Football vocabulary
Players, referee decisions and match moments for football fans
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| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pitch | B1 | area for playing sports, or how high a sound is |
| referee | B1 | person who makes sure a game is played fairly |
| whistle | B1 | a small tool that makes a loud sound when you blow into it |
| kick-off | C2 | the start of a football game or event |
| half-time | B1 | break in the middle of a sports game |
| extra time | B1 | more minutes of play when the score is level after the normal game |
| stoppage time | B2 | minutes added at the end of a half to make up for delays |
| goalkeeper | B1 | player who stops the ball going in the net |
| defender | B1 | a player whose main job is to stop the other team scoring |
| midfielder | C1 | player who plays in the middle of the field |
| striker | C1 | a player whose main job is to score goals |
| substitute | B1 | person or thing used in place of another |
| dribble | C1 | to let liquid flow slowly, or to move a ball with short kicks |
| tackle | B2 | to take the ball from another player by using your feet |
| header | B2 | hitting a ball with your head, or text at the top of a page |
| assist | B1 | a pass that helps a teammate score a goal |
| foul | B2 | very unpleasant, or against the rules in sport |
| offside | B2 | in a wrong place on the field in a sport |
| free kick | B1 | a kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule |
| corner kick | B1 | a kick taken from the corner of the field after the ball goes out |
| penalty kick | B2 | a kick at the goal with only the goalkeeper to stop it |
| penalty shootout | B2 | a way to choose the winner by taking kicks at the goal |
| yellow card | B1 | a card the referee shows to warn a player |
| red card | B1 | a card the referee shows to send a player off the field |
| crossbar | C2 | the long bar along the top of the goal |
| own goal | B1 | a goal scored by mistake against your own team |
| equaliser | B2 | a goal that makes the score level |
| hat-trick | B2 | three goals scored by one player in one game |
| clean sheet | B2 | a game in which a team lets in no goals |
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