Soccer

Soccer in Spanish
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Sporty Spanish Vocabulary

World Cup, European Championship, Saturday morning at the park … whenever and wherever you watch or play soccer / football, this Spanish vocab can help you out.

soccer
football, footy
 el fútbol
game, match un juego, un partido
half  
half time el medio tiempo, el descanso
overtime, (UK) extra time la prórroga
regular time (90 minutes) el tiempo regular
stoppage time  
   
People and Players Gente y jugadores
team el equipo
Spanish soccer team, "the Red Fury" la Furia Roja
soccer/football player un futbolista
coach un entrenador
defender un defensor
forward un delantero, un atacante
goalie un portero, un arquero, un guardameta
line judge, assistant referee un juez de línea
player un jugador
playmaker un director de juego
referee un árbitro
striker un delantero
substitute un suplente
sweeper un líbero
winger un extremo
   
Field and Equipment Campo y equipamiento
cleats los tacos
corner flag el banderín de córner
football el fútbol
goal net el red para portería
jersey la camiseta
midfield el mediocampo
playing field, pitch el campo / terreno de juego
penalty box el área de penalti
shin guard la canillera, la espinillera
six-yard-box la caja de seis yardas
soccer ball el fútbol
stadium el estadio
whistle el silbato
   
Passes and Plays Pases y jugadas
corner kick un córner, un tiro de esquina
direct kick un tiro libre directo
dive (fake fall) una zambullida
fake out, (UK) dummy un amago
free kick un tiro libre
header un cabezazo
indirect kick un tiro libre indirecto
pass un pase
tackle una entrada
throw in un lanzamiento
volley la volea
the wall la pared
   
Scoring and Penalties Marcador y penaltis
dissent la disidencia
foul una falta
goal un gol
goal kick un saque de meta
hand ball una mano
headbutt un cabezazo
offside fuera de juego / lugar
out of bounds fuera del campo
own goal un autogol, una propria portería
penalty kick un penal
penalty spot el punto penal
red card la tarjeta roja
shot, scoring attempt un tiro, un disparo
tie game, draw un empate
yellow card la tarjeta amarilla
   
Verbs Verbos
to be offside estar fuera de juego
to bring down derribar
to control the ball controlar el balón
to dive, take a dive zambullirse
to dribble regatear
to fake amagar
to head (the ball) cabecear
to lead, be winning aventajar
to mess up a save, leave goal open salir a por uvas
to pass (the ball) pasar
to play soccer jugar
to run correr
to score (a goal) marcar
to save a goal/penalty guardar un gol/penalti
to send off expulsar
to shoot, kick tirar
   
World Cup la Copa del Mundo, el Mundial
UEFA European Championship
Euro
 el Campeonato de Europa de la UEFA

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