| football, soccer, Association football | 足球 |
| field, pitch | 足球场 |
| midfied | 中场 |
| kick-off circle | 中圈 |
| half-way line | 中线 |
| football, eleven | 足球队 |
| football player | 足球运动员 |
| goalkeeper, goaltender, goalie | 守门员 |
| back | 后卫 |
| left | 左后卫 |
| right back | 右后卫 |
| centre half back | 中卫 |
| half back | 前卫 |
| left half back | 左前卫 |
| right half back | 右前卫 |
| forward | 前锋 |
| centre forward, centre | 中锋 |
| inside left forward, inside left | 左内锋 |
| inside right forward, inside right | 右内锋 |
| outside left forward, outside left | 左边锋 |
| outside right forward, outside right | 右边锋 |
| kick-off | 开球 |
| bicycle kick, overhead kick | 倒钩球 |
| chest-high ball | 平胸球 |
| corner ball, corner | 角球 |
| goal kick | 球门球 |
| ground ball, grounder | 地面球 |
| hand ball | 手触球 |
| header | 头球 |
| penalty kick | 点球 |
| spot kick | 罚点球 |
| free kick | 罚任意球 |
| throw-in | 掷界外球 |
| ball handling | 控制球 |
| block tackle | 正面抢截 |
| body check | 身体阻挡 |
| bullt | 球门前混战 |
| fair charge | 合理冲撞 |
| chesting | 胸部挡球 |
| close-marking defence | 钉人防守 |
| close pass, short pass | 短传 |
| consecutive passes | 连续传球 |
| deceptive movement | 假动作 |
| diving header | 鱼跃顶球 |
| flying headar | 跳起顶球 |
| dribbling | 盘球 |
| finger-tip save | （守门员）托救球 |
| clean catching | （守门员）跳球抓好 |
| flank pass | 边线传球 |
| high lobbing pass | 高吊传球 |
| scissor pass | 交叉传球 |
| volley pass | 凌空传球 |
| triangular pass | 三角传球 |
| rolling pass, ground pass | 滚地传球 |
| slide tackle | 铲球 |
| clearance kick | 解除危险的球 |
| to shoot | 射门 |
| grazing shot | 贴地射门 |
| close-range shot | 近射 |
| long drive | 远射 |
| mishit | 未射中 |
| offside | 越位 |
| to pass the ball | 传球 |
| to take a pass | 接球 |
| spot pass | 球传到位 |
| to trap | 脚底停球 |
| to intercept | 截球 |
| to break through, to beat | 带球过人 |
| to break loose | 摆脱 |
| to control the midfield | 控制中场 |
| to disorganize the defence | 破坏防守 |
| to fall back | 退回 |
| to set a wall | 筑人墙 |
| to set the pace | 把握进攻节奏 |
| to ward off an assault | 击退一次攻势 |
| to break up an attack | 破坏一次攻势 |
| ball playing skill | 控球技术 |
| total football | 全攻全守足球战术 |
| open football | 拉开的足球战术 |
| off-side trap | 越位战术 |
| wing play | 边锋战术 |
| shoot-on-sight tactics | 积极的抢射战术 |
| time wasting tactics | 拖延战术 |
| Brazilian formation | 巴西阵式, 4-2-4 阵式 |
| four backs system | 四后卫制 |
| four-three-three formation | 4-3-3 阵式 |
| four-two-four formation | 4-2-4 阵式 |
| red card | 红牌（表示判罚出场） |
| yellow card | 黄牌（表示警告） |
