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