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