Soccer Terms

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Tengo un espanol pregunta. Spanish question: is the accent over the u in futbol important?

I noticed that both futbol with an accent and futbol without an accent both mean soccer. Of course, that may not mean that it is grammatically correct. So, I want to know first of all if that’s wrong, that “futbol” without an accent is incorrect, and also if it is correct, where can I find out what the Spanish grammar rules are.

The accent is required for fútbol because without it, the last syllable would be stressed.
The correct syllable to be stressed in fútbol is the first one and since the word ends with a vowel other than an “s” or an “n”, the second syllable would be stressed without the accent.

Does it seem like soccer aficionados speak a language all their own? It sure seems like it to me, and I’ve been playing the game for over 20 years. I put an article on the front page of this blog to help explain the most common soccer terms in plain English. Hopefully this list will help soccer moms everywhere (and soccer dads too, for that matter)to better understand what their little athlete is talking about! Click Here For Access: Soccer Terms.