Scoring
Types of shot
General vocabulary
Football commentary
Equipment vocabulary
100
The record of goals that indicates who is winning
The score
100
To hit something, or somebody, with your foot
To kick
100
The area where footballers play a match
A pitch
100
The person who reports every move of the game while it is happening
Commentator
100
The top that the player wears. It usually has their name and number on it.
Jersey
200
An extra match to decide which of two or more teams should go through to the next round
A play-off
200
To kick the ball towards the net at one end of the pitch (the goal) in an attempt to score a goal
To shoot
200
The person who makes sure that the players follow the rules
A referee
200
When one team plays well and has the ball more than the other team
Keep possession
200
The whole uniform that the player wears
Kit
300
A match that ends in a tie, i.e. has no winner or loser
A draw
300
The kick given to a team by the referee after a foul has been committed against it
A free-kick
300
The player who leads a team, also called the captain
A skipper
300
To show the video again to the TV viewers
Replay
300
Something that the goalkeeper wears to catch the ball.
Gloves
400
To eliminate another team from a competition
To knock out
400
The "shot" that occurs when a player touches and guides the ball with his or her head
A header
400
A yellow card shown to a player by the referee for a serious foul
A booking
400
The team people think are going to lose
Underdog
400
The specially designed shirt with the team’s colors and sign.
Strip
500
When one player scores a goal and the score becomes equal
Equalizer
500
A kick where the ball is hit with the heel (or the back) of the foot
A backheel
500
A trick or technique in which a player passes the ball through an opponent's legs and then collects it from the other side
A nutmeg
500
A phrase used when a team is more interested in defending than in scoring a goal
Put eleven men behind the ball
500
Plastic covers that protect a player’s shins
Shin-pads
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