Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase The rules of football are relatively simple: Two teams of 11 players try to get a round ball into the opposing team's (1). . . . . . . . . and to prevent opponents from (2). . . . . . . . . . . . The ball may be kicked or headed, but never handled, except by the goalkeepers . The Football Association was (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . in 1863 to decide the rules of football and the resulting game became known formally as (4). . . . . . . . football. It is sometimes also called (12). . . . . . . . . . . . Many of today’s leading clubs ere established shortly afterwards. Question 1.