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