Football English words starting with E — 5 words with meanings, audio & IPA

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elevation

/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/ C1 a move up to a higher position or level

Barcelona's own record is more precise still: the club counts 213 appearances and fourteen goals, and dates his elevation to the first team to the 2020-21 campaign.

TRANSFERLiverpool agree a loan deal for Ronald Araújoseen at C1

eleven

/ɪˈlɛvən/ B2 the group of players a team starts a match with

Only the day before, Chelsea had beaten AC Milan 3-0 in Jakarta, in Indonesia, and Chelsea's own report says the club named a completely different starting eleven in Malaysia.

PRE-SEASONJohor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tourseen at B2

Chelsea's own match report says that a completely different starting eleven was named for the second of those two matches.

PRE-SEASONJohor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tourseen at C1

Manchester City's own report names a starting eleven that included Donnarumma, Dias, Foden and Haaland.

TROPHYArsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 to win the 2026 FA Community Shieldseen at C1

ensuing

/ɛnˈsjuːɪŋ/ C1 that followed straight afterwards

Manchester United and Leeds United drew 1-1 at Croke Park in Dublin on the evening of Wednesday 12 August 2026, and Manchester United won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 5-4 in front of more than 82,000 people, the biggest crowd ever to watch a football match in Ireland.

MATCHManchester United beat Leeds United on penalties in front of a record crowd at Croke Parkseen at C1

equalised

/ˈiːkwəˌlaɪzd/ B1 scored to make the scores the same

Aaronson equalised for Leeds United in the 29th minute.

MATCHManchester United beat Leeds United on penalties in front of a record crowd at Croke Parkseen at B1

Liam Delap equalised from the penalty spot before half-time.

PRE-SEASONJohor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tourseen at B1

Aaronson equalised for Leeds United in the 29th.

MATCHManchester United beat Leeds United on penalties in front of a record crowd at Croke Parkseen at B2

Liam Delap equalised from the penalty spot before half-time, and his second penalty, in the 62nd minute, put Chelsea 2-1 in front.

PRE-SEASONJohor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tourseen at B2

Zirkzee opened the scoring in the 16th minute, converting a cross played in by a team-mate, and Aaronson equalised for Leeds United in the 29th.

MATCHManchester United beat Leeds United on penalties in front of a record crowd at Croke Parkseen at C1

equalising

/ˈiːkwəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ C1 making the scores the same

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.

PRE-SEASONJohor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tourseen at C1

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