Football (soccer) Vocabulary Nouns

Player

A person playing the game is called

Whistle

A referee might blow this thing to communicate to others.

Flag

A referee uses these to communicate

Substitute

A team member who is not playing

Team

All the people who play together and have the same goal are called a...

Gloves

Goalies wear these on their hands...

Crowd

Many people all together (for example, watching the game) are called a...

Uniform

The clothes a player wears is called a...

Teammates

The other people on your team are called your...

Stands

The part of the stadium where the people sit.

Fans

The people who cheer for a certain team are called that teams...

Referee

The person who makes sure players follow the rules is a...

Goalie

The person who stops the ball from going into the net is called...

Defence

The players who play this position stay near the goalie and try to help him or her.

Jersey

The shirt players wear is called a...

Ball

The thing that you kick is called a...

Field

The thing that you play on is called a...

Shin pads

These are used to protect players legs.

Injury

When you get hurt, you have an...

Goal

When you kick the ball into the net you've scored a...

Net

You want to kick the ball towards the....