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Football English words starting with D

17 words starting with D — each with the lesson level you meet it at, how it sounds, what it means and where it came from.

157 words and counting · drawn from 6 lessons

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deal

/ˈdiːl/ B1 an agreement between two clubs about a player

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona, and both clubs announced it on 10 August 2026.

Liverpool describe the deal as subject to a work permit and to international clearance, and Goal report the same condition.

defence

/dɪˈfɛns/ C1 the players whose job is to stop goals

The equalising goal arrived in the closing minutes, and it arrived through the home defence: an own goal by the Johor Darul Ta'zim defender Glauder.

defender

/dɪˈfɛndə/ A2 a player whose job is to stop the other team scoring

Liverpool have agreed a loan for a new defender.

Then an own goal by the defender Glauder made it 3-3.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona, and both clubs announced it on 10 August 2026.

Liverpool have agreed a season-long loan for the Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, and both clubs announced it on 10 August 2026.

defensive

/dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ B2 to do with defending, with stopping the other team scoring

Liverpool say the signing bolsters the defensive ranks of the head coach, Andoni Iraola.

discharged

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒd/ C1 completed or dealt with, as of a duty

Until those formalities are discharged, the move remains an agreement rather than an arrival.

dormant

/ˈdɔːmənt/ C1 not used or not active for a long time

He will wear the number 33, a shirt the club points out has been dormant for a decade.

draw

/ˈdɹɔː/ A2 a game that ends with the same score for both teams

A penalty shootout was arranged in case of a draw.

Arsenal ended their pre-season with a 1-1 draw against Como at the Emirates Stadium on 12 August 2026.

Arsenal brought their pre-season to a close with a 1-1 draw against Como at the Emirates Stadium on 12 August 2026, and then won the penalty shoot-out that followed 4-3.

dugout

/ˈdʌɡaʊt/ C1 the seats beside the pitch where the manager and substitutes sit

It was the last match of pre-season for Enzo Maresca, the successor to Pep Guardiola in the Manchester City dugout; Atletico Madrid's own preview of the match says that Guardiola's tenure at the club lasted ten seasons.

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