"Football' vocabulary in Spanish
A list of common words to understand a football match in Spanish
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| el jugador |  | player | 
| la jugadora |  | player (female) | 
| el gol |  | goal | 
| el saque de esquina |  | corner | 
| el portero |  | the goalkeeper | 
| el equipo |  | the team | 
| empatar |  | to draw | 
| ganar |  | to win | 
| perder |  | to lose | 
| el saque de banda |  | throw in | 
| amonestar |  | to book a player | 
| la tarjeta amarilla |  | yellow card | 
| la tarjeta roja |  | red card | 
| expulsar |  | to send off a player | 
| el tiro libre |  | free kick | 
| defender |  | to defend | 
| atacar |  | to attack | 
| el centrocampista |  | midfielder | 
| el primer tiempo |  | the first half | 
| el segundo tiempo |  | the second half | 
| fuera de juego |  | offside | 
| el disparo |  | the shot | 
| el torneo |  | the tournament | 
| el fútbol |  | football, soccer | 
| el hincha |  | fan/supporter | 
| la hincha |  | fan/supporter (female) | 
| la hinchada |  | fans/supporters (collective noun) | 
| el banco |  | bench | 
| el banquillo |  | bench | 
| el campo |  | ground/field | 
| la cancha |  | ground/pitch (used in Latin America for football field) | 
| la prórroga |  | extra time/overtime (sports) | 
| el árbitro |  | referee | 
| el penalti |  | penalty | 
| el capitán del equipo |  | team captain | 
| el defensa |  | defense | 
| la defensa |  | defense (female) | 
| el delantero |  | striker | 
| la delantera |  | striker (female) | 
| el juez de linea |  | linesman | 
| el futbolista |  | footballer | 
| la futbolista |  | footballer (female) | 
| chutar |  | to shoot | 
| marcar un gol |  | to score a goal | 
| meter un gol |  | to score a goal | 
 
	
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