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Football English words starting with F

9 words starting with F — 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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fee

/ˈfiː/ B1 the money one club pays another for a player

The fee was reported as about 75 million pounds.

Bruno Guimaraes, whom Arsenal signed from Newcastle United in August 2026 for a fee reported as about 75 million pounds, played for his new club for the first time.

Bruno Guimaraes, whom Arsenal signed from Newcastle United in August 2026 for a fee reportedly worth about 75 million pounds, came on and played for his new club for the first time.

fixture

/ˈfɪkstʃə/ C1 a match that has been arranged for a certain date

The fixture was a friendly, so the scoreline was inconsequential.

Atletico Madrid say the fixture formed part of the Coupang Play Series, and their own announcement adds that the two clubs had played at the same ground back in 2023.

It was the final fixture of the tour.

The fixture was staged at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday 16 August 2026, with a 15:00 BST kick-off.

formalities

/fɔːˈmalɪtiz/ C1 official steps that must be completed before something counts

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

free-kick

/ˈfɹiː-ˈkɪk/ A2 a kick given after a foul, with nobody allowed to tackle

Oscar Arribas made it 2-2 with a free-kick in the 65th minute.

Oscar Arribas levelled the match again with a free-kick in the 65th minute, and Bergson put Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-2 ahead in the 86th minute.

Parity was restored in the 65th minute, when Oscar Arribas struck a free-kick, and Bergson then put Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-2 ahead in the 86th minute.

friendly

/ˈfɹɛndli/ A2 a practice match; it does not count in the league table

The game was a pre-season friendly.

Como were the opponents, and the match was a friendly.

A pre-season friendly became a piece of history on Wednesday 12 August 2026.

The fixture was a friendly, so the scoreline was inconsequential.

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