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