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