3- Read the following passage , then answer these questions :-
Football or soccer, which is considered to be the most popular
sport in the world, is a team sport played between two teams of
eleven players using a spherical ball.
The object of the game, which is played on a wide rectangular
field with a goal on each end of the field, is to score by putting
the ball into the adversary goal. The goal is kept by a goalkeeper
who is allowed, at the exception of other players, to use his/her
hands in the game. The winners are those who score the most goals.
If the football match ends in a draw the two teams may be
redirected to play extra time and/or penalty shootouts
(each team taking turns to have a set number of kicks at the goal.)
The way football is played now was first codified in England.
Nowadays, it is governed by the FIFA, “Fédération Internationale de
Football Association” (International Federation of Association
Football.) The game is played now all over the world and
competitions are organised nationally, continentally and
internationally. The most prestigious of football competitions is
the World Cup, which is held every four years.
( A ) Answer the following questions :-
1- How is football played?
2- What exception does the goalkeeper have?
3- Which football competition is the most important nowadays?