Corpus football words

This is the full list of words extracted from the football subject area of the Cambridge International Corpus:

1 cup 2 club 3 player 4 soccer
5 striker 6 goal 7 football 8 game
9 season 10 coach 11 defender 12 match
13 fan 14 England 15 team 16 league
17 manager 18 midfielder 19 ball 20 referee
21 score 22 goalkeeper 23 squad 24 stadium
25 injury 26 minute 27 defeat 28 tournament
29 win 30 penalty 31 play 32 midfield
33 victory 34 captain 35 championship 36 0
37 international 38 side 39 final 40 chance
41 supporter 42 shot 43 beat 44 transfer
45 kick 46 English 47 pitch 48 header
49 contract 50 against 51 signing 52 defence
53 forward 54 sport 55 miss 56 qualify
57 champion 58 substitute 59 night 60 training
61 team-mate 62 yesterday 63 footballer 64 tie
65 career 66 semi-final 67 winner 68 coaching
69 cross 70 boss 71 leg 72 bench
73 scorer 74 second 75 finish 76 field
77 sign 78 tomorrow 79 bid 80 summer
81 chairman 82 corner 83 knee 84 relegation
85 tonight 86 keeper 87 draw 88 talent
89 competition 90 crowd 91 admit 92 star
93 qualifier 94 ranger 95 teammate 96 youth
97 debut 98 former 99 promotion 100 half
101 fitness 102 lose 103 title 104 himself
105 insist 106 opponent 107 trophy 108 strike
109 concede 110 friendly 111 ankle 112 him
113 free-kick 114 top 115 winger 116 deserve
117 first-team 118 fixture 119 yard 120 hope
121 join 122 appearance 123 performance 124 ticket
125 arrival 126 sub 127 v 128 lad
129 national 130 rival 131 shirt 132 defensive
133 ahead 134 tackle 135 left 136 happy
137 weekend 138 prove 139 equaliser 140 moment
141 clash 142 opportunity 143 watch 144 opening
145 deal 146 4 147 professional 148 derby
149 card 150 ready 151 away 152 earn
153 youngster 154 suspension 155 foul 156 front
157 round 158 arrive 159 despite 160 net
161 fit 162 hopefully 163 cap 164 post
165 confidence 166 again 167 loan 168 return
169 dream 170 spell 171 success 172 fourth
173 sack 174 decision 175 whistle 176 afternoon
177 fee 178 playoff 179 twice 180 assistant
181 red 182 impress 183 position 184 foot
185 stay 186 challenge 187 doubt 188 jersey
189 incident 190 disappoint 191 pressure 192 volley
193 host 194 unbeaten 195 third 196 defend
197 fail 198 wage 199 yellow 200 pound
201 injured 202 playing 203 confirm 204 sideline
205 ban 206 attack 207 spirit 208 quality
209 under- 210 maybe 211 hat-trick 212 injure
213 occasion 214 save 215 guy 216 certainly
217 replace 218 absence 219 confident 220 half-time
221 eight 222 ground 223 display 224 prospect
225 lift 226 compete 227 skipper 228 secure
229 hardly 230 knock 231 situation 232 prepare
233 pace 234 second-half 235 ability 236 possession
237 franchise 238 favourite 239 replay 240 play-off
241 heart 242 triumph 243 superstar 244 opener
245 ambition 246 seven 247 departure 248 crucial
249 footballing 250 spot 251 hamstring 252 passion
253 impressive 254 suffer 255 alongside 256 salary
257 division 258 enjoy 259 touch 260 reserve
261 definitely 262 first-half 263 kick-off 264 successive
265 suspend 266 forwards 267 fantastic 268 equalise
269 chant 270 relegate 271 mark 272 premiership
273 advantage 274 accept 275 afterwards 276 luck
277 recover 278 pride 279 surprise 280 mistake
281 upset 282 veteran 283 meanwhile 284 celebration
285 flank 286 medal 287 hero 288 pro
289 attitude 290 regular 291 delight 292 semifinal
293 award 294 surely 295 interval 296 settle
297 quarter-final 298 progress 299 bottom 300 replacement
301 television 302 disappointment 303 nine 304 deny
305 successful 306 midweek 307 box 308 likes
309 reputation 310 venue 311 hearts 312 realise
313 quarterfinal 314 comeback 315 managerial 316 spectator
317 centre 318 celebrate 319 chase 320 disciplinary
321 recall 322 offside 323 quick 324 crossbar
325 favour 326 pair 327 unlikely 328 academy
329 respect 330 slip 331 feeling 332 outstanding
333 attendance 334 touchline 335 competitive 336 quit
337 obviously 338 athlete 339 tactical 340 glory
341 criticise 342 scout 343 honour 344 desperate
345 groin 346 straight 347 exit 348 fifth
349 react 350 blow 351 bounce 352 disappointing
353 fortune 354 commitment 355 keen 356 winning
357 ourselves 358 contest 359 threaten 360 line-up
361 criticism 362 cheer 363 flag 364 agent
365 tunnel 366 deflect 367 duty 368 skill
369 formation 370 negotiation 371 excite 372 myself
373 ligament 374 dress 375 convince 376 shock
377 guarantee 378 overcome 379 strength 380 spur
381 experienced 382 sponsorship 383 frustration 384 rebound
385 long-term 386 expectation 387 roster 388 dismissal
389 consecutive 390 shoulder 391 opposition 392 camp
393 legend 394 capable 395 sixth 396 goalless
397 dressing-room 398 angle 399 mood 400 gamble
401 offence 402 odd 403 atmosphere 404 physical
405 excuse 406 lure 407 excellent 408 resign
409 vital 410 left-back 411 everybody 412 boot
413 punish 414 visitor 415 superb 416 goalkeeping
417 sporting 418 tremendous 419 caution 420 proud
421 reward 422 retain 423 fortnight 424 hooligan
425 successor 426 setback 427 tactic 428 partnership
429 honest 430 reign 431 streak 432 surgery
433 foreigner 434 desire 435 succeed 436 three-year
437 finalist 438 hopeful 439 boo 440 standing
441 depart 442 rivalry 443 booking 444 clinch
445 midfielders 446 badly 447 mentality 448 behaviour
449 lucky 450 diving 451 runner-up 452 dive
453 convert 454 seal 455 tear 456 flick
457 exciting 458 playmaker 459 decent 460 determination
461 assist 462 shake 463 der 464 persuade
465 clearance 466 talented 467 selection 468 elbow
469 passing 470 assure 471 decisive 472 fa
473 sustain 474 five-year 475 gifted 476 abroad
477 automatic 478 midway 479 promising 480 spark
481 passport 482 expire 483 ref 484 barely
485 seventh 486 joy 487 joke 488 fortunate
489 bet 490 first-round 491 bitter 492 poise
493 regret 494 caretaker 495 shame 496 appointment
497 two-goal 498 endure 499 shootout 500 continent
501 teenager 502 slot 503 goalscorer 504 stride
505 controversial 506 stunning 507 punch 508 limp
509 brilliant 510 technical 511 shout 512 cope
513 frustrate 514 remarkable 515 berth 516 preseason
517 hint 518 doubtless 519 anybody 520 unhappy
521 magnificent 522 amateur 523 holder 524 basketball
525 spectacular 526 rugby 527 conslation 528 relish
529 embarrassing 530 prise 531 centre-back 532 fierce
533 native 534 linesman 535 pub 536 curl
537 centre-half 538 misconduct 539 await 540 crown
541 running 542 qualification 543 last-minute 544 extra-time
545 gesture 546 enthusiasm 547 right-back 548 starter
549 eighth 550 encounter 551 doubtful 552 stoppage
553 goalscoring 554 dribble 555 four-year 556 world-class
557 possess 558 turf 559 humble 560 intention
561 speculation 562 insult 563 lucrative 564 blunder
565 squander 566 unmarked 567 ownership 568 wizard
569 flair 570 desperately 571 permanent 572 contender
573 seemingly 574 bonus 575 terrific 576 instant
577 pen 578 scoreline 579 taunt 580 unbelievable
581 punishment 582 indoor 583 substitution 584 embarrassment
585 thigh 586 fate 587 dugout 588 rejoin
589 intent 590 arguably 591 friendlies 592 wing
593 regain 594 pursuit 595 realistic 596 attacker
597 dissent 598 no-one 599 nickname 600 full-back
601 boardroom 602 sad 603 federation 604 two-year
605 elite 606 arena 607 preparation 608 apparent
609 chip 610 undergo 611 pre-season 612 rookie
613 celebrity 614 verdict 615 govern 616 rumour
617 sympathy 618 loyalty 619 injury-time 620 skip
621 anxious 622 pre-match 623 icon 624 lineup
625 unlucky 626 underdog 627 delighted 628 all-time
629 inspiration 630 succession 631 ambitious 632 grateful
633 collective 634 half-hour 635 temper 636 duly
637 forgive 638 passionate 639 stab 640 commentator
641 solid 642 build-up 643 patience 644 outplay
645 humiliation 646 finishing 647 frustrating 648 inevitable
649 excitement 650 discipline 651 tempt 652 contention
653 prolific 654 furious 655 disgrace 656 scoreless
657 probable 658 apologise 659 one-year 660 goalie
661 personality 662 banner 663 verge 664 sooner
665 season-ticket 666 warm-up 667 scream 668 ultimate
669 incredible 670 ninth 671 stir 672 rout
673 riot 674 optimism 675 calf 676 golden
677 narrowly 678 controversy 679 call-up 680 ironically
681 top-class 682 tabloid 683 eager 684 jeer
685 anticipation 686 fold 687 strengthen 688 inaugural
689 entertainment 690 athletic 691 del 692 catalyst
693 post-match 694 intimidate 695 set-up 696 plc
697 invitation 698 six-yard 699 glance 700 rebuild
701 brawl 702 commissioner 703 rub 704 snatch
705 drill 706 on-field 707 calm 708 gate
709 flatter 710 vow 711 lob 712 burst
713 worthy 714 harsh 715 temptation 716 adamant
717 mid-table 718 premier 719 brave 720 influential
721 fancy 722 greet 723 contemplate 724 propel
725 nod 726 overshadow 727 consistency 728 momentum
729 high-profile 730 physically 731 salvage 732 hype
733 struggler 734 miserable 735 free-kicks 736 financially
737 testimonial 738 nerve 739 dash 740 steer
741 mentally 742 terrace 743 organise 744 dreadful
745 glad 746 trick 747 genuine 748 first-choice
749 tally 750 loser 751 relieve 752 disappointed
753 clever 754 full-time 755 remainder 756 predecessor
757 humiliate 758 inclusion 759 instinct 760 confrontation
761 inevitably 762 outburst 763 closer 764 pounce
765 underline 766 centre-forward 767 nose 768 sending-off
769 inability 770 indication 771 buzz 772 pay-per-view
773 brink 774 rover 775 officially 776 halfway
777 banish 778 attacking 779 extension 780 undoubtedly
781 treble 782 condemn 783 continental 784 third-round
785 deflection 786 optimistic 787 unfortunate 788 harder
789 nightmare 790 falter 791 woodwork 792 marvellous
793 newcomer 794 feat 795 ponder 796 defy
797 stun 798 timing 799 brilliance 800 reckon
801 lament 802 collision 803 misery 804 neat
805 stature 806 right-hand 807 depth 808 armband
809 deadline 810 swiftly 811 sprint 812 defensively
813 tendon 814 shine 815 disbelief 816 don
817 misfortune 818 hurl 819 accomplished 820 compatriot
821 survival 822 spotlight 823 parry 824 lunge
825 autograph 826 unexpected 827 whoever 828 sour
829 exceptional 830 lengthy 831 hooliganism 832 professionally
833 player-manager 834 quest 835 swap 836 albeit
837 inflict 838 glorious 839 grip 840 stroll
841 thwart 842 glimpse 843 glamorous 844 genuinely
845 chat 846 roar 847 aggregate 848 astonishing
849 lesser 850 publicity 851 behave 852 euphoria
853 millionaire 854 haul 855 underestimate 856 flash
857 clutch 858 captaincy 859 knack 860 intensity
861 fame 862 legendary 863 sensational 864 fracture
865 finisher 866 restart 867 memorable 868 adrift
869 spoil 870 grit 871 tired 872 reportedly
873 repay 874 illustrious 875 interim 876 menace
877 resume 878 entertain 879 emphatic 880 ego
881 consistently 882 encouragement 883 diet 884 showdown
885 handball 886 billionaire 887 rearguard 888 scenario
889 stupid 890 slump 891 left-foot 892 applaud
893 miracle 894 linger 895 rehabilitation 896 exclusive
897 self-belief 898 drift 899 absent 900 three-month
901 unacceptable 902 apology 903 provoke 904 clip
905 stitch 906 countryman 907 close-range 908 shin
909 embarrass 910 gaffer 911 aftermath 912 butt
913 crush 914 left-footed 915 silverware 916 trademark
917 deplete 918 soccer-specific 919 rejuvenate 920 predictable
921 left-sided 922 consign 923 proven 924 merchandise
925 wayward 926 champagne 927 duo 928 disgraceful
929 temperament 930 spit 931 capitalise 932 renew
933 accommodate 934 hugely 935 offensive

Proper nouns – names of clubs and players, for example – have been removed from the list.

3 thoughts on “Corpus football words”

  1. emil samder

    hi. i’m doing my thesis on linguistic. my focus is english football terms (words and phrases) that used media in Indonesia. sample data is turnamen segitiga ini tidak menggunakan aturan laws of the game. so, law of the game is the only english word here. my formulate questions are why they have been borrowed and do their meaning change?
    my questions is how do those are classified? and could you give me bit explanation on my formulation question. i look forward to hear your answer.
    thankyou.

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    1. Hi, I don’t know if we can be of much help here, as I don’t know Indonesian. There are some useful pages on the Rules or Laws of the Game here:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_%28association_football%29
      http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/index.html

      I don’t know why the phrase would have been borrowed for Indonesian, and I also cannot find out why ‘laws’ is generally used, when ‘rules’ is the more common term when applied to a game.

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