Soccer is one of the most followed sports in the world. It’s been around since 1891 and has grown to be a worldwide phenomenon.
Soccer can be played by anyone, anywhere – as long as there are two people with enough room for a ball!
What questions do you have about soccer?, Do you have a favorite soccer team?, When was the last time you played soccer?
This blog post includes some common questions about soccer so you can have a nice conversation with your students
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Discussion Questions about Soccer
This is the first set of general questions about soccer
- Do you play soccer?
- How often do you play soccer?
- What’s your favorite soccer team?
- What position do you usually play?
- What position would you like to play if you were good at soccer?
- Have you ever been the goalkeeper in a team?
- Have you ever been a soccer referee in school game?
- Have you ever gotten a red card?
- Have you ever gotten a yellow card?
- Why do soccer players fake injuries?
This is the second set of general questions about soccer
- What’s your favorite team from Spain?
- What’s your favorite team from Italy?
- What’s your favorite team to win the Euro Cup?
- What’s your favorite team to win the next world cup?
- Do you watch about women’s soccer?
- What do you think about women’s soccer?
- Do you know all soccer rules?
- Do you know when the first professional league was created?
- What’s the oldest soccer club?
- Which soccer team has the most fans?
Questions about the World Cup
These are some of the best questions to talk about the World cup
- Do you watch the World Cup?
- When was the first world cup held?
- How often is the World Cup tournament held?
- How many world cup tournaments have you watched?
- What’s your favorite team to win the next World Cup?
- Would you like to attend a World Cup in the future?
- How much money do you have to save to attend the next world cup?
- Do you know some of the legends of the Italian National Football team?
- What do you remember from the last World Cup?
This is the second set questions to talk about the World cup
- Do you know some of the legends of the Brazil National Football team?
- Who are some of the best scorers in the history of World Cup?
- Where would you want a future World to be held?
- How many times has Italy won the FIFA world cup?
- How many times has Brazil won the FIFA world cup?
- Which was the first team who won consecutively 2 world cups?
- How do you feel about Italy not making it to the World Cup twice in a row?
- What are some memorable moments from the World Cup?
- Who is the best World Cup scorer?
Questions about the Best Soccer Players
These are some of the best questions to talk about soccer players
- Who is the best male soccer player?
- Who is the best female soccer player?
- What is the most famous soccer player from your country?
- Who is the best goalkeeper in the World?
- Who is the highest paid soccer player in the world?
- Why do some players get paid millions of dollars a year?
- What soccer player would you like to meet?
- Who do you think is the best player in the world right now?
- Have you ever met a famous soccer player?
- What do you think about famous soccer players’ salaries?
- In your opinion, what makes a successful soccer player?
Soccer Vocabulary
These are some words and expression related to soccer vocabulary
| Team sport | Soccer is a team sport |
| Wall | Players make a human wall to block a free kick. |
| Referee | Official time keeper of the match |
| Goal | They just scored a goal |
| Full Time | The full time is the end of a match |
| Dribbling | Maneuvering of a ball by a single player |
| Players | Two teams of eleven players |
| Goal | There si a goal at each end |
| Score | Costa Rica needs to score right now |
| Score | What’s the score? 2-2? |
| Goalkeepers | Goalkeeper can touch the ball with their hands |
| Penalty | It is penalty for Brazil |
| Off side | He was in a offside position |
| Throw-in | Method to start the game when the ball exits |
| Penalty area | The foul took place near the penalty area |
| Penalty Spot | Within the penalty area, there is a penalty spot |
| Extra time | It is a tie, we will have extra time |
| Tie | 2-2 , It is a tie |
| Penalty shootout | We will have five penalty shoot outs. |
These are player positions in soccer.
| Forward | Goalkeeper |
| Substitute | Midfielder |
| FullBack | Defender |
| Centre Back | Sweeper |
| Wing back | Central midfielders |
| defensive midfielder | attacking midfielder |
| wide midfielder | centre forward |
| Main Striker | Winger |
| Second Striker |
This soccer vocabulary have to do with the equipment to play soccer.
| shirt | socks |
| short | shin guards |
| footwear | cleats |
These are some of the player styles that you can find among soccer players
| Shot Stopper | known as being very good at saving strikes on goal |
| Sweeper | Crosses outside of the goal area without the use of his hands |
| Clinical Finisher | forwards that specialize in their accurate shooting ability |
| Stopper | stop the opposition’s attacking play by making strong tackles |
| Ball Winner | skilled at winning the ball back from the opposition |
| Creative Midfielder | are able to create goal-scoring opportunities |
| Playmaker | controls the flow of attacking play |
| Dribbler | players known for their close ball control ability |
| Counter-attacker | any attacking player that uses their pace to beat defenders |
This is some soccer vocabulary to use when ball is in or out .
| Kick-off | Indirect Free Kick |
| Throw-in | Direct Free Kick |
| Goal Kick | Penalty Kick |
| Corner Kick | Dropped ball |
These are some important terms about soccer
- Advantage Rule: The referee does not have to stop play every time he detects a foul.
- Bicycle Kick: A volley in which the player kicks the ball over his own head.
- Dead Ball: When play is stopped and the ball is not moving.
- Own Goal: When a player kicks, or heads, or deflects, the ball into his own goal
