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Englische Fußballbegriffe - Teil 1

Bist du Fan der englischen Premier League oder schaust dir gerne internationale Spiele mit englischen Kommentaren an? Lässt du bei einem Englandbesuch den Buckingham Palace links liegen und es zieht dich eher an die Anfield Road oder nach Old Trafford? Dann bist du hier genau richtig! Wir stellen dir die wichtigsten englischen Fußballbegriffe vor, sodass du immer am Ball bleiben kannst. Starte jetzt mit Teil 1 unserer Liste!

Das Team

Abwehrspieler(in), der/die – defender	Tottenham bought a new defender from an Australian club.
Aufstellung, die – line-up, team	He presented a rather defensive line-up.
auswechseln: jdn für jdn ~ – to replace somebody with somebody	He was replaced after just 20 minutes.
Auswechselspieler(in), der/die – substitute	How many substitutes are allowed in a World Cup match?
Ersatzbank, die – bench	She has had to sit on the bench for the last three matches.
Flügelstürmer(in), der/die – winger	The new kid is one of the best wingers in the entire league.
Kapitän, der – captain	He took over the captain’s armband from Schweinsteiger.
Mannschaft, die – team	Klopp assembled a really strong team this season.
Mannschaftsaufstellung, die	siehe: Aufstellung
Mittelfeldspieler(in), der/die – midfielder	The midfielder scored twice against Tottenham.
Nationalmannschaft, die – national team	Who is going to take charge of the national team after the World Cup?
Nationalspieler(in), der/die – national player	Brazil’s women’s national players will be paid the same as their male counterparts.
Rückennummer, die – shirt number	John inherited his shirt number from his predecessor.
Stürmer(in), der/die – forward, striker	The French forward scored 30 goals last season.
Torschütze/Torschützin, der/die – scorer	She was the top scorer in the 19/20 season.
Torwart/Torfrau, der/die – goalkeeper, goalie (ugs.)	The Australian goalie played a central role in the penalty shoot-out.
Trainer(in), der/die – trainer	As Liverpool trainer, Klopp led the team to the title.
Verteidiger(in), der/die	siehe: Abwehrspieler(in)

Der Platz

ins Aus gehen – to go out of play	The ball went out of play.
Eckfahne, die – corner flag	The ball hit the corner flag and bounced back on the pitch.
Latte, die – crossbar	He hit the crossbar in the second half, but the team didn’t manage to turn the game around.
Mittellinie, die – halfway line	Neuer rushed up to the halfway line.
Pfosten, der – (goal)post	He took the ball from Ronaldo but only managed to hit the post.
Platz, der – (playing) field	The player was sent off the field.
Sechzehner, der	siehe: Strafraum
Spielfeld, das	siehe: Platz
Strafraum, der – penalty area	He was fouled in the penalty area.
Tor, das – goal	Gooooooaaaaal! Mané scores again!
Torlinie, die – goal-line	I am pretty sure the ball didn’t cross the goal-line.
Torwinkel, der – (top) corner	She missed the top right corner by only a whisker.

Die Liga

absteigen – to be relegated	This season they were relegated to the third division.
aufsteigen – to go up	Can they still go up to the Premier League?
Auswärtsspiel, das – away game/match	They usually do very well in their away games.
Heimspiel, das – home game/match	They have lost all their home games so far.
Liga, die – division, league	The team plays in the first division now.
Meister, der – champion	Liverpool are this season’s Premier League champions.
Meister werden – to win the league	They won the Premier League 15 times.
Meisterschaft, die – championship, league	Will Bayern Munich take the championship again this season?
Niederlage, die – defeat	The team had to suffer defeat after defeat.
Relegationsspiel, das – relegation game/match	The two rivals will face each other in the next relegation match.
Sieg, der – victory	Manchester United secured their first victory of the season.
Spieltag, der – match day	Having already secured the championship, the team lost 3 points on the last match day.
Tabelle, die – table	Borussia Dortmund are back on top of the table.
unentschieden ausgehen – to end in a draw	The match ended in a 1:1 draw.
unentschieden stehen – (scores:) to be level	After 75 minutes, the scores were still level.
Verein, der – club	The club dismissed their trainer two matches into the season.