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