足球運動對抗性強，運動員在比賽中采用規(guī)則所允許的各種動作包括奔跑、急停、轉(zhuǎn)身、倒地、跳躍、沖撞等，同對手進行激烈的爭奪。比賽時間長、觀眾多、競賽場地大，是其他任何運動項目所不及的。傳統(tǒng)足球是20塊6邊形和12塊5邊形一共32塊皮組成 。足球比賽分為11人制、7人制和5人制。年齡段有u15,u17,u19 國奧組和成年組等。
后衛(wèi): Back
前衛(wèi): Midfielder
前鋒: Forward
中鋒: Striker
自由人: libero
中后衛(wèi): Center Back
全能選手: utility player
守門員: Goalkeeper, Goalie
左(右)后衛(wèi): Left (Right) Back
清道夫, 拖后中衛(wèi): Sweeper
左(右)前衛(wèi): Left (Right) Midfielder
攻擊型前衛(wèi), 前腰: Attacking Midfielder
防守型前衛(wèi), 后腰: Defending Midfielder
足球: football, soccer
足球場: field, pitch
中場: midfield
中圈: kickoff circle，center circle
中線: halfway line
邊線: touchline
底線: goal line
（點球）發(fā)球點: penalty mark
禁區(qū): penalty area
小禁區(qū): goal area
開球: Kick-off
倒鉤球: bicycle kick, overhead kick
半高球: chest-high ball
角球: corner ball, corner
球門球: goal kick
地面球: ground ball, grounder
手觸球: hand ball
頭球: header
點球: penalty kick
罰點球: spot kick
罰任意球: free kick
胸部停球: chesting
連續(xù)傳球: consecutive passes
魚躍頂球: diving header
盤球，帶球: dribbling
（守門員）接高球: clean catching
邊線傳球: flank pass
高吊傳球: high lobbing pass
凌空傳球: volley pass
鏟球: tackle
地滾球: rolling pass, ground pass
射門: shoot
貼地射門: grazing shot
近射: close-range shot
遠射: long drive
未射中: mishit
越位: offside
傳球: pass the ball
接球: take a pass
球傳到位: spot pass
攔截球: intercept
擲界外球: throw-in
紅牌: red card
黃牌 : yellow card
正面搶截: block tackle
阻擋: body check
球門前混戰(zhàn): bullt
合理沖撞: fair charge
盯人防守: close-marking defence
短傳: close pass, short pass
假動作: deceptive movement
躍起爭頂: flying headar
解圍: clearance kick
擺脫防守: break loose
攪亂防守: disorganize the defence
筑人墻: set a wall
-全攻全守足球戰(zhàn)術(shù): total football
拉開的足球戰(zhàn)術(shù) : open football
越位戰(zhàn)術(shù): off-side trap
邊鋒戰(zhàn)術(shù): wing play
積極的搶射戰(zhàn)術(shù): shoot-on-sight tactics
拖延戰(zhàn)術(shù): time wasting tactics
433陣型: 4-3-3 formation
442陣型: 4-4-2 formation
進球荒: goal drought
反越位成功: beat the offside trap
判罰出場: send a player off
中場休息: half time interval
加時賽 : extra-time
傷停補時: injury time
掌握比賽節(jié)奏: set the pace
控救技術(shù): ball playing skill