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Originally Posted by troutman

I bring back the CP Football (soccer) glossary, community effort:

Help me grow this glossary of soccer terms translated for North Americans watching soccer for the first time. Can you add to the list?

touchline = sidelines and endlines
supporters = fans
rash = ill-conceived or unsportsmanlike conduct or play
skipper = team captain
switch = a cross that travels from width of the pitch to the other
stoppage time = time added to the end of the half to make up for playing time missed during stoppages
knock = injury
howler = error by the keeper leading to a goal
in touch = out of bounds pace = fast
red card = game misconduct
insurmountable = 1-0 lead
good ball = nice pass
lacklustre = any game not involving England according to England commentators
blockbuster = any game involving England according to England commentators
strip/kit = uniform
nil = zero, nothing
naive = poor defending
optimistic = shot from outside the penalty area
penalty area = crease
own goal = scoring on your own goal by mistake
tackle = trip/kick in the shins
play-acting = diving
football = soccer
friendly = exhibition game
fixture = scheduled game
derby = local rivalry
away goal rule = arbitrary
aggregate = total combined goals in two game series
leg = one game in a two game series
cross = centering pass
side = team
relegation = demotion to lesser league
striker = sniper
table = standings
pitch = field
penalty/spot-kick = penalty shot
well struck = hard/accurate shot
header = hitting the ball with your head
Premiership = England's highest calibre league
Bundesliga = Germany's highest calibre league
Champions League = Tournament of European league champions and qualifiers
adrift = behind, as in "4 points adrift in the table"
dodgy = tense or questionable (depending on the circumstances)
clean sheet = shut out
cracker = hard shot
Corners or Corner Kick - Any ball kicked out of the baseline of the defending team by the defending team will result in the attacking team kicking the ball from the corner
Free Kick - Any fouls commited outside the Penalty Area will result in a free kick.
Hand Ball - Touch the ball with ur hand up until the shoulder area (Allowed to use shoulders to touch the ball)
Cleats/Boots - Shoes
Set Pieces - The play after a dead ball (Corners, free kicks, Spot kicks)
Drop Kick - Face off (I don't actually remember if they do this... but I remember that in some places they do)
Throw In - Throwing the ball into play from the sidelines.
Sliding Tackle - A tackle (see several post above) while u are sliding along the grass
caution - yellow card
challenge - aerial battle for the ball or a tackle
finish - conversion of a play into a goal
form - fitness level of a player, current ability to perform at a high level
Serie A - Italian top flight league
La Liga - Spanish top flight league
golden boot - award to top goal scorer in a tournament
Ballon d'Or - player of the year
Talisman - influential player
Flick = one-time pass or deflection to a teammate while in motion
Woodwork = goalposts and crossbar
Nutmeg = passing or shooting the ball between an opponents legs
Dummy = pretending to receive a pass then letting it go to an open teammate - I actually see this a lot in hockey. Mario Lemieux did it in the 02 gold medal game and Paul Kariya scored on a wide open net.

Additions in bold.