BBC World Service | Learning English | Vocabulary - football
vocabulary Science vocabulary Football vocabulary Tennis vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Football BASICS a match two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football a pitch the area where footballers play a match a referee the personthe players follow the rules. Normally wears a black shirt and shorts, and has a whistle a linesmandefender a player who plays in the part of the football team which tries to prevent the other team from scoring http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/vocabulary/football.shtml