Sports Definitions

Soccer

  1. 4-3-3
  2. 4-4-2
  3. 5-3-2
  4. Advantage
  5. Anchor man
  6. Assist
  7. Assistant referee
  8. Backheel
  9. Ball
  10. Banana kick
  11. Bosman ruling
  12. Brace
  13. Byline
  14. Cap
  15. Captain
  16. Caution
  17. Center circle
  18. Center spot
  19. Center-half
  20. Chip
  21. Corner
  22. Corner flag
  23. Crossbar
  24. Curling ball
  25. Defense
  26. Defensive wall
  27. Direct free kick
  28. Dragback
  29. Dribble
  30. Dugout
  31. Dummy
  32. Duration
  33. European Championships
  34. Extra-time
  35. FA Cup
  36. FIFA
  37. Flat back four
  38. Flick
  39. Floodlights
  40. Football Association
  41. Football League
  42. Formation
  43. Foul
  44. Foul throw
  45. Free kick
  46. Free transfer
  47. Full time
  48. Fullback
  49. Goal
  50. Goal area
  51. Goal-line clearance
  52. Goalkeeper
  53. Goalpost
  54. Golden Goal
  55. Half-volley
  56. Halftime
  57. Header
  58. Indirect free kick
  59. Kickoff
  60. Lancaster Gate
  61. League Cup
  62. Loan transfer
  63. Lob
  64. Man-to-man marking
  65. Marking
  66. Midfielder
  67. Net
  68. Number 9
  69. Nutmeg
  70. Obstruction
  71. One-two
  72. Onside
  73. Overhead kick
  74. Parry
  75. Penalty area
  76. Penalty kick
  77. Penalty shoot-out
  78. Penalty spot
  79. Pitch
  80. Premier League
  81. Professional foul
  82. Red card
  83. Referee
  84. Replay
  85. Route one
  86. Scissors kick
  87. Set Piece
  88. Shin pads
  89. Shoulder charge
  90. Six-yard box
  91. Sliding tackle
  92. Soccer
  93. Squad
  94. Stoppage time
  95. Studs
  96. Substitute
  97. Substitutes’ bench
  98. Suspension
  99. Sweeper
  100. Tackle
  101. Throw-in
  102. Touch-lines
  103. Transfer
  104. Transfer Fee
  105. Transfer Window
  106. Trap
  107. Trap
  108. UEFA
  109. Volley
  110. Wall pass
  111. Wide player
  112. Wing Back
  113. Winger
  114. Wings
  115. Woodwork
  116. World Cup
  117. Zone defense

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