Football Dictionary – Dizionario di calcio

Some Italian football words and Juventus story…

Francesca Bufarini and Sara Mazzoli

Hi! We’re Sara and Francesca, we’re Italian. We go to the same school but we don’t attend the same class (Francesca is older!). We both love sports, especially football, and we support Juventus!

In this project we show to you some Italian words about football, our opinions and Juventus story.

The Italian for football is calcio. A lot of people like this sport, in fact is the most important one in Italy. But other people pound it away – they say that footballers (calciatori) earn too much money! I think that is true, but no one can change our opinion: football is the best sport in the world!

This is a pallone da calcio – soccer ball

This is a campo da calcio – football field

This is a stadio – stadium

Italian people love going to the stadiums, so they are often full. The biggest stadium is “Stadio Giuseppe Meazza”, where Inter and Milan play.

- Passaggio – Pass- Goal – Gol/Rete- Assist – Ultimo

passaggio- Penality kick – Calcio

di rigore

- Cross – Cross- Off side – Fuori gioco - Foul – Fallo- Calcio di punizione –

Penalty shot

In a team, there are - A goalkeeper

- Some defenders

- Some midfielders

- Some strikers:

The Italian for goalkeeper is portiere. The goalkeeper of Juventus is Gianluigi Buffon.

The Italian for defender is difensore. The defenders of Juventus are Chiellini, Barzagli and Bonucci. In front of them, there are the midfielders (centrocampisti), who are Asamoah, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal and Licthsteiner. The strikers (attaccanti) are two and are changeable: Giovinco, Matri, Vucinic or Quagliarella often play. Other important players are: Pogba, Giaccherini, De Ceglie, Caceres, Padoin, Marrone, Isla, Peluso.

1. Buffon 1. 2.2. Chiellini3. Barzagli4. Bonucci

3. 4.

1. Asamoah 1. 4. – 2.

2. Marchisio 3. Pirlo4. Vidal5. Lichtsteiner

3. 5.

1. Vucinic 1. 3.

2. Giovinco3. Matri4. Quagliarella

2. 4.

A lot of famous players played for Juventus in the past. The most important are: Boniperti, Zoff, Scirea, Tacconi, Cabrini, Brio, Baggio, Sivori, Charles, Haller, Platini, Zidane, Nedved, Trezeguet, Del Piero.

Now, the captain (capitano) is Gianluigi Buffon.

Honours:…Italy:Italian football Championships: 28Coppa Italia: 9Supercoppa italiana: 5Serie B: 1…Europe and World:UEFA Champions Leagues: 2UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1UEFA Cup: 3UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1UEFA Super Cup: 2Intercontinental Cup: 2

Palmares:… ItaliaCampionati italiani di Serie A: 28Coppa Italia: 9Supercoppa italiana: 5Serie B: 1… Europa e Mondo:UEFA Champions League: 2UEFA Coppa delle coppe: 1Coppa UEFA: 3Coppa Intertoto: 1Supercoppa UEFA: 2Coppa intercontinentale: 2

We usually play football matches (partite) on Sundays, but every weekend some teams play on Saturdays. The “big match” is on Sunday night and Inter, Milan or Juventus usually play.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Actually, Italian football is not the best. There are

many scandals and supporters aren’t polite: for example, some supporters of S.S.C. Naples throw many stones to the bus of Juventus. But Juventus supporters aren’t correct too: they always sing stadium chants against habitants of Naples. In the bargain, there are many racist stadium chants.

For us, the best championship is the English one:

stadiums are perfect, the supporters are quiet and there aren’t dangerous situations. In Premier League there are also some of the best teams and best players in the world… But there’s a flaw: Juventus doesn’t play there!

The end- Sara Mazzoli and Francesca Bufarini

Hope you like it! Bye!