Football Vocabulary in Brazil

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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