英语四级分类词汇 Football足球

　　Word Bank L - O　　
　　leagues 联赛
　　A group of divisions - in England the Football League is made up of the First, Second and Third Divisions.
　　linesman 边裁
　　One of the people who controls the match. He carries a flag and runs up and down the touchline（边线）. There are two linesmen in a match, one for each half of the pitch（球场）. Now more correctly called an assistant referee（助理裁判）.
　　manager 教练（经理）
　　The person who is responsible for the team. He trains the players, chooses which ones will be in the team and he also decides how they are going to play. Sometimes this job is also referred to as the coach（教练）.
　　match 比赛
　　A game of football is called a match.
　　National Anthem 国歌
　　The song for a country which is usually played before international football matches.
　　nil 零
　　Zero, nothing, nought, 0. The score 1 - 0 is said:- "one nil."
　　officials 指 裁判
　　The people who control the game, the referee and assistant referees are called the officials.
　　out of contract 合约到期，满约
　　If a player is 'out of contract' it means he is able to move to a different football club.
　　Word Bank P - T　　
　　post 门柱
　　The vertical part of the goal frame.
　　Premier League 英超联赛
　　The name for the top group of teams in England. It used to be called the First Division.
　　professional 职业球员
　　If you are a professional footballer it means that that is your full-time job. It is not a hobby or something you do part-time.
　　referee 裁判
　　The person who controls the game from on the pitch. He has a whistle to start and stop the game.
　　scored 进球
　　If you have scored, you have got a goal.
　　season 赛季
　　The period when a championship is played is a season. In England the football season is from August until September.
　　second half 下半场
　　The second 45 minutes of a football match.
　　shot 射门
　　Kicking the ball towards the goal to try and score is a shot.
　　stands 看台
　　Where people watch a football from. Although today most people sit at a football match in the past it was common to stand.
　　striker 射手
　　a striker is a goalscorer.
　　touchline 边线
　　The white line around a football pitch is the touchline. When the ball crosses the line it is 'out of play' or 'in touch'.
　　trophies (singular - trophy) 奖品，奖杯
　　A trophy is a prize given to a football team when they have won a competition. Usually it is a large silver cup.　　
　　Word Bank U - Z　　
　　volley 打凌空球
　　To volley the ball is to kick it when it is in mid-air, it is not on the ground.
　　yellow card 黄牌
　　If a player commits a bad foul, the referee may show him a yellow card. It is a strong warning. If a player gets a second yellow card he has to leave the pitch.