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