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