football

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1 different kinds of football
2 where football is played
3 people in football
4 playing a game of football
see also GAME, SPORT

1 different kinds of football
- a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a ball into a goal: football (noun U), soccer (noun U)
Note: the word soccer is used in newspapers and on television in Britain. In the US, soccer is the word commonly used for this game since football is used for American football.
- a kind of football played in the US: (American) football (noun U)
Note: American football is played with an oval ball by two teams of 11 players. Points can be won by scoring a field goal (this is done by kicking the ball over the bar of the goalposts) or by scoring a touchdown (this is done by carrying the ball over the opposing team's goal line and putting it on the ground).
- a kind of football that is played by two teams of 13 or 15 players with an oval ball that can be carried or kicked: rugby (noun U), rugger (noun U)
Note: in rugby, points can be won by scoring a goal (this is done by kicking the ball over the bar of the H-shaped goalposts) or by scoring a try (this is done by carrying the ball over the opposing team's goal line and putting it on the ground).

2 where football is played
- the whole piece of land used for a football match: football ground
- the area of land which is marked with lines where the game is played: (football) pitch
- a large sports ground with rows of seats around it: stadium
a football stadium
- a part of a stadium where people sit and watch sport: stand
We got a seat in the main stand.

3 people in football
- a person who plays football: football player, footballer
- a group of players who play together in a football match against another group: (football) team
※ more on teams TEAM
- a person who manages a football team: manager
the Liverpool/Scotland manager
- a person who trains a football team: (football) coach
- the player who is the leader in a football team: captain
- an organization which manages a particular football team: football club
- the person who controls a football match: referee, (informal) ref; verb: referee (sth)
The referee blew the whistle. ◎ Who's refereeing this afternoon's match?
- an official who watches to see that the rules are not broken and to see when the ball goes over the line: linesman (plural linesmen)
- a large group of people watching a football match: crowd
- people who support a particular team and go to watch their matches: (football) supporters, (football) fans
She belongs to the Rangers Supporters Club.
- a football fan who is very violent: (football) hooligan; violent behaviour by fans: hooliganism (noun U)

4 playing a game of football
- an occasion of playing football: game (of football); a game of football in a competition: (football) match
Who'll be in goal in the game on Saturday? ◎ Have you heard the result of the Scotland-England match?
- the clothes that each person in a football team wears when they are playing a match: (football) strip
- footballers usually wear a football shirt, football shorts, football boots and (to protect their legs) shin-pads
- when a football team play a match on their own football ground, they play at home; it is a home match/game
- when a football team go to another team's ground to play a match, they play away; it is an away match/game
- the beginning of a game of football when the first person kicks the ball: kick-off; verb: kick off
Kick-off is at two o'clock.
- the decision about which team is going to kick off is usually made by tossing (= throwing) a coin; this is called the toss
Our team won the toss and we kicked off.
- the time when the game stops halfway through the match: half-time; each part of the match is called a half
The score was two all at half-time. ◎ the first/second half
※—† scoring a goal
- the aim of the game is for each team to try and get the ball into the other team's goal; when they do this, they score (a goal)
And it's a goal! - Johnson has just scored a great goal.
- the person who scores: scorer
- the total number of goals scored: the score
'What's the score?' 'One-nil.' (= 1:0)
- to make the same number of goals as the other team: equalize; the goal that makes the score equal: equalizer
The equalizer came in the second half.
- the final number of goals in a match: result
the result of the England-Ireland match ◎ to read the football results
※—† using the ball
- to move the ball with your foot: kick sth; noun: kick
He kicked the ball hard at the goal. ◎ to give the ball a kick
- to move the ball with your head: head sth; noun: header
He headed the ball into the net. ◎ He scored with a brilliant header in the last minute of the game.
- if the ball goes over the side line, a player has to throw* it in; noun: throw-in
to take the throw-in
- to kick the ball to another player: pass sth; noun: pass
He made a quick pass to the centre.
- to kick the ball in order to try and score a goal: shoot*; noun: shot
to take a shot at the goal
- when the goalkeeper stops the ball going into the goal, this is called a save
He made a great save!
- to try and take the ball from a member of the other team: tackle sb; noun: tackle
to make a tackle
- when a team tries to score a goal, it attacks (sb/sth); noun: attack
to attack the other team's goal ◎ a sustained attack leading to a brilliant goal
- when a team tries to prevent a goal being scored, it defends; noun (C/U): defence; a player whose main work is to defend is a defender
They lost because they had a very poor defence. ◎ He plays in defence.
※—† breaking the rules
- doing sth wrong in football is called a foul
It was a deliberate foul - he tripped me from behind! ◎ to commit a foul
- if one team commits a foul, the other team may be given a free kick
Scotland have been awarded a free kick.
- if one team commits a foul in the penalty area, the other team may be given a penalty (kick); the place where the penalty is taken from: penalty spot
It's Jackson to take the penalty.
- a player who goes into a part of the football pitch where he is not allowed is offside; opposite: onside
※—† MORE ...
- the period of time in the year when football is played: season
The football season is starting soon.
- a group of football teams who play against each other: league
to come top of the league
- in some matches, if the score at the end of the second half is equal, the teams play extra time (noun U)
They're into extra time now.
- the time added at the end of a match because sb was hurt: injury time (noun U)
- an extra member of a team who plays if sb is ill or hurt: reserve, substitute, (informal) sub: verb: substitute (sb) (for sb); an occasion when a player is substituted: substitution
Smith is being substituted - Jones is coming on instead. ◎ It looks as if United want to make another substitution.
- in professional matches, if sb commits a foul the referee gives them a yellow cardred card
- if sb fouls more than once and has to leave the game, they get* sent off, the referee sends* them off
- to give or sell a player to another team: transfer sb; noun: transfer
They've given him a free transfer to Southampton.