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