Players
Players
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.
- captain
- centre-backs
- defenders
- full-backs
- goalkeeper
- midfielders
- strikers
- substitute
- team
- 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?
Quiz
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Are there any football words you need help with?
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19/09/2015
points
10/10 great im proud of my self
19/09/2015 13:19
Tottenham Hotspur
241
10/10 great im proud of my self
19/09/2015
points
Amazing!
19/09/2015 01:01
Manchester United
126
Amazing!
18/09/2015
points
Very useful!
18/09/2015 04:29
Chelsea
44
Very useful!
19/08/2015
points
great
19/08/2015 03:00
Manchester United
68
great
15/08/2015
points
Why in sentence " Are there any football words you need help with?" word "with" is at the end?
Do you mind the sentece: " Are there any football words you need help?" don't have the same meaning?
15/08/2015 20:48
Leicester City
44
Why in sentence " Are there any football words you need help with?" word "with" is at the end?
Do you mind the sentece: " Are there any football words you need help?" don't have the same meaning?
20/08/2015
points
Hi chriswar, We've answered your question in our latest podcast. If you want to have a listen the link is http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/pr...
20/08/2015 21:16
Liverpool
594
Hi chriswar, We've answered your question in our latest podcast. If you want to have a listen the link is http://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listen/podcasts/pr...
15/08/2015
points
very useful words
15/08/2015 15:17
Liverpool
0
very useful words
25/07/2015
points
Awesome
25/07/2015 13:09
Chelsea
0
Awesome
23/07/2015
points
thnxx
23/07/2015 22:54
Liverpool
0
thnxx
28/06/2015
points
wonderfull!!
28/06/2015 10:48
Chelsea
0
wonderfull!!
21/05/2015
points
Great
21/05/2015 15:14
Arsenal
0
Great
17/05/2015
points
Very Useful Quiz.
17/05/2015 22:55
Chelsea
0
Very Useful Quiz.
15/05/2015
points
Thanks for help
15/05/2015 11:26
Arsenal
0
Thanks for help
10/05/2015
points
very well
10/05/2015 00:17
Chelsea
0
very well
07/05/2015
points
GOOD
07/05/2015 02:53
Chelsea
0
GOOD
07/05/2015
points
Yay
07/05/2015 02:45
Chelsea
0
Yay
04/05/2015
points
as usual 10/10
04/05/2015 16:03
Southampton
0
as usual 10/10
18/04/2015
points
i have completed this quiz. it is very useful tips about football and english. Thanks a lot.
18/04/2015 16:21
Manchester United
0
i have completed this quiz. it is very useful tips about football and english. Thanks a lot.
18/04/2015
points
Thanks for your comment Mongolia_Messi and welcome to Premier Skills English! Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
18/04/2015 21:22
Liverpool
594
Thanks for your comment Mongolia_Messi and welcome to Premier Skills English! Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
25/03/2015
points
thanks for give me knowledge
25/03/2015 14:25
Liverpool
0
thanks for give me knowledge
24/03/2015
points
funny :D
24/03/2015 00:32
Chelsea
0
funny :D
22/03/2015
points
Wonderfull
22/03/2015 12:25
Chelsea
0
Wonderfull
20/03/2015
points
this quiz is very useful n we can test ourselves also
20/03/2015 06:03
Chelsea
0
this quiz is very useful n we can test ourselves also
20/03/2015
points
Thanks for your comment Bajra. Yes, testing yourself is a good way to help you remember new vocabulary. You can also download the football vocabulary phrasebooks on each page and test yourself when you are offline too! Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
20/03/2015 09:18
Liverpool
594
Thanks for your comment Bajra. Yes, testing yourself is a good way to help you remember new vocabulary. You can also download the football vocabulary phrasebooks on each page and test yourself when you are offline too! Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
19/03/2015
points
It's useful for me.
19/03/2015 00:38
Manchester United
11
It's useful for me.
16/03/2015
points
great!!!
16/03/2015 23:38
Manchester United
0
great!!!
14/03/2015
points
it's very useful, thank you :)
14/03/2015 23:25
Chelsea
0
it's very useful, thank you :)
09/03/2015
points
Great!!!!!
09/03/2015 06:14
Manchester United
0
Great!!!!!
09/03/2015
points
i got 7 point
09/03/2015 06:12
Manchester United
0
i got 7 point
08/03/2015
points
Great
08/03/2015 00:50
Manchester United
0
Great
02/03/2015
points
Its very good...Thanks
02/03/2015 04:09
Manchester United
0
Its very good...Thanks
28/02/2015
points
good
28/02/2015 18:01
Chelsea
0
good
28/02/2015
points
good test.
28/02/2015 17:00
Arsenal
0
good test.
24/02/2015
points
Very fun
24/02/2015 14:59
Chelsea
0
Very fun
22/02/2015
points
Funny!
22/02/2015 01:16
Arsenal
0
Funny!
14/02/2015
points
Goooooooooooooooooooood
14/02/2015 13:49
Manchester United
0
Goooooooooooooooooooood
11/02/2015
points
That was not that hard.Thanks!
11/02/2015 07:20
Manchester United
0
That was not that hard.Thanks!
30/01/2015
points
GOOD 10/10 !!
30/01/2015 16:27
Crystal Palace
0
GOOD 10/10 !!
30/01/2015
points
Well done!
30/01/2015 16:52
Arsenal
560
Well done!
30/01/2015
points
I did pretty well!!
30/01/2015 16:23
Crystal Palace
0
I did pretty well!!
25/01/2015
points
it's simple
25/01/2015 19:58
Manchester City
0
it's simple
20/06/2014
points
Great!
20/06/2014 01:30
Manchester City
0
Great!
17/06/2014
points
That wasn't so hard...
17/06/2014 04:45
Chelsea
0
That wasn't so hard...
15/06/2014
points
I know nothing about a football game, but I managed to answer all the questions. It's great to have learned the different roles in a team.
15/06/2014 08:06
Manchester United
0
I know nothing about a football game, but I managed to answer all the questions. It's great to have learned the different roles in a team.
15/06/2014
points
Wow! Pocoyo - well done! You have completed lots of our quizzes. You must have great football vocabulary!
15/06/2014 12:07
Arsenal
560
Wow! Pocoyo - well done! You have completed lots of our quizzes. You must have great football vocabulary!
03/08/2013
points
very useful tips about football game , Thanks a lot
03/08/2013 19:46
0
very useful tips about football game , Thanks a lot