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Thuật ngữ tiếng Anh dùng trong bóng đá
A match = two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football: trận đấu
Away game = a game played away from home: trận đấu ở sân khách
Away team = the team that is playing away from home: đội khách
A pitch = the area where footballers play a match: sân thi đấu
A field= an area, usually covered with grass, used for playing sport: sân bóng
A referee = the person who makes sure that the players follow the rules. Normally wears a black shirt and shorts, and has a whistle: trọng tài
A linesman (referee's assistant) = the person whose main duty it is to indicate with a flag when the ball has gone out of play or when a player is offside: trọng tài biên.
A manager (coach) = the person in charge of a team and responsible for training, new players and transfers: huấn luyện viên
A goalkeeper = the player in goal who has to stop the ball from crossing the goal-line. The only player who is allowed to handle the ball during open play: thủ môn.
A defender = a player who plays in the part of the football team which tries to prevent the other team from scoring goals: hậu vệ
A midfielder = a midfielder - a player who plays mainly in the middle part of the pitch (or midfield): tiền vệ
An attacker = also called a forward; a player whose duty it is to score goals: tiền đạo.
A skipper = the player who leads a team, also called the captain: đội trưởng.
A substitute = a player who sits on the bench ready to replace another team-mate on the pitch. Can also be used as a verb: cầu thủ dự bị
A foul = a violation of the rules: lỗi
A goal-kick = a kick taken from the 6-yard line by the defending team after the ball has been put over the goal line by the attacking team: quả phát bóng từ vạch 5m50
A free-kick = the kick awarded to a team by the referee after a foul has been committed against it: quả đá phạt
A penalty = a free shot at goal from 12 yards (11 metres or the penalty spot) awarded by the referee to a team after a foul has been committed in the penalty area: quả phạt 11m
A corner = a kick from the corner flag awarded to the attacking team when the ball has crossed the goal-line (or byline) after last being touched by a player of the defending team: quả đá phạt góc
A throw-in = a throw is taken from the sideline (or touchline) after the ball has gone out of play. The only time a player can handle the ball without committing a foul: quả ném biên
A backheel = a kick where the ball is hit with the heel (or the back) of the foot. Can also be used as a verb: quả đánh gót
An own goal = a goal scored accidentally by a member of the defending team that counts in favour of the attacking team: bàn phản lưới nhà
An equalizer = the point in a game or competition which gives both teams or players the same score: bàn thắng san bằng tỉ số
A draw = a match that ends in a tie, i.e. has no winner or loser. The teams get one point each for a draw. Can also be used as a verb: một trận hoà
A penalty shoot-out = in a knock-out competition, a penalty shoot-out takes place if a match is a draw after full-time or extra-time. Five players from each team take a penalty each, and if the score is still level after that, one player from each team takes a penalty in turn, in order to decide who wins the match: đá luân lưu
A goal difference = if team A has scored four goals and team B one, the goal difference is three: bàn thắng cách biệt (VD: Đội A thắng đội B 3 bàn cách biệt)
A head-to-head = a way of deciding which team is ranked higher if two teams are level (or equal) on points. For example, if team A and B both have six points, but team A beat team B in the head-to-head game, team A will be ranked above team B: xếp hạng theo trận đối đầu (đội nào thắng sẽ xếp trên)
A play-off = an extra match to decide which of two or more teams should go through to the next round: trận đấu giành vé vớt
A prolific goal scorer = referring to a player, normally a striker, who scores or has scored a lot of goals: cầu thủ ghi nhiều bàn
A hat trick = is a series of three goals scored by the same player is a match: ghi ba bàn thắng trong một trận đấu
Cheer = to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement: cổ vũ, khuyến khích
Crossbar = a horizontal bar, either the part that forms the top of a goal: xà ngang
Centre circle = a circle in the middle of the field (on the halfway line) with a radius of 9.15m (10yds): vòng tròn ở giữa sân
Dropped ball = the referee drops the ball onto the ground between two opposing players; it signals the resumption of play after the referee has stopped it for an infraction other than a foul: cách thức trọng tài tân bóng giữa hai đội
Extra time = if a match has no winner at full-time, 2 x 15 minutes of extra time may be played in some competitions: hiệp phụ
Friendly game = is a game in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor: trận giao hữu
Full-time = the point of the game when the referee blows the final whistle and the match is over. Normally after 90 minutes and any added injury or stoppage time: hết giờ
Goal line = the line between the two posts that mark the goal, over which the ball must pass if a point is to be scored: vạch vôi (bóng phải qua khỏi vạch này thì bàn thắng mới được công nhận.)
Goal area = an area in front of the goal which goal kicks must be taken: vùng cấm địa, khu vực 16m50.
Goalpost = one of a pair of posts that are set up as a goal at each end of a field: cột khung thành, cột gôn
Hand ball = is the act of touching the ball with your hand: chơi bóng bằng tay
Header = is the act of hitting the ball in particular direction with your head: cú đội đầu
Injury time = also called stoppage time, added minutes at the end of the regular playing time at half-time or full-time. Entirely at the referee's discretion and normally indicated by an official on the sideline (or touchline): thời gian bù giờ.
Offside = in a position which is not allowed by the rules of the game, i.e. when an attacking player is closer to the opposing team's goal-line at the moment the ball is passed to him or her than the last defender apart from the goalkeeper: việt vị
Penalty spot = is the place where the ball is placed for penalty kick: khu vực 11 mét
Put eleven men behind the ball = referring to a team that defends with all the players and is not very interested in scoring goals: đổ bê tông (lối chơi phòng thủ)
Sideline = a line that marks the side boundary of a field: đường biên dọc
The kick-off = the first kick of the game when two players from the same team in the centre circle play the ball and start the match. Also the first kick after half-time or after a goal has been scored: quả giao bóng
The away-goal rule = in some competitions, e.g. the UEFA Champions' League, a rule that rewards teams for scoring away from home over two legs (or matches): luật bàn thắng sân nhà - sân khách
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