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A corner of the site that’s just for him — quick quizzes and puzzles to test yourself, and short explainers on the words and numbers behind the game. No pressure and nothing to learn by heart: play, read, and see how much sticks. More gets added over time.

New · Football IQ

Test your football brain.

Six subjects, three levels each — the field and its markings, the laws and real match scenarios, positions and formations, teams and players, stadiums, and the World Cup. It only gets harder, and more questions keep coming.

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Quizzes & puzzles.

Puzzle · unscramble & spotWord playUnscramble the football words and spot the odd one out.6 questions · Play

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The game, explained.

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The field & its linesThe football pitch, marking by markingA tour of every line on a football pitch — what each one is for and where it sits — with a diagram that lights up each marking in turn.5 min read How football actually worksThe laws of the game, in plain wordsHow you score, what offside really means, fouls and cards, and the restarts — the handful of laws you need to follow any match.6 min read Who plays where, and whyPositions and formations, from keeper to strikerWhat each position does — goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, forwards — and how a team's numbers make a shape like 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.6 min read Clubs, countries and competitionsTeams, leagues and cups — how the football world fits togetherClubs and national teams, leagues and knockout cups, promotion and relegation — how the wider football world is organised.5 min read Where the game is playedHome grounds — what makes a great stadiumWhy a home ground matters, what a stadium's numbers mean, and a few of the most famous grounds in the world.4 min read FIFA and the World CupThe World Cup — football's biggest storyWhat the World Cup is, how often it happens, who runs it, and a few facts every football fan knows by heart.5 min read ExplainerWhat counts as an assist? The rule, in plain EnglishAn assist rewards the pass, not just the finish. But when exactly is one awarded — and when isn't it? The last touch, the deflections, the rebounds and the penalties, sorted out simply.4 min read ExplainerWhat is xG? Expected goals, explained with two shotsExpected goals (xG) puts a probability on every shot — how likely it was to be a goal. Here's what goes into it, and a tale of two shots: a tap-in and a screamer.5 min read ReferenceThe stat sheet, decoded — every abbreviation we useG, A, MP, xG, xA… the shorthand behind modern football stats, in plain English — the standard box-score abbreviations and the advanced-analytics ones.6 min read