La Dolcissima Vita

a match（比賽）
two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football

a pitch（球場）
the area where footballers play a match

a referee（主審裁判）
the person who makes sure that the players follow the rules. Normally wears a black shirt and shorts, and has a whistle

a linesman (referee's assistant)（邊界裁判）
the person whose main duty it is to indicate with a flag when the ball has gone out of play or when a player is offside

a goalkeeper（守門員）
the player in goal who has to stop the ball from crossing the goal-line. The only player who is allowed to handle the ball during open play

a defender（後衛）
a player who plays in the part of the football team which tries to prevent the other team from scoring goals, e.g. 'Kolo Tour� is a defender and plays in defence for Arsenal and Ivory Coast'. a midfielder（中鋒）
a midfielder � a player who plays mainly in the middle part of the pitch (or midfield), e.g. Michael Essien is a midfielder and plays in midfield for Chelsea and Ghana

an attacker（前鋒）
also called a forward; a player whose duty it is to score goals, e.g. Samuel Eto掗 is an attacker and plays in attack for Barcelona and Cameroon

a skipper（球隊隊長）
the player who leads a team, also called the captain

a substitute（候補球員）
a player who sits on the bench ready to replace another team-mate on the pitch. Can also be used as a verb, e.g. the manager was not happy with his attacker and substituted him after 60 minutes

a manager（球隊教練）
the person in charge of a team and responsible for training, new players and transfers. For example, Alex Ferguson is the manager of Manchester United

a foul（犯規）
a violation of the rules. For example, if a player other than the goalkeeper handles the ball in the penalty box (or penalty area) it is a foul and a penalty is given to the other team

a booking（罰黃牌）
a yellow card shown to a player by the referee for a serious foul. Two bookings or yellow cards result in a red card or sending-off

full-time（整場時間）
the point of the game when the referee blows the final whistle and the match is over. Normally after 90 minutes and any added injury or stoppage time

injury time（傷停時間）
also called stoppage time, added minutes at the end of the regular playing time at half-time or full-time. Entirely at the referee掇 discretion and normally indicated by an official on the sideline (or touchline)

extra time（延長賽）
if a match has no winner at full-time, 2 x 15 minutes of extra time may be played in some competitions

offside（越位）
in a position which is not allowed by the rules of the game, i.e. when an attacking player is closer to the opposing team掇 goal-line at the moment the ball is passed to him or her than the last defender apart from the goalkeeper

資料來源：網路BBC