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