Football/soccer vocabulary -- new reference article

Question

It took some time but I finally managed to gather all the words and phrases connected with football. If you have any suggestions or notice any mistakes, please let me know.

Enjoy the match - football/soccer vocabulary.

Wow!, indeed. - 0074b507, Jun 19, 2010

Great job! - MattM, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 1

You missed out one key word. I hear it all the time in Spanish commentary

It goes like this:

GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!

(the o bit usualy lasts about a minute)

definiton: a goal has been scored

Jejeje, I know ;))) But I figured that everyone would know this one anyway! - Issabela, Jun 19, 2010

Some Latin American radio commentators say "¡G G G O O O O O O L L Lpe de poste!" Just to get their listeners' hopes up - and then dash them! - waltico, Jun 19, 2010

lol thats funny. Yeah commentators do that a lot, raise their voice when nothing happens to create the illusion that the game is exciting etc. - El_Hitch, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 2

Great reference article Issa. That must have taken some time to compile. Thank you so much. I don't know if you think that these are worth including or not, but here are a couple of links where you can find pdf files for the FIFA laws of the game/reglas de juego (helpful with those unfamiliar with the game and the more casual fan)

Laws of the Game

Reglas de juego

I'll have a look after the match! :)) - Issabela, Jun 19, 2010

In Spanish, they are "Reglas", but in English they are "Laws". Why the difference? Why not "Leyes" in Spanish or "Rules" in English? - waltico, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 3

Wow! A very comprehensive list!! But it would be very difficult to gather all the words and phrases associated with football/soccer. Just the regional differences in both English and Spanish would be enough to keep a person busy for a very long time!

For an English example, in North America we play on a field, rather than a pitch.

Here are just a few more Spanish words from my Latin American experience:
el arco - goal (synonym for la portería)
el arquero, guardameta - goalkeeper (synonym for el portero)
el remate - a shot
el rebote - a rebound

Thanks, waltieco - I've added your suggestions to the list :) - Issabela, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 4

Is Golazo ! in there?

Yes it is! - waltico, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 5

¡Claro que sí, Ian! Tienes que buscar la palabra en la parte llamada "la acción".

Answer 6

Creo que estoy en el amor.

Answer 7

What this subject has to do with this category?

Vocabularies about soccer/football - Fidalgo, Jun 19, 2010

asking for your feedback/suggestions - Issabela, Jun 19, 2010