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