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