FOOTBALL GLOSSARY

¡te llevan! (to warn that there is an opposing player behind)	man on!
¿cómo van?, ¿cómo va? (el partido)	what’s the score?
¿de qué jugás? - juego de delantero, zaguero, etc.	what position do you play? - I play striker, centre-back, etc.
“recuperador de pelotas”	ball winner
abrir el marcador	to open the scoring
arco, la portería	the goal, the net
área	the area, the box
área chica	the 6-yard box (area)
área grande	the penalty area, the 18-yard box
asistente del entrenador	assistant manager
bajarla, matarla de pecho, de pechito pasarla de pecho	to chest (down) the ball to chest the ball to a player
banco (de suplentes) - estar en el banco	the bench- to be on the bench
banderín del córner	corner flag
cabecear la pelota	to head, to nod the ball
cabezazo	header
cancha de fútbol	football ground, football pitch
canillera, espinillera	shinguard, shinpad
capitán	the skipper, the captain
centro (pase largo con dirección)	cross (well-directed long pass)
césped artificial	Astroturf, artificial turf
césped, pasto	grass, turf
championes de fútbol 5	Astroturf  trainers
championes de fútbol sala	futsal trainers
championes, zapatos de fútbol	football boots (BrE), cleats (AmE), football trainers
Chilena - hacer una chilena	bicycle kick, overhead kick -to do an overhead kick
círculo central	the centre circle
colgarse del travesaño, pasar el candado, echarse atrás (un equipo para defender)	to put eleven men behind the ball[1]
creador de juego (10) - armador	playmaker
cuarto juez	the fourth official
defender	to defend
defensa	defender, back
defensa tapón	stopper
definición por penales ganar por penales	penalty shoot-out to win on penalties
dejar tirado al golero (con un amague)	to send the keeper the wrong way
delantero central, el “punta”	the centre forward
delantero, atacante	striker, attacker, forward
despejar la pelota	to clear the ball
despeje	clearance
desviar (peinar) una pelota	to flick a ball
diferencia de goles	the goal difference
efecto (de la pelota) - darle, meterle efecto a la pelota	Spin - to put (a) spin on the ball, to spin the ball
el 10, mediocampista central	the attacking midfielder
el 5 (mediocampista de contención)	defensive midfielder, holding midfielder, midfield anchor
el faul le valió una suspensión	the foul earned him a suspension
el juez dio el pitido final	the referee blew the final whistle
el partido terminó en empate	the match ended in a draw, tie
el pelotazo pegó en la barrera	the shot hit the wall
el resultado final fue 4-1	the final score was 4-1
eliminar a un equipo	to knock out, eliminate a team
eludir, driblear	to dribble[2]
empatar 2 a 2 empatar 0 a 0	to draw 2 – 2 (two all) to draw 0 – 0 (nil all)
empate	draw, tie
en el primer tiempo	in the first half
entrenador	manager, coach (only related to training the players)
equipo (cuadro) de fútbol	football team, football squad (all the players)
estadio	stadium
expulsar a un jugador	to send off a player
falta hacer un faul, una falta recebir una falta	foul[3] to foul, to commit a foul to suffer a foul
festejo de gol - festejar un gol	goal celebration - to celebrate a goal
fútbol 5	five-a-side football
fútbol 7	seven-a-side football
fútbol asociación	association footbalL
fútbol sala	futsal
fútbol, balompié	football (BrE), soccer (AmE, AusE)
ganar por 2 a 1 ganar 2 a 0	to win by 2 to 1, to win 2 -1 to win 2 – 0 (two – nil)
ganar un partido, un mundial	to win a match, a World Cup
gol de cabeza	headed goal
gol del empate	equaliser
gol en contra, autogol meterse un gol en contra	own goal to score an own goal
golero, arquero, guardameta lanzarse, tirarse para atajar la pelota (el golero) atajar la pelota se mandó terrible atajada	goalkeeper, keeper to dive for the ball to save the ball he pulled off a wonderful save
guantes de golero	goalkeeper gloves
hacer un globo	to lob the ball
hacer una pared (con un jugador)	to play a one-two (with a player)
hacer, jugar un cambio de frente	to switch play
hacer, meter un caño	to perform a nutmeg, to nutmeg an opponent
hincha	supporter, fan
hinchada	supporters, fans
juez de banda, juez de línea	linesman
juez, árbitro	referee, ref (informal)
jugador de fútbol, futbolista	football player, soccer player (AmE), footballer
jugar a un solo toque[4]	to play one-touch (football)
jugar al pelotazo	to play the long-ball game
jugar de golero - lo mandaron a atajar, lo pusieron de golero	to keep goal, to play in goal - they played him in goal
la barrera (de jugadores)	the wall (of players)
la camiseta del golero	the goalkeeper jersey
la línea de fondo, la última línea, la línea final	the goal line
la línea lateral, la línea del costado	the touchline, the sideline
la pelota pegó en el palo, el travesaño	the ball hit the post, the crossbar
la pelota salió del campo de juego, se fue	the ball went out of  play
la pelota se desvió	the ball deflected, was deflected
la pelota se fue por encima del travesaño	the ball flew over the crossbar
la tribuna	the stands, the stand, the grandstand
lateral izquierdo, derecho	left wingback, right wingback
líbero (defender on the rearmost part of the field)	sweeper
liga de fútbol	football league
los espectadores	the crowd
mandarla a guardar, al fondo del arco	to put it in the back of the net
marcar a un jugador	to mark a player
marcar el gol del empate, empatar el partido	to equalise, to level the score
medias de fútbol	football socks
mediocampista	midfielder, midfield player
meter, marcar, anotar un gol	to score a goal, to score
offside, orsay (bruto), fuera de juego estar en offside la regla del fuera de juego la trampa del fuera de juego ser atrapado en offside	Offside  to be offsidde, in an offside position the offside rule the offside trap to be caught offside
palo (del arco)	the post, the goalpost
pararla, matarla de muslo	to thigh the ball
partido	match, game
partido de local, de visitante jugar de local, de visitante	home match, away match to play at home, away
pasar la pelota	to pass the ball
pasarla de taco	to backheel the ball
pase con comba	a curling pass
pelota de fútbol	the football, the soccer ball
perder un partido	to lose
primer tiempo, el segundo tiempo (mitad)	the first half, the second half
puntero	winger, wing, wide midfielder
recibir un gol	to concede a goal
remera, camiseta de fútbol	football shirt, football jersey
repechaje	the play-offs
saque de arco, de meta	goal-kick
saque de banda, saque lateral	throw-in
saque inicial	the kick-off
shutout a situation in a sports competition in which a player or team wins without the other player or team scoring any points	(AmE Sport) ‹team/pitcher› ganarle a (sin conceder ni un gol o carrera etc) 11 shutouts ~11 partidos sin recibir goles (Brit, Sport)  the goalkeeper had ten successive shutouts  el portero salió imbatido en diez partidos sucesivos
silbato - tocar el silbato	the whistle - to blow the whistle
son fuertes por arriba (en el juego aéreo)	they are strong in the air[5]
suplente	the substitue
tanteador, el marcador	the score
tarjeta amarilla - mostrar la tarjeta amarilla	yellow card- to show (somebody) the yellow card
tarjeta roja	red card
tener posesión del balón	to keep possession (of the ball)
tiempo adicional, extra	stoppage time, injury time
tiempo extra (15-minute half after the full time)	extra time
tirar, patear a puerta	to shoot at (on) goal
tirar, patear la pelota	to kick, to shoot the ball, to take a shot
tirar, patear un córner	to take a corner (kick)
tirar, patear un penal	to take a penalty (kick)
tirar, patear un tiro libre	to take a free-kick
tirarla a la olla, mandar el ollazo (centro desesperado al área)	to bang it in the mixer[6]
tirarse en barredora barredora	to tackle slide tackle, sliding tackle
tiro libre (directo indirecto)	(direct, indirect) free-kick
tocar la pelota con la mano  - ¡mano!	to handle the ball, to touch the ball with your hand - handball!
travesaño	crossbar
una amonestación (advertencia)	a warning
una amonestación (tarjeta amarilla) amonestar a un jugador (tarjeta amarilla)	a booking to book a player
una derrota	a defeat
una victoria	a win
Volea - darle de volea	Volley - to volley the ball
zaguero, defensa central	centre-back, centre-half, central defender

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[1] put eleven men behind the ball

referring to a team that defends with all the players and is not very interested in scoring goals. For example, many visiting teams put eleven men behind the ball and are happy with a 0-0 draw.

[2] (in football or hockey) to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks or hits, or (in basketball) to move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand His speed allows him to easily dribble past defenders.

[3] /faʊl/

[4] Play, one-touch: Passing the ball first time, i.e. without controlling the ball.

[5] they are strong in the air

referring to a team that has a lot of (tall) players who can head the ball very well. As a result, they are strong in the air, may prefer the long-ball game, and score a lot of goals with headers while not conceding any or many headed goals themselves

[6] bang it in the mixer!

a shout to encourage a player to play a long ball into the penalty area (i.e. the "mixer") in the hope that an attacking player will get on the end of it and score