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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
control (to) controlar /kəntrəʊl/
touchline línea de banda. /tʌtʃlaɪn/
goal gol /gəʊl/
football foul falta /fʊtbɔ:l faul/
header cabezazo /hedə*/
midfield mediocampo, centro del campo. /mɪdfi:ld/
halftime descanso, medio tiempo /hɑ:ftaɪm/
free kick tiro libre /fri: kɪk/
post poste /pəʊst/
cleat zapatilla de fútbol /kli:t/
tie game empate /taɪ geɪm/
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.
tackle (to) entrar /tækəl/
pitch campo /pɪtʃ/
winger extremo /wɪŋə*/
shoot chute, disparo /ʃu:t/
out of band fuera de banda /aʊt ɒv bænd/
penalty box área de penalti /penəltɪ bɒks/
red card tarjeta roja /red kɑ:d/
substitute suplente /sʌbstɪtju:t/
sideline línea de banda /saɪdlaɪn/
corner kick saque de esquina, córner /kɔ:nə* kɪk/
injury time tiempo de descuento /ɪndʒərɪ taɪm/
football fútbol /fʊtbɔ:l/
"Football" in British English and "soccer" in American English.
halfway line línea de medio campo /hɑ:fweɪ laɪn/
dribble (to) regatear /drɪbl/
locker room vestuario /lɒkə* ru:m/
goalkeeper portero, guardameta /gəʊlki:pə*/
Also "goalie".
goal line línea de meta /gəʊl laɪn/
overtime prórroga /əʊvətaɪm/
defender defensa /dɪfendə*/
stadium estadio /steɪdɪəm/
goal area área /gəʊl eərɪə/
sweeper defensa libre /swi:pə*/
line judge juez de línea /laɪn dʒʌdʒ/
Also "assistant referee".
crossbar larguero /krɒsbɑ:*/
kick tiro /kɪk/
corner flag banderín de esquina, bandera de córner. /kɔ:nə* flæg/
bleachers gradas, tribuna descubierta. /bli:tʃəz/
playing field campo de juego, campo de deportes. /pleɪɪŋ fi:ld/
shoot (to) chutar /ʃu:t/
wall pared /wɔ:l/
opponent team equipo adversario, oponente /əpəʊnənt ti:m/
referee árbitro /refəri:/
shin guards espinilleras /ʃɪn gɑ:dz/
coach entrenador /kəʊtʃ/
corner arc córner /kɔ:nə*/
"Corner kick": saque de esquina.
football player jugador de fútbol /fʊtbɔ:l pleɪə*/
pass pase /pɑ:s/
penalty penalti /penəltɪ/
save a goal (to) parar un gol /seɪv ə gəʊl/
team equipo /ti:m/
soccer ball balón de fútbol /sɒkə* bɔ:l/
yellow card tarjeta amarilla /jeləʊ kɑ:d/
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.
forward delantero /fɔ:wəd/
Total number of items: 56
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