| Word
| Example sentence
| Meaning
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| assistant referee
| Assistant referees used to be called 'linesmen', but the term was changed in 1996.
| official who runs one of two touchlines and advises the referee, esp. on offside decisions
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| corner kick
| The referee awarded a corner kick after the goalkeeper tipped the ball over the bar.
| a free kick taken from one of the corners of the pitch
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| defender
| Defenders include left backs, right backs and central defenders.
| a player whose main role is to prevent the opposition from scoring
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| dive
| Many people see diving as a form of cheating and think players who dive should be sent off.
| to deliberately fall over when tackled in order to deceive the referee into awarding a free kick
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| draw
| The game ended in a draw, with each team having scored two goals.
| finish a game with an even score; tie
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| extra time
| We won the game by scoring the only goal in extra time.
| two periods of 15 minutes each played when a game ends in a draw after normal time
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| foul
| The referee blew his whistle and gave a penalty kick for a foul in the penalty area.
| an illegal action punishable by a free kick
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| goal
| Manchester United beat Chelsea by three goals to one.
| an instance of kicking or heading the ball into the goal
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| goalkeeper
| The goalkeeper tried to stop the penalty kick by diving to his left, but the penalty taker kicked the ball past him and scored.
| player whose role is to stop the ball from entering the goal, and the only player who can handle the ball in general play
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| goal line
| The referee thought a defender was the last player to touch the ball before it went over the goal line, and awarded a corner kick.
| the two shorter boundaries, one at each end of the pitch, on which the goals are placed
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| handball
| The ball hit Mark on the arm and the referee awarded a free kick to his opponents for handball.
| a foul committed by touching the ball with a hand or an arm
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| league
| The Spanish Football League, known as 'La Liga', includes famous clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
| a group of sports clubs that play each other over a period for a championship e.g. English Premiership League
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| offside
| The assistant referee raised his flag to indicate to the referee that one of the forward players was in an offside position.
| law requiring at least two defenders to be between an attacker and the goal line when the ball is passed to the attacker
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| pass
| David saw a teammate and passed the ball to him.
| to kick or head the ball to another player on one's own team.
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| penalty
| Our defender tackled their striker in the penalty box, but the referee thought it was a foul and gave them a penalty.
| a free kick from the penalty spot; see also penalty kick
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| penalty area
| The tackle was just outside the penalty area, but the referee thought it was inside the area and gave them a penalty.
| area near each goal in which the goalkeeper may handle the ball, and a foul is punished by a penalty kick (also; penalty box)
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| penalty kick
| Their best striker took the penalty kick, but our goalkeeper blocked his shot and they didn't score the goal.
| a direct free kick taken from the penalty spot, awarded for a foul committed in the penalty area
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| penalty shootout
| Our team won the penalty shootout by four goals to three, and we were the new champions.
| a best-of-five penalty kick contest held to find a winner when a game is still tied after extra time
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| penalty spot
| I felt very nervous as I put the ball on the penalty spot and stepped back to take the kick.
| a white mark in the penalty area from which penalty kicks are taken
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| pitch
| It had rained all morning, so the pitch was soft and muddy and difficult to run on.
| the playing field
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| professional
| David Beckham became a professional player at 17 when he signed a contract with Manchester United.
| doing something, like playing sport or music, as a career or occupation
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| red card
| The referee had already given Lee a yellow card, so when he committed another foul he was given a red card and sent off.
| the most severe punishment given by a referee, in which the player is sent off the pitch
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| shoot
| Ronaldo took the free kick and scored a great goal by shooting over the wall.
| to try to score a goal
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| striker
| We're not scoring enough goals, so our manager wants to get a new striker.
| a player whose role is to score goals
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| substitute
| They were losing by a goal with ten minutes to go, so the manager decided to substitute one of his defenders with a forward.
| to replace one player with another player; also a player used to replace another
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| tackle
| One of the defenders tackled David and kicked the ball out of play.
| to challenge a player for the ball
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| tactical
| They were losing, so the manager made tactical substitutions and replaced two defenders with more attacking players.
| relating to a carefully planned strategy to win
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| throw in
| After Joe kicked the ball out, one of the other team's players threw it in with a long throw into the penalty box.
| to put the ball back into play after it has crossed the touchline by throwing it, usually to a teammate
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| touchline
| The manager stood on the touchline shouting instructions to his players.
| the two long boundaries along each side of the pitch; also sideline
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| wall
| The defenders formed a wall to block the free kick, and the referee pushed them back ten metres.
| a line of players forming a barrier to block a free kick taken near the penalty area
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| yellow card
| If Jose gets another yellow card, he'll miss the next match.
| a warning issued to a player for a serious foul, two of which result in a red card and sending off
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