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