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Noun genders indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), pl. (plural), sing. (singular), sl. (slang), v. (verb)
N
e Nationalmannschaft national team
e Nationalelf national team (of eleven)
P
r Pass pass
r Platzverweis ejection, expulsion
r Pokal (-e) cup (trophy)
Q
e Qualifikation qualification (round), qualifying
r Querpass lateral/crossfield pass
R
e Rangliste the rankings
r Rauswurf ejection
s Remis tie game, draw
unentschieden tied, a draw (undecided)
e Reserven (pl.) reserve players
rote Karte red card (for foul)
e Rückgabe return pass
e Rückrunde/s Rückspiel second round/leg
e Hinrunde/s Hinspiel first round/leg
S
r Schiedsrichter referee
r Schiri (sl.) "ref," referee
r Schienbeinschutz shinguard, shinpad
schießen (v.) to shoot (ball)
ein Tor schießen to score a goal
r Schiri (sl.) "ref," referee
r Schlussmann (sl.) goalkeeper
r Schuss shot (at goal)
e Schwalbe (sl., lit. "swallow") a deliberate dive to draw a penalty (automatic red card in the Bundesliga)
e Seitenlinie sideline, touchline
siegen (v.) to win, be victorious
verlieren to lose
r Sonntagsschuss a difficult shot, usually made from a long distance
s Spiel game
r Spieler player (m.)
e Spielerin player (f.)
r Spike (-s) spike (on shoe)
e Spitze forward (usually a striker out front)
s Stadion (Stadien) stadium
r Stand score, standings
r Stollen (-) stud, cleat (on shoe)
r Strafpunkt penalty point
r Strafraum penalty area, penalty box
r Strafstoß penalty kick
r Elfmeter penalty kick
r Stürmer forward, striker ("stormer")
T
e Taktik tactics
r Techniker (sl.) technician, i.e., a player who is very talented with the ball
s Tor goal (net); a scored goal
e Latte crossbar
s Netz net
r Pfosten post
r Torhüter goalkeeper, goalie
r Torjäger goal scorer (who scores often)
Gerd Müller, who played with Bayern München, is the German recordholder as Torjäger. In the 1972 season he scored 40 goals, setting a new record and earning him the nickname der Bomber der Nation ("the nation's bomber").
r Torschuss goalkick
r Torschützenkönig leading goalscorer ("goal king")
r Torwart goalkeeper, goalie
r Trainer coach, trainer
trainieren (v.) practice, train, work out
r Treffer goal, hit
treten (v.) to kick
eine Ecke treten to make a corner kick
Er hat ihm an das Schienbein getreten. He kicked him in the shin.
jemanden treten to kick someone
U
UEFA European Football (Soccer) Association (founded 1954)
unbesiegt undefeated
unentschieden (adj.) tied, a draw (undecided)
V
r Verein club (soccer, football)
verletzt (adj.) injured
e Verletzung injury
verlieren (verlor, verloren) to lose
We lost (the game). Wir haben (das Spiel) verloren.
r Verteidiger defender
e Verteidigung defense
verweisen (v.) eject, throw out (of game)
den Spieler vom Platz verweisen throw a player off the field
s Viertelfinale quarter finals
e Viertkette/Viererkette straight four-man backfield (free-kick defense)
e Drittkette/Dreierkette three-man backfield defense
r Vorstand board, directorship (of club/team)
vorwärts/rückwärts forwards/backwards
W
DAS WUNDER VON BERN (2003)
See more about this DVD below.
wechseln (v.) substitute
auswechseln substitute out
einwechseln substitute in
r Weltmeister world champion
e Weltmeisterschaft world championship, world cup
r Weltpokal world cup
e Wertung point awards, scoring
e WM (e Weltmeisterschaft) world championship, world cup
das Wunder von Bern the miracle of Berne
The story of Germany’s “miracle” win in the 1954 WM (World Cup) played in Bern, Switzerland was made into a German movie in 2003. It's available on DVD. See Movies in German for more.
Z
zu Besuch, auswärts on the road
zu Hause at home, home game
e Zuschauer (pl.) spectators
s Publikum fans, spectators
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