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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