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