pitch who works with the Referee to ensure the smooth running of the game. Usually there are 2 linesmen, one on either side of the pitch, They also make sure no players are off side but if the linesman call a bad play there something called VAR. The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who reviews decisions made by the head referee.
