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