Italian Calcio

       

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tacchetti di scarpe da calcio – football boot studs

tacco – backheel pass

tackle scivolato – sliding tackle

talento - talent

tattica – tactic / game plan

tattica dilatoria - delaying tactics

tecnica - ball technique

tenere la palla in campo / gioco - to keep the ball in play

tempo ufficiale – official time

tempo di recupero – injury time

tempi supplementari - extra-time

teppisti – hooligans

terna arbitrale - the referee and two linesmen

terreno impraticabile - field not fit to play on

terreno scivoloso - slippery pitch

terzino - fullback (somewhat dated word, a legacy of man-to-man marking. Nowadays "difensore laterale" or "difensore di fascia" are used more)

terzino centrale – centre fullback

terzino d’ala destra – right wingback

terzino d’ala sinistra – left wingback

terzino fluidificante - attacking fullback

test anti-doping – anti-doping test

tifare per una squadra – to support a team

tifosi – fans

tirare a rete - to shoot at goal

tirare la maglia - to shirt pull

tirare la palla – to shoot the ball

tirare un piano d'attacco - to draw up a plan of attack

tirare un rigore – to take a penalty

tiro – shot

tiro a effetto – banana shot

tiro alto - high ball

tiro a volo – volley

tiro buono - good ball

tiro difficile - difficult ball

tiro di interno – instep drive

tiro lungo - long ball

tiro parato - saved shot

tiro sbagliato - missed shot

titolare - first-choice player

togliere la palla – to clear the ball

torneo – tournament

totocalcio - football pools / betting pool

traiettoria ad effetto - hook

trasferimento – transfer

trattenere la palla – to trap the ball

traversa – crossbar

traversa pericolosa - dangerous cross

trequarti difensiva - defending third

trequarti offensive - attacking third

trequartista - playmaking midfielder or a forward who can create and finish

triangolazione – a one-two (wall) pass

tribuna - stand

tribuna delle personalitΰ - directors' / VIPs' box

tribuna stampa – press box

tricolore – the badge worn by the team that wins the Coppa Italia (the roundels that appear on Italian Military aircraft)

Triglie - Livorno (Red Mullets)

tripletta – hat trick

trofeo - trophy

troupe televisiva  - camera crew

tuffo – dive

tunnel – nutmeg

UCN - Bari Ultras (the main group in the Curva Nord)

ultras – diehard fans

Ultras Granata 1969 - Torino ultras

Ultras Tito Sampdoria (UTS)- Sampdoria Ultras. Named after Tito Cucchiaroni (ex-Samp player)

ultimo difensore - sweeper

un'amichevole - friendly match

un bello sforzo - a great effort

un siluro da quasi trenta metri - a torpedo shot from nearly 30 metres

umiliazione - humiliation

unitΰ - unity

uno contro uno – man-to-man

uomo – man-on

uomo partita - man of the match

vantaggio - advantage / to be in the lead

velo - to dummy the ball through

Vecchio Balordo - Genoa (Old Fool)

Velocitΰ - pace

vendicare il gol - to claim a goal

verdetto disciplinare - disciplinary verdict

Vigilantes - Vicenza Ultras

Viking - Inter Ultras

vincere lo scudetto – to win the championship

vincita in trasferta – away win

vinte - won (in league table- classifica)

Viola - Fiorentina (Purple)

vittoria – win

vittorie - silverware

Vitulano - Livorno Ultras

volare in finale - to take the easy route to the final

Wild Kaos - Atalanta Ultras

zona – zone

Zebre - Juventus (Zebras)

Zebrette - Udinese (Little Zebras)

Zena - Genoa (Genoa in Genoese dialect)

zuccata - header
 

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