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