BASKETBALL and SOCCER

            Basketball and soccer are two of the most popular sports in the world. They are both team sports where each team tries to score the most goals. There are eleven players on a soccer team and five on a basketball team. One of the soccer players is a goalkeeper , whose job is to keep the ball out of the goal. Soccer players score goals by shooting the ball past the goalkeeper into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. In basketball, players score by throwing the basketball into the other team's basket. Each goal is worth one, two , or three points.

            Soccer is played on a large grass field. while basketball is played on a smaller court with a hard floor. Basketball players use their hands to throw the ball but may not kick the ball. Soccer players can kick the ball, but are not allowed to use their hands. Basketball players must bounce the ball when they run with it . In both soccer and basketball , the players work together as a team to try to win. The best teams may have famous stars, like Ronaldo , David Beckham, and Shaquille O'Neal ,  but one player cannot win a game. The only way to win is to learn how to make every player do his or her best.