英语足球术语

英语足球术语，FREE KICK：任意球（英式足球）， TRY 进球（橄榄球）。下面英文详细术语,来自外语角论坛。

Advantage rule:
a clause in the rules that directs the referee to refrain from stopping play for a foul if a stoppage would benefit the team that committed the violation.

Advantages:
situations where a team has possession of the ball and outnumbers the opposition near the opposing goal.

American football:
a term used by non-Americans to distinguish the popular U.S. sport of football from soccer which they also call football.

APSL:
American Professional Soccer League — the nation''''s only outdoor professional soccer league since 1991, consisting of 8 teams in the U.S. and Canada (expanding to 12 by 1995).

Assist:
the pass or passes which immediately precede a goal; a maximum of two assists can be credited for one goal.

Attacking midfielder:
the most forward-playing midfielder, playing right behind the forwards; he supports the offense by providing passes to forwards to set up goals.

Attacker:
any player on the team that has possession of the ball.

Attacking team:
the team that has possession of the ball.

AYSO:
American Youth Soccer Organization — an administrative body of youth soccer which sets rules and provides information and equipment to youth league referees, coaches and players.

Back:
a defender.

Back header:
a player''''s use of his head to direct the ball backwards.

Back tackle:
an attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by swinging the defender''''s leg in front of the ball from behind.

Ball carrier:
a player that has possession of the ball.

Banana kick:
a type of kick that gives the ball a curved trajectory; used to get the ball around an obstacle such as a goaltender or defender.

Beat:
to get the ball through or around an opponent by dribbling or shooting.

Behind the defender:
the area between a defender and his goal.

Bicycle kick:
when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head, usually making contact above waist level; an acrobatic shot.

Break:
when a team quickly advances the ball down the field in an attempt to get its players near the opponent''''s goal before the defenders have a chance to retreat; also called an advantage.

Breakaway:
when an attacker with the ball approaches the goal undefended; this exciting play pits a sole attacker against the goalkeeper in a one-on-one showdown.

Bundesliga:
The German professional soccer league.

Cap:
a recognition earned by a player for each appearance in an international game for his country.

Carrying the ball:
a foul called on a goalkeeper when he takes more than 4 steps while holding or bouncing the ball.

Caution:
see Yellow card.

Center:
a pass from a player located near the sideline towards the middle of the field; used to get the ball closer to the front of the goal; also called a cross.

Center circle:
a circular marking with a 10-yard radius in the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game.

Center line:
see Midfield line.

Center spot:
a small circular mark inside the center circle that denotes the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game.

Central defender:
a player who guards the area directly in front of his own goal in a zone defense; does not exist in a man-to-man defense.

Charge:
to run into an opponent; legal if done from the front or side of the ball carrier; illegal against a player without the ball or from behind.

Chest trap:
when a player uses his chest to slow down and control a ball in the air.

Chip pass:
a pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate; used primarily to evade a defender by kicking the ball over his head.

Chip shot:
a kick lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper''''s head and still make it under the crossbar into the goal.

Clear:
to kick the ball away from one''''s goal.

Cleats:
the metal, plastic or rubber points in the bottom of a soccer shoe used to provide a player with traction; term also used to refer to the shoes themselves.

Club:
a team that plays in a league.

CONCACAF:
The Confederation Norte-Centroamericana y Del Caribe de Footbal — the regional organization of North American and Central American soccer under which World Cup qualifying matches are played; member countries include the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central American and Caribbean countries.

Consolation match:
a tournament game played between the losers of the 2 semifinal matches to determine the third-place team.

Corner arc:
a quarter-circle with a radius of 1 yard located at each of the 4 corners of the field; on a corner kick, the ball must be kicked from inside this arc.

Corner area:
see Corner arc.

Corner flag:
the flag located at each of the 4 corners of the field, inside the corner area.

Corner kick: （角球）
a type of restart where the ball is kicked from the corner arc in an attempt to score; awarded to an attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line last touched by the defending team.

Counterattack: （反攻）
an attack launched by a defending team soon after it regains possession of the ball.

Creating space:
when a player from the attacking team moves without the ball to draw defenders away from the ball carrier and give him space.

Cross or crossing pass:
a pass from an attacking player near the sideline to a teammate in the middle or opposite side of the field; used to give the teammate a good scoring opportunity.

Crossbar:
the horizontal beam that forms the top of a goal and sits on top of the two posts; it is 24 feet long and supported 8 feet above the ground.

Cut down the angle:
when the goalie comes out of the goal several feet to make himself closer and larger to an attacker, leaving the attacker less net to shoot at.

Cut off:
when a defensive player keeps his body between an attacker and the defender''''s goal, forcing the attacker out towards the sidelines.

Dangerous play:
when a player attempts a play that the referee considers dangerous to that player or others, such as trying to kick the ball out of the goalie''''s hands, even if no contact is made.

Defenders:
the players on the team that does not have possession of the ball.

Defending team:
the team that does not have possession of the ball.