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