Glossary of Football Terms

0–912th man
2–3–5
3 points for a win
39th Game
4–4–2
4–5–1
4th place trophy
50-50
6+5 rule

AAcademy
Added time
Administration
Advantage Rule
AFC
Against the run of play
Aggregate
Anti-football
Apertura and Clausura
Arena football
Armband
Assist
Assistant referee
Attacker
Away
Away goals rule

BBack-pass rule
Backheel
Ball
Ball boy
Ballon d'Or
Barras bravas
Beach football
Behind closed doors
Bench
Bend
Bicycle kick
Booking
Boot boy
Bosman ruling
Box
Brace
Break
Bung
Byline

CCAF
Cap
Captain
Caretaker manager
Catenaccio
Caution
Center circle
Center spot
Challenge
Channel
Champions League
Chance
Chip
Christmas tree
Clausura
Clean sheet
Clearance
Club
Co-ownership
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
Cooling break
Corner flag
Corner kick
Corridor of uncertainty
Counter-attack
Cross
Crossbar
Cruyff turn
Cuauhtemiña
Cup competition
Cup tie
Cup run
Cup-tied
Curl
Curva
Custodian

DDead ball
Defender
Deflection
Derby
Designated player rule
Direct free kick
Dirty work
Dissent
Diving
Doing a 'Leeds'
Double
Dribbling
Drop ball
Dugout
Dummy

EEl Clásico
Elevator team
Equalizer
European night
Exhibition match
Extra time

FFA Cup
False nine
Fan
Fan park
FC
Feeder club
Feign injury
Fergie Time
Field of play
FIFA
Final whistle
First eleven
First team
First touch
Flag
Fixture
Flat back four
Flick-on
Football
Football League
Football program
Football pyramid
Formation
Forward
Fourth official
Fox in the box
Foul
Free kick
Freestyle football
Friendly
Fullback
Full-time
Futsal

GGame of two halves
Ghost game
Ghost goal
Giant-killing
Give-and-go
Goal
Goal average
Goal difference
Goalkeeper
Goal kick
Goal line
Goal poacher
Goalmouth
Goalmouth scramble
Goal of the century
Goalpost
Gooners
Golden Generation
Golden goal
Groundhopping
Group of death

HHalf-back
Half-time
Half-volley
Handbags
Hand-ball
Hand of God
Hat-trick
Header
High foot
Hockey assist
Holding midfielder
Hold up the ball
Hole
Hollywood ball
Home and away
Hooligans
Hospital ball
Howler

IIFAB
Indirect free kick
Indoor football
Indoor soccer
Injury time
Inside forward
Interception
International break
International clearance

JJourneyman
Jumpers for goalposts

KKeeper
Keepie-uppie
Kick and rush
Kick-off
Kit
Kop

LLast man
Lay-off pass
Laws of the Game
League
Libero
Linesman
Loan
Long ball
Lost the dressing room

MMagic sponge
Manager
Man of the match
Man on!
Man-to-man marking
Marking
Match fixing
Mazy run
Medical
Mexican wave
Mickey Mouse cup
Midfielder
Minnow
MLS
Multiball system

NNear post/Far post
Neutral ground
Nutmeg

OObstruction
OFC
Offside
Offside trap
Olympic goal
One touch
One-club man
One-on-one
One-two
Open goal
Opportunity
Outfield player
Outside forward
Overhead kick
Overlap
Own goal

PPanenka
Parachute payment
Paralympic football
Parking the bus
Pass
Passive offside
Penalty area
Penalty kick
Penalty shootout
Perfect hat-trick
Phantom goal
Phoenix club
Pitch
Pitch invasion
Play-acting
Play to the whistle
Playing advantage
Playmaker
Playoff
Points deduction
Post
The Poznań
Pre-season
Premier League
Professional
Professional foul
Promedios
Promotion
Pyramid

RRabona
Red card
Reducer
Referee
Replacement
Relegation
Reserve team
Retired number
Ronglish
Round-robin tournament
Rounding the 'keeper
Route one
Roy of the Rovers stuff
Row Z

SSafety
Save
Scissor kick
Scorpion kick
Scrimmage
Seal dribble
Season
Sending off
Set piece
Shielding
Shoot
Shootout
Shutout
Side netting
Silver goal
Silverware
Simulation
Six-a-side football
Six-pointer
Slide tackle
Soccer
Spion Kop
Spot-kick
Squad numbers
Squad rotation system
Square ball
Squeaky-bum time
Stanchio
Stepover
Stoppage time
Street football
Striker
Studs
Substitute
Sudden death
Supporter
Survive
Suspension
Sweaty goal
Sweeper

TTackle
Take a touch
Takes a touch
Target man
Taylor Report
Technical area
Telstar
Terrace
Testimonial match
Third man running
Three points for a win
Through-ball
Throw-in
Tifo:
Tiki-taka
Toe punt
Too good to go down
Top corner
Total Football
Touch-line
Tracksuit manager
Transfer window
Trap
Travelling army
Treble
Trialist
Two-footed tackle

UUEFA
Underdog
Under the cosh
Ultras
Upset
Utility player

VVanishing spray
Video technology
Volley
Vuvuzela

WWall
Want-away
War chest
Webster ruling
Wing
Winter break
Woodwork
Work rate
World Cup

XX-rated challenge

YYellow card
Youth
Youth academy
Yo-yo club

ZZonal marking