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40 Football Terms Everybody Should Know

Name these 40 football-related things, people and places that everybody should know!
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Last updated: October 6, 2018
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Football Term
How many players in one team? (on the field)
Eleven
Highest league in Italy
Serie A
Highest league in Germany
Bundesliga
Highest league in the United States
Major League Soccer
What you get after a foul (outside the box)
Free kick
What you get after a foul (inside the box)
Penalty
Team that is frequently promoted and relegated
Yo-Yo team
Additional time after the 90 minutes
Stoppage time
Second-highest European club competition
UEFA Europa League
Only player to have won three World Cups
Pelé
When scoring three goals in one half
Hat-trick
Controversial goal by Maradona v England in 1986
Hand of God goal
Unexpected 2015-16 English champion
Leicester City
Position where you'll most likely score a goal
Forward
National team commonly known as "Les Bleus"
France
Egyptian awarded the Premier League Player of the Year award
Mohamed Salah
South American equivalent to the Champions League
Copa Libertadores
Company that produces the World Cup stickers
Panini
Largest stadium in Europe
Camp Nou
Cup winner v league winner
Super Cup
He (or she) supervises the substitution procedures and the managers
Fourth official
Oldest surviving football club
Sheffield F.C.
"Golden Ball" given to best player on this planet
Ballon d‘Or
Very iconic way of scoring a goal when not looking at the goal
Bicycle kick
Other word for a player's appearance at international level
Cap
Italian tactical system with a strong focus on defence
Catenaccio
Fan groups that support their team unconditionally, sometimes even violently
Ultras
Rivalry of two teams with geographical proximity (e.g. Old Firm)
Derby
Pretend that you've got fouled
Diving
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
El Clásico
Questionable goal where it's unsure if the ball crossed the line completely
Phantom goal
Name for the terraces in British stadiums,
outside the UK mostly associated with Liverpool F.C.
Kop
The zero in results when spoken (ex. 2-0)
Nil
René Higuita made it popular
Scorpion kick
Speciality of Spain and Barcelona characterized by short passing and ball possession
Tiki-Taka
League + Cup + Champions League
Treble
Noise-making horn of the 2010 World Cup
Vuvuzela
First World Cup champion
Uruguay
Spanish for "the flea" and nickname of Lionel Messi
La Pulga
He is "on fire" since EURO 2016
Will Grigg
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Level 77
Oct 3, 2018
Stoppage time is also called 'injury time'.
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Level 70
Oct 6, 2018
'Injury time' will work now