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