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Football Vocabulary in Brazil
June 11, 2015
The World Cup is over, but football did not stop in Brazil just because the country lost 7-1 in the semies.
In Brazil there are many local competitions, from the National league, to the cup and the state's local championship and cups.
That’s okay; Speak Portuguese Brazil loves football and has made a list of Portuguese football (soccer) vocabulary.
How to describe the football (soccer) field in Portuguese
Estádio : stadium
Bancada : stand
Campo de futebol : field
Vestiário : change room
Linha do meio campo : halfway line
Lateral : touch line
Escanteio : corner flag
Linha de fundo : end line
Gol : goal
Grande area : penalty area
Marca do penalty : penalty mark
How to name the stakeholders:
Árbitro/juiz : referee
Goleiro : goalie
Treinador : coach
Jogador de futebol : player
Supleente : substitute
Atacante : striker
Bola : ball
How to describe an action on the football field in Portuguese
Bater, ganhar : win
Chutar : kick
Cartão vermelho : red card
Cartão amarelo : yellow card
Expulsar : expelled
Infração, falta : fault
Impedimento : offside
Jogar : play
Jogo, partida : game
Jogada : move
Passe : pass
Pênalti : penalty
Time de futebol : football (soccer) team
Torcer : cheer
Torcedor : support
Tiro livre : free kick
Football slang in Portuguese
Now that you know the basics, here’s a bit of gíria (slang) in Portuguese…
Cartola : club director
Finta : feint
Frango : a goal that was easily scored that could have been stopped
Franguiero : a goalie that let’s frangos in
Golaço : an incredible goal
Gol de peixinho : head but
Gol do meio da rua : goal scored from very far away
Gol olímplico : goal scored off a corner kick
Mala preta : overtime
Maria chuteira : the team supporter that wants to sleep with all the players
Mão furada : a goalie that lets all goals in
Vendido : corrupt person
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