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Os jogadores de futebol

Os jogadores de futebol

How well do you know football vocabulary?

This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to players and positions.

  1. captain
  2. centre-backs
  3. defenders
  4. full-backs
  5. goalkeeper
  6. midfielders
  7. strikers
  8. substitute
  9. team
  10. wingers

Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe players and positions in football. 

After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words. 

Remember, when you score points, you move up the leaderboard. You can also help your team and your country climb the leaderboard and become Premier Skills English champions!

Good luck!

Learn and practise the words

Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures

Quiz - How many words have you learnt?

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Are there any football words you need help with?
Let us know in the comments.

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genesis.yanes's picture
genesis.yanes
08/02/2018
VE
59
points

fine


genesis.yanes's picture
genesis.yanes
08/02/2018 20:29
Venezuela
West Bromwich Albion
59

fine

Ayaelhoseny's picture
Ayaelhoseny
08/02/2018
EG
11
points

I got all answers right


Ayaelhoseny's picture
Ayaelhoseny
08/02/2018 11:39
Egypt
Liverpool
11

I got all answers right

MichaelSedigh
30/01/2018
SE
19
points

yeah I got all right.


MichaelSedigh
30/01/2018 18:25
Sweden
Manchester United
19

yeah I got all right.

misabog's picture
misabog
25/01/2018
RS
319
points

Yes, I am. Centre-backs, full-backs and wingers (I tgought wings)!


misabog's picture
misabog
25/01/2018 21:52
Serbia
Liverpool
319

Yes, I am. Centre-backs, full-backs and wingers (I tgought wings)!

Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
25/01/2018
BR
110
points

Very Good


Roberto Avelar's picture
Roberto Avelar
25/01/2018 01:35
Brazil
Manchester City
110

Very Good

ProfeMarcos's picture
ProfeMarcos
17/12/2017
UY
103
points

Yes i do all right


ProfeMarcos's picture
ProfeMarcos
17/12/2017 20:24
Uruguay
Manchester City
103

Yes i do all right

Aref
12/12/2017
LB
11
points

Too easy,I have got all the answers right.


Aref
12/12/2017 19:30
Lebanon
Liverpool
11

Too easy,I have got all the answers right.

bakerstreet
12/12/2017
GB
36
points

Oxford  utd too easy


bakerstreet
12/12/2017 11:38
United Kingdom
Arsenal
36

Oxford  utd too easy

bakerstreet
08/12/2017
GB
36
points

ok


bakerstreet
08/12/2017 11:23
United Kingdom
Arsenal
36

ok

Yaewint
30/10/2017
MM
130
points

I 've got all the answers right.It is too easy for me.

 


Yaewint
30/10/2017 08:42
Myanmar
Manchester United
130

I 've got all the answers right.It is too easy for me.

 

Htet Min Aung's picture
Htet Min Aung
25/10/2017
MM
58
points

...


Htet Min Aung's picture
Htet Min Aung
25/10/2017 18:00
Myanmar
Chelsea
58

...

jmesav92
18/10/2017
CO
297
points

The best goalkeeper in the Premier is DAVID OSPINA!!!


jmesav92
18/10/2017 21:44
Colombia
Chelsea
297

The best goalkeeper in the Premier is DAVID OSPINA!!!

Alexikus
16/10/2017
DE
12
points

Everything is good.


Alexikus
16/10/2017 13:31
Germany
Chelsea
12

Everything is good.

Yaewint
15/10/2017
MM
130
points

I got all the questions right .But there are some football words I don't get it.

 


Yaewint
15/10/2017 19:16
Myanmar
Manchester United
130

I got all the questions right .But there are some football words I don't get it.

 

englishman
05/10/2017
DZ
1734
points

Hi every body


englishman
05/10/2017 09:36
Algeria
Manchester City
1734

Hi every body

Melov's picture
Melov
29/09/2017
GH
26
points

Nice


Melov's picture
Melov
29/09/2017 10:00
Ghana
Manchester United
26

Nice

Javi_from_Spain
27/08/2017
ES
58
points

I think this lesson is easy. Thanks


Javi_from_Spain
27/08/2017 12:48
Spain
Liverpool
58

I think this lesson is easy. Thanks

Flávio Jose
24/08/2017
BR
16
points

A quiz very easy for me


Flávio Jose
24/08/2017 19:22
Brazil
Liverpool
16

A quiz very easy for me

amgad's picture
amgad
21/08/2017
EG
12
points

I got ten out of ten


amgad's picture
amgad
21/08/2017 08:05
Egypt
Liverpool
12

I got ten out of ten

kakarotho
18/08/2017
US
24
points

it was easy as well!


kakarotho
18/08/2017 22:06
United States
Arsenal
24

it was easy as well!

Mahmoud Rady's picture
Mahmoud Rady
12/08/2017
EG
24
points

It's easy


Mahmoud Rady's picture
Mahmoud Rady
12/08/2017 14:49
Egypt
Manchester United
24

It's easy

Ramisb18
01/08/2017
RU
5
points

It was not difficult)


Ramisb18
01/08/2017 09:08
Russia
Manchester City
5

It was not difficult)

Ammar's picture
Ammar
08/07/2017
EG
5
points

hello......


Ammar's picture
Ammar
08/07/2017 12:15
Egypt
Arsenal
5

hello......

carrarmato5's picture
carrarmato5
15/06/2017
IT
10
points

i, like this game....:-)


carrarmato5's picture
carrarmato5
15/06/2017 05:33
Italy
Arsenal
10

i, like this game....:-)

phhchuong123
29/05/2017
VN
325
points

I' ve got 8 out of 10.


phhchuong123
29/05/2017 15:45
Vietnam
Manchester United
325

I' ve got 8 out of 10.

Htet Min Aung's picture
Htet Min Aung
18/05/2017
MM
58
points

Yeah.I know nearly all of the words


Htet Min Aung's picture
Htet Min Aung
18/05/2017 21:03
Myanmar
Chelsea
58

Yeah.I know nearly all of the words

operation
21/03/2017
VN
11
points

Great. Tks u so much!


operation
21/03/2017 09:12
Vietnam
Manchester United
11

Great. Tks u so much!

Messi13
22/02/2017
PL
29
points

It's very good, I got all the questions right :)


Messi13
22/02/2017 17:18
Poland
Manchester United
29

It's very good, I got all the questions right :)

Su Su Kyaw's picture
Su Su Kyaw
07/02/2017
MM
44
points

The pictures help me to remember the word.


Su Su Kyaw's picture
Su Su Kyaw
07/02/2017 13:23
Myanmar
Manchester United
44

The pictures help me to remember the word.

Ayxan22
26/01/2017
AZ
17
points

nice


Ayxan22
26/01/2017 06:31
Azerbaijan
Manchester United
17

nice

MES's picture
MES
26/01/2017
AM
684
points

Great! :)


MES's picture
MES
26/01/2017 04:04
Armenia
Manchester United
684

Great! :)

MES's picture
MES
26/01/2017
AM
684
points

Very nice! :)


MES's picture
MES
26/01/2017 04:02
Armenia
Manchester United
684

Very nice! :)

LeartBislimi's picture
LeartBislimi
25/01/2017
XK
25
points

Very good


LeartBislimi's picture
LeartBislimi
25/01/2017 16:55
Kosovo
Manchester United
25

Very good

carmencamacho's picture
carmencamacho
20/01/2017
VE
49
points

Its very good.


carmencamacho's picture
carmencamacho
20/01/2017 00:13
Venezuela
Manchester United
49

Its very good.

yarzartun's picture
yarzartun
11/01/2017
MM
113
points

good for learning


yarzartun's picture
yarzartun
11/01/2017 04:49
Myanmar
Manchester United
113

good for learning

ahmed10meesi's picture
ahmed10meesi
06/01/2017
AE
68
points

These are a bineft words in football.


ahmed10meesi's picture
ahmed10meesi
06/01/2017 11:44
United Arab Emirates
Arsenal
68

These are a bineft words in football.

Rich's picture
Rich
07/01/2017
ES
594
points

Thanks, ahmed10meesi! We're happy you found the vocabulary useful!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team


Rich's picture
Rich
07/01/2017 05:05
Spain
Liverpool
594

Thanks, ahmed10meesi! We're happy you found the vocabulary useful!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

heliobandeira's picture
heliobandeira
26/12/2016
BR
70
points

Wow! I am very happy with my learning!


heliobandeira's picture
heliobandeira
26/12/2016 19:04
Brazil
Liverpool
70

Wow! I am very happy with my learning!

baki333
18/12/2016
BA
310
points

easy


baki333
18/12/2016 15:12
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chelsea
310

easy

Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016
XK
42
points

Yuhuu


Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016 22:29
Kosovo
Arsenal
42

Yuhuu

Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016
XK
42
points

Ouou the best score 100%


Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016 22:24
Kosovo
Arsenal
42

Ouou the best score 100%

Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016
XK
42
points

Yeah


Riad's picture
Riad
15/12/2016 22:15
Kosovo
Arsenal
42

Yeah

Barrilete Cósmico's picture
Barrilete Cósmico
24/11/2016
CO
72
points

a long time ago I wnted to know the nmes for each football position!


Barrilete Cósmico's picture
Barrilete Cósmico
24/11/2016 00:46
Colombia
Liverpool
72

a long time ago I wnted to know the nmes for each football position!

Muller's picture
Muller
16/11/2016
EG
45
points

very useful tips


Muller's picture
Muller
16/11/2016 14:20
Egypt
Chelsea
45

very useful tips

Muller's picture
Muller
16/11/2016
EG
45
points

Nice Quiz


Muller's picture
Muller
16/11/2016 14:01
Egypt
Chelsea
45

Nice Quiz

tatida
16/11/2016
UA
28
points

Thank you!


tatida
16/11/2016 08:08
Ukraine
Manchester United
28

Thank you!

mirush
15/11/2016
AL
59
points

that was a bit easy for me!


mirush
15/11/2016 21:20
Albania
Arsenal
59

that was a bit easy for me!

Hi's picture
Hi
12/11/2016
GH
42
points

Alsome


Hi's picture
Hi
12/11/2016 10:45
Ghana
Arsenal
42

Alsome

Vishenka
21/10/2016
RU
76
points

The words are useful for those who wants to know more about football. I am through it.


Vishenka
21/10/2016 19:31
Russia
Manchester United
76

The words are useful for those who wants to know more about football. I am through it.

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aragorn1986
26/07/2016
ME
3557
points

I got all the questions right.


aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
26/07/2016 21:58
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

I got all the questions right.

Leaderboard

Top Scorers
RankNameScore
1Alex_from_Ukraine6577
2mobeckham6539
3hsn5558
4wsanta5086
5kwesimanifest4779
6Liubomyr4417
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
Country ranking
RankNameScore
1Colombia74676
2Ukraine33869
3Spain29476
4Serbia27426
5Brazil23472
6Albania20578
7Vietnam20455
8Turkey20109
9Macedonia19074
10Bosnia and Herzegovina16333
Club ranking
RankNameScore
1Manchester United146812
2Liverpool111387
3Chelsea90227
4Arsenal86350
5Manchester City58851
6Tottenham Hotspur19474
7Newcastle United10625
8West Ham United7671
9AFC Bournemouth4915
10Crystal Palace4539

Level

2
Average: 2 (1 vote)

Goals

Complete these activities and you will:

Learn and practise 10 words used to talk about football players and positions.

Glossary

Tricky spelling: It's 'captain' not 'captian'!