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Football/soccer vocabulary
Video page https://multimedia-english.com/videos/kids/vocabulary/footballsoccer-vocabulary-3952
Focus Vocabulary
Description Learn a lot of vocabulary about football with this interactive game.
Instructions 1- Look at the words and think of its meaning (and maybe pronunciation)
2- Move your mouse over the black button to check your answer.
3- If you were right, click on the green button, if wrong, click on the red.
 
Item Match Pronunciation Comments
playing field campo de juego, campo de deportes. /pleɪɪŋ fi:ld/
goalkeeper portero, guardameta /gəʊlki:pə*/
Also "goalie".
goal gol /gəʊl/
halftime descanso, medio tiempo /hɑ:ftaɪm/
locker room vestuario /lɒkə* ru:m/
halfway line línea de medio campo /hɑ:fweɪ laɪn/
overtime prórroga /əʊvətaɪm/
crossbar larguero /krɒsbɑ:*/
soccer fútbol /sɒkə*/
You can learn some differences between soccer and football.
1. Football is the term used for many common games under the umbrella, while soccer is just one among them.
2. In different football games, the players can use the hands, feet, or whole body to move the ball, while in soccer only the feet can be used.
3. Soccer uses sphere balls, while other football games used rounded or pointed balls depending on the format of the game.
football player jugador de fútbol /fʊtbɔ:l pleɪə*/
sweeper defensa libre /swi:pə*/
red card tarjeta roja /red kɑ:d/
midfield mediocampo, centro del campo. /mɪdfi:ld/
line judge juez de línea /laɪn dʒʌdʒ/
Also "assistant referee".
cleat zapatilla de fútbol /kli:t/
goal area área /gəʊl eərɪə/
soccer ball balón de fútbol /sɒkə* bɔ:l/
tie game empate /taɪ geɪm/
tackle (to) entrar /tækəl/
sideline línea de banda /saɪdlaɪn/
corner flag banderín de esquina, bandera de córner. /kɔ:nə* flæg/
center circle círculo central. /sentə* sɜ:kl/
The center circle is a circular marking with a 10-yard radius in the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game after half-time or a goal.
defender defensa /dɪfendə*/
touchline línea de banda. /tʌtʃlaɪn/
yellow card tarjeta amarilla /jeləʊ kɑ:d/
penalty box área de penalti /penəltɪ bɒks/
dribble (to) regatear /drɪbl/
bleachers gradas, tribuna descubierta. /bli:tʃəz/
wall pared /wɔ:l/
corner arc córner /kɔ:nə*/
"Corner kick": saque de esquina.
forward delantero /fɔ:wəd/
pass pase /pɑ:s/
post poste /pəʊst/
control (to) controlar /kəntrəʊl/
shoot chute, disparo /ʃu:t/
stadium estadio /steɪdɪəm/
coach entrenador /kəʊtʃ/
kick tiro /kɪk/
substitute suplente /sʌbstɪtju:t/
header cabezazo /hedə*/
shin guards espinilleras /ʃɪn gɑ:dz/
injury time tiempo de descuento /ɪndʒərɪ taɪm/
save a goal (to) parar un gol /seɪv ə gəʊl/
team equipo /ti:m/
out of band fuera de banda /aʊt ɒv bænd/
free kick tiro libre /fri: kɪk/
penalty penalti /penəltɪ/
winger extremo /wɪŋə*/
referee árbitro /refəri:/
pitch campo /pɪtʃ/
corner kick saque de esquina, córner /kɔ:nə* kɪk/
shoot (to) chutar /ʃu:t/
goal line línea de meta /gəʊl laɪn/
football foul falta /fʊtbɔ:l faul/
opponent team equipo adversario, oponente /əpəʊnənt ti:m/
football fútbol /fʊtbɔ:l/
"Football" in British English and "soccer" in American English.
Total number of items: 56
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