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Meanings of football in English

Russian
пигскин
Portuguese
bola de futebol americano
Spanish
balón de fútbol gridiron
Wikidata

Device used to play Gridiron football.

пигскин
Russian
мяч для соккера
Portuguese
bola de futebol
Spanish
balon de futbol
Wikidata

Ball used in the sport of association football.

мяч для соккера
Portuguese
futebol
Catalan
futbol (homonímia)
Spanish
fútbol

Any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal.

futebol
Russian
футбол
Spanish
códigos de futbol
Catalan
futbol

Team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.

Related terms
футбол
Usage of football in English
1
A year ago, football was in crisis - up to a point.
The Irish Times
2
Long term, Roy is the great answer to this football club's problem.
The Guardian
3
Boschini said this is not a football problem but a student problem.
Reuters
4
Relegation is the main problem in terms of instability in Spanish football.
The Guardian
5
A lot can happen in football over the course of a year.
The Guardian
6
This is football and without a result these words are not important.
The Guardian
7
But then, to use football parlance, come a number of second-phase problems.
The Guardian
8
Jagland believes member states must increase measures to tackle violence from football.
The Guardian
9
The main problem in modern football is respect to opponents and referees.
The Guardian
10
Politicians used it, the media used it, and then football used it.
The Guardian
11
As someone said: You can see why Spanish football is so good.
The Irish Times
12
He takes them to a higher level; a place beyond mere football.
The Guardian
13
Playing football is a great good job, but it's still his work.
The Guardian
14
We should discuss this issue as often as we talk about football.
The Guardian
15
The future of Australian football right there, and it looks pretty good.
News.com.au
16
But I would say football has a responsibility in the world today.
The Guardian