Soccer has its own language. For all of us it has taken years and years to acquire enough vocabulary for us to be competent communicators. Soccer isn't like any of the other traditional American sports because it has been developed in many other countries each lending a term or an attitude that is reflected in the language used to talk about the game.
Take a look through the lists below.
If you are new to the game hopefully these lists will help translate some of the soccer lingo coaches use in training (practices) and matches (games) and that your children will be using soon enough.
