{"id":1299,"date":"2010-06-14T20:42:59","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T20:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2010-06-14T20:42:59","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T20:42:59","slug":"soccer-vocabulary-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/soccer-vocabulary-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer vocabulary, en espa\u00f1ol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, the World Cup is here and if you’re a soccer fan (and studying Spanish) here’s a useful list of soccer terms in Spanish with their translation in English. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

el \u00e1rbitro \u2013 referee
\nel \u00e1rea de meta \u2013 goal \/ penalty area \/the box
\nel bal\u00f3n a tierra \u2013 dropped ball
\nel banquillo \u2013 bench
\nel cabezazo \u2013 header
\nel campo \u2013 pitch, field
\nel centrocampista \u2013 midfielder
\nel defensa \u2013 defender, fullback
\nel delantero \u2013 forward
\nel descuento \u2013 injury time
\nel empate \u2013 draw
\nel equipo local \u2013 home team
\nel equipo visitante \u2013 away team
\nel extremo – winger
\nel goleador \u2013 goal scorer
\nel juez de l\u00ednea \u2013 linesman
\nel l\u00edbero, barredor \u2013 sweeper
\nel partido amistoso \u2013 friendly game
\nel pase cruzado, el cruce \u2013 cross
\nel portero \/ el golero \/ el guardameta \u2013 goalkeeper, goalie, keeper
\nel primer tiempo \u2013 first half
\nel promedio de goles \u2013 goal average
\nel punto de penalty \u2013 penalty spot
\nel saque de banda – throw-in
\nel saque de esquina, c\u00f3rner \u2013 corner kick
\nel saque de puerta \u2013 goal kick
\nel saque de salida \u2013 kick-off
\nel segundo tiempo \u2013 second half
\nel silbato, pitido \u2013 whistle
\nel terreno de juego \u2013 field of play
\nel tiempo suplementario, la pr\u00f3rroga \u2013 extra time
\nel tiro libre \u2013 free kick
\nel tiro penal \/ penalti \u2013 penalty kick
\nel travesa\u00f1o \u2013 crossbar
\nla canillera \/ espinillera \u2013 shinguard
\nla defensa \u2013 defense
\nla falta \u2013 foul
\nla grada \u2013 stands\/ terrace
\nla igualada – equaliser
\nla internada \u2013 tackle
\nla jugada \u2013 move
\nla l\u00ednea de banda \u2013 touch line
\nla patada \u2013 kick
\nla posta, el poste\/palo de la porter\u00eda \u2013 goalpost
\nla propia meta \u2013 own goal
\nla tarjeta amarilla \u2013 yellow card
\nla tarjeta roja \u2013 red card
\nlos banderines \u2013 flagposts\/corner flags
\nun jugador lesionado \u2013 injured player<\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey, the World Cup is here and if you’re a soccer fan (and studying Spanish) here’s a useful list of soccer terms in Spanish with their translation in English. Enjoy! el \u00e1rbitro \u2013 referee el \u00e1rea de meta \u2013 goal \/ penalty area \/the box el bal\u00f3n a tierra \u2013 dropped ball el banquillo \u2013…<\/p>\n

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