How should I work out for football?

How does a game of football work?

• i don't understand football at all. my boyfriend is a huge football fan, and i don't understand it at all, i would love to be able to understand it properly and support a team, can anyone tell me all i need to know about football? english football, soccer?

• Answer:

  In a pro game there are 11 players, here are the positions: Goalkeeper (tries to stop the other team scoring), Defender (defends goal), Midfielder (helps both defend and attack), Winger (crosses/passes the ball in to attackers to try and score or has a shot themselves), Attackers/strikers (try to score in the other teams goal). Only the goalkeeper can hold the ball in his hands on the pitch. If the ball comes off the defending team and goes behind the goal it is a corner, if it comes off the attacking team it's a goal kick (goalkeeper kicks the ball off the floor), if the ball goes over the sidelines it's a throw in. To learn more about football you should try to watch a game/match! Best answer please!