Association football is the official name of the sport governed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association". In others, it is known simply as "football". For more information on the sport, see association football. For information about all sports known as football, see football. For information about usage of the words "football" and "soccer" by country, see football (word).
This category acts as a glossary of terms used in association football.
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Pages in category "Association football terminology"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 202 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Caceres rule
- Cap (sport)
- Cap-tied
- Captain (association football)
- Caretaker manager
- Catenaccio
- Channel (association football)
- Chip (association football)
- Clasico
- Closed league
- Association football club names
- Co-ownership (association football)
- Association football contracts
- Corner kick
- Corridor of uncertainty
- Cross (association football)
- Cruyff turn
- Cup-tied
- Curl (association football)
- Curva
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E
F
- Fanwalk
- FIFA eligibility rules
- First XI
- Fit-and-proper-person test
- Flip flap (association football)
- Flo pass
- Football (ball)
- Football association
- Football club (association football)
- Formation (association football)
- Forward (association football)
- Fouls and misconduct (association football)
- Free kick (association football)
- Free transfer (association football)
- Freestyle football
- Futsal
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- Panenka (penalty kick)
- Passing (association football)
- Runaround move
- Penalty area
- Penalty card
- Penalty kick (association football)
- Penalty shoot-out (association football)
- Perfect season
- Phoenix club (sports)
- Pitch invasion
- Player escort
- Player of the match
- Playmaker
- Prawn sandwich brigade
- Pride of Anglia
- Professional foul
- Matchday programme
- Promotion and relegation
- Push and run
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- Safe standing
- Save (goaltender)
- Scoring in association football
- Scorpion kick (association football)
- Seal dribble
- Semi-closed league
- Set piece (football)
- Sevens football
- Sextuple (association football)
- Shooting (association football)
- Sidelines
- Six-pointer
- Sliding tackle
- Soccer-specific stadium
- Spion Kop (stadiums)
- Sporting director
- Squad number (association football)
- Stanchion
- Step over
- Striking partnership
- Substitute (association football)
- Super cup
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- Tackle (football move)
- Tapping up
- Technical area
- Test match (association football)
- Testimonial match
- Third-party ownership in association football
- Throw-in
- Tie (draw)
- Tiki-taka
- Timewasting
- Toe punt
- Total Football
- Touch-line
- Training ground (association football)
- Transfer (association football)
- Transfer ban (association football)
- Transfer window
- Treble (association football)
- Two-legged tie