Association Football Terminology - E

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• El Clásico: derby fixtures in Spanish-speaking countries such as Argentina and Mexico. In Spain, and countries where Spanish is not a primary language, it is commonly understood as the name of the derby between Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona.
• Elevator team: see Yo-yo club.
• Equaliser: goal that makes the score even.
• Exhibition match: see Friendly.
• Extra time: additional period, normally two halves of 15 minutes, used to determine the winner in some tied cup matches.