A - Z Soccer terms

Question

I love to watch soccer and Spanish commentators convey the emotion of the game very well. The downside is that I hear a lot of terms that I don't get. Let's expand and share knowledge by engaging in a good-old A-Z game!

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Provide both the English and Spanish versions of the word.

Note: Please click the Newest tab before posting to see the last entry so that we do not repeat or confuse the order of letters. Thanks!

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árbitro

referee

Answer 1

Arquero - goalkeeper

Answer 2

la bola = ball (about as far as my football knowledge goes)

O balón. - LuisCache, Oct 21, 2011

Answer 3

Entrada - foul

I'm glad that isn't my shinbone - S1r_Wakka, Oct 21, 2011

which is used more common for foul, Entrada or falta? - JazSpanish, Oct 21, 2011

entrada does not implicate a foul :) for foul it has to be falta - saratoga, Oct 24, 2011

Yo creo que tackle es más apropiado - Barney_Stinson, Nov 28, 2011

Answer 4

Portero = Goalkeeper

I tried to include a picture of Van Der Sarr making a great save in the penalty shoot out that clinched the champions league cup for Man United in Moscow but without success. - kenwilliams, Oct 22, 2011

I'm Dutch too, so you're forgiven :-p - S1r_Wakka, Oct 22, 2011

Sorry to say that our new Spanish portero had six put past him today, Manchester United 1 Manchester City 6. - kenwilliams, Oct 23, 2011

Answer 5

Obtener la copa - to get the cup

obtener is to get , not to win - 00494d19, Oct 22, 2011

Madrid! Cabrón! Saluda al campeon! - S1r_Wakka, Oct 22, 2011

Answer 6

FUSILAR : Disparar a portería potentemente desde una posición cercana.

Answer 7

Empujón - A shove/push

Answer 8

ok another try now with the right letter..lol

D

Desequilibrar - Dribbling (although is not the exact translation, that's what it refers to)

The DRAE suggests "regate" (noun) and "regatear" (verb). And it picks up "driblear" (verb) - LuisCache, Oct 24, 2011

regate is used for the actual maneuver, desequilibrar is more used for the concept of a "jugador desequilibrante" for example, player that mess up the adversary team - saratoga, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 9

Yacente - lying down

Answer 10

• primer tiempo - first half
• seguno tiempo - second half
• tarjeta roja - red card

Answer 11

fútbol - soccer

Answer 12

línea media - the halfway line

Answer 13

Killer - killer

(delantero con mucho gol)

Raúl - S1r_Wakka, Oct 22, 2011

This should be given bonus points for finding something with a k - S1r_Wakka, Oct 22, 2011

Answer 14

Interceptar - Intercept

Tomar posesión de la pelota a través de un pase de/hacia un jugador del otro equipo. To take posession of the ball by way of a pass from/to a player on the opposing team.

Answer 15

hundir - to destroy / defeat (not too sure if this word is used in Spanish commentaries) As in 'Team A has destroyed Team B by a huge margin' or 'Team A has humiliated Team B 6 - 0'.