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Meanings of soccer in English

Portuguese
futebol
Catalan
futbol
Spanish
fútbol

A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal.

futebol
Usage of soccer in English
1
TV VIEW: A job as a television soccer pundit pays good money.
The Irish Times
2
It is, however, the brightest night for Irish soccer in several years.
The Irish Times
3
It was what made him good at team sports: soccer, basketball, politics.
Leviathan Wakes
4
Europe and other regions have well-established leagues in basketball, soccer and volleyball.
The Guardian
5
It is not just soccer in Europe that is feeling the pinch.
Reuters
6
Kraft and his family also own the New England Revolution soccer club.
The Irish Times
7
Germany plays Greece on Friday in a quarter-final Euro 2012 soccer match.
Reuters
8
Violence erupted as rival soccer fans clashed outside a Dublin bar tonight.
The Irish Times
9
That kind of focused research effort hasn't yet been developed for soccer.
Wired
10
BRICs raise relegation risk for European soccer World power must be shifting.
Reuters
11
That common instinct drives herd animals, predators, wagon trains, and soccer teams.
Cross Bones
12
It had several baseball diamonds, and an equal number of soccer fields.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
13
Despite the financial concerns, there are some encouraging signs for Turkish soccer.
Reuters
14
She was named US female soccer athlete of the year in 2012.
The Guardian
15
If you are a soccer professional, you talk enough during the week.
The Irish Times
16
World soccer's governing body is due to publish the final list Tuesday.
Reuters
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Translations for soccer
Portuguese
futebol
Catalan
futbol
Spanish
fútbol
Soccer through the time
Soccer across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Less common
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