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#Soccer lingo pro

Outside of the foot striking technique that causes the ball to swerve or bend and then dive – Folha seca.Many other Brazilian greats such as Ronaldinho, Zico, Raí and Kaka also wore the number 10 jersey.

Pelé wore number 10 even though he was not exactly a traditional number 10.

The number 10 jersey – Camisa dez for Brazil, this is the central attacking midfielder, who is the primary playmaker.

Central attacking midfielder – Meia-armador.

Literally, “volante” means steering wheel.)

Defensive midfielder – Volante (typically plays in front of the defenders and links the defense midfielders with the attacking midfielders.

Midfielder – Meia (Note: “meia” is really more of an attacking midfielder than a defensive midfielder).

Outside back – Lateral (plural: laterais).

Center back or central defender – Zagueiro.

#Soccer lingo pro

Kick, shoot, or hit towards the goal – Bater pro gol.

Throw in – Bater a lateral / Cobrar a lateral.

A mixture of shrewdness, street-smarts, and wariness, or killer instinct – Malícia.

To knock down, take down, push over, topple, etc.

To run – Correr (pronounced coh-hair with the last r being a French “r”).

A “beat down” or “severe beating” – Porrada (it technically means a physical beating, but it also means to beat a team really badly).

Beating the opposing team by many goals (ex.

Let’s go! Come on! – Bora! (with enthusiasm!).

A diver ,a flopper, someone who fakes injuries (the same as a “clavadista” in Spanish) – Um cai-cai.Pick up soccer game – Pelada (literally, the word “pelada” means nude or naked).To play soccer – Jogar futebol / jogar bola.A big or importanat game – Jogão (you may also come across “jogaço,” although it’s not a grammatically correct word).To describe beautiful, attacking soccer – Futebol Arte or Jogo Bonito.“The Green and Yellow” (a nickname for the Brazilian national team) – A Verde e Amarela / O Verde e Amarelo.Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) – Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.If you’re going to the 2014 World Cup, it will come in handy to know various soccer terms in Brazilian Portuguese not only to understand what the announcer or fans may be saying, but also to be able to join in the fun yourself! Check out these useful “futebol” terms from this website written by Colin Reese.