Hint
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Answer
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In many confused countries around the world, soccer is called ________.
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football
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In soccer, you're not allowed to touch the ball with your _____.
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hands
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Unless you are the ______.
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goalie
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For some stupid reason, soccer games are allowed to end in a ___.
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tie
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The most important skill for a soccer player is pretending to be _______.
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injured
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The big soccer championship that everyone else gets so excited about every 4 years is called the _____ ___.
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World Cup
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Name a country that you think is probably pretty good at soccer. Like, they’ve won the championship mentioned above (men’s version) before.
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Brazil, Italy, Germany, etc.
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Unlike the U.S. men’s team, the U.S. women’s team actually doesn’t suck! They’ve even won the championship mentioned above! How many times have they done that?
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3
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The international governing body of soccer is called ____, but you probably know it better as the name of the EA soccer video game series.
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FIFA
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This Harry Potter sport would essentially just be flying soccer if you ignored the snitch and the bludgers.
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Quidditch
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This sport, which is basically just soccer on ice, is much better than soccer because it is more violent.
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Hockey
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There’s actually a professional soccer league in the U.S.! What’s it called?
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Major League Soccer
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Can you name any champion of this league from the past ten years?
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Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders FC, etc.
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This Brazilian man is generally considered the greatest soccer player of all time, so you’ve probably even heard of him.
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Pelé
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This Englishman was a very good soccer player. He married a Spice Girl, and they made a movie with his name in it. Then, after he got old and wasn’t good anymore, he came to play in the U.S.
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David Beckham
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CHALLENGE: Name a team that has won the English Premier League by randomly typing in cities in England.
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Manchester United, Manchester City, etc.
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