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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
        Synonyms
        Examples for "association football"
        Examples for "association football"
        1
        And are there any other arboreal oddities of note in the wide world of association football?
        The Guardian
        2
        IT WAS John M McAlery, a Belfast merchant, who introduced association football, or soccer, to Ireland in 1878.
        The Irish Times
        3
        And so association football was born.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Just because American football can now stop and review almost everything does not mean association football should go down the same path.
        The Guardian
        5
        TOURNAMENT The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation.
        News.com.au
        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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