Soccer vocabulary

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General Terms

• Soccer (Football) – The sport itself (called "football" outside North America).
• Pitch – The field where soccer is played.
• Match/Game – A soccer contest between two teams.
• Referee – The official who enforces the rules.
• Assistant Referee (Linesman) – Helps the referee with offside calls and out-of-bounds decisions.
• VAR (Video Assistant Referee) – Technology used to review decisions.

Positions

• Goalkeeper (GK) – The player who defends the goal.
• Defender (CB, LB, RB) – Center-back, left-back, right-back (players who stop opponents from scoring).
• Midfielder (CM, CDM, CAM, LM, RM) – Central, defensive, attacking, left, or right midfielders (control the game).
• Forward (CF, ST, LW, RW) – Center-forward, striker, left/right wing (primary scorers).

Gameplay & Actions

• Kick-off – The start of the match or restart after a goal.
• Pass – Moving the ball to a teammate.
• Dribble – Running with the ball at feet.
• Shoot – Attempting to score a goal.
• Header – Hitting the ball with the head.
• Tackle – Taking the ball from an opponent.
• Cross – A pass from the side into the penalty area.
• Through ball – A pass splitting defenders for an attacker to run onto.
• One-two (Wall pass) – A quick exchange of passes between two players.
• Clearance – Kicking the ball away from the defensive area.

Set Pieces

• Corner kick – Awarded when the ball goes out over the goal line (last touched by the defending team).
• Free kick – Given after a foul (can be direct or indirect).
• Penalty kick (PK) – A one-on-one shot from the penalty spot after a foul in the box.
• Throw-in – How the ball is returned to play after going out on the sidelines.
• Goal kick – When the attacking team last touches the ball before it crosses the goal line.

Fouls & Misconduct

• Foul – Illegal contact or play.
• Yellow card – A warning for misconduct.
• Red card – Ejection from the game for serious fouls or two yellows.
• Offside – When an attacker is nearer to the opponent’s goal than the ball and second-last defender when the ball is played.
• Handball – Illegal touching of the ball with the hand/arm.

Scoring & Results

• Goal – When the ball crosses the goal line (1 point).
• Assist – The pass leading directly to a goal.
• Hat-trick – When a player scores three goals in one match.
• Clean sheet – When a team concedes no goals in a match.
• Draw/Tie – When the match ends with both teams scoring the same number of goals.
• Extra time – Additional playing time if a knockout match is tied.
• Penalty shootout – A tiebreaker where players take penalty kicks.

Tournaments & Competitions

• League – A competition where teams play each other multiple times (e.g., Premier League).
• Cup – A knockout tournament (e.g., FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League).
• Derby – A match between local rival teams.

( N.B. 위 콘텐츠의 텍스트는 인공지능 Deepseek, 그 외의 것은 Google AI Studio 로 제작한 것입니다 )