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¡Viva Deportes!

With a large number of estadounidenses tuning in to watch the NFL championship today, I decided to take some time to explore other popular sports in Latin America and their names and key terms in Spanish. ¡Espero que lo disfruten!

Fútbol

  • el portero – the goalkeeper
  • la cancha – the playing field
  • el defensa – the defense
  • los delanteros – the forwards
  • el equipo – the team
  • el estadio – the stadium
  • ganar – to win
  • el gol – goal
  • el hincha – the fan
  • el jugador – the player

Béisbol

  • batear – to bat
  • la carrera – the run, the race
  • la goma – the home base

Tenis

  • juego – the set
  • la pista – the court
  • la raqueta– the racket

Natación

  • el estilo – swimming style
  • el estilo crol – crawl stroke
  • el estilo espalda – the backstroke
  • el estilo pecho – the breaststroke

Ciclismo

  • la bicicleta – the bicycle
  • de carrera – racing kind (of bicycle)
  • la carrera – the race
  • el ciclismo – cycling
  • la montaña – mountain

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