football in English: A game in which two teams kick a round ball and try to score goals. The word also means the ball itself. American English calls this game soccer. (noun)

Translation

A game in which two teams kick a round ball and try to score goals. The word also means the ball itself. American English calls this game soccer.

Word origin

A compound of foot and ball, used since the 1400s for games played on foot rather than on horseback.

Gender

Pluralfootballs

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Football is played with the feet, not the hands.

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Here "football" is the ball itself.

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In American English this game is called soccer.

ball

A round object that you throw, kick, or hit in many games.

game

A game is something you play for fun, often with rules and a winner.

team

A group of people who work or play together to reach the same goal.

play

To take part in a game or fun activity, or to make music on an instrument.

goal

Something that you want to do and try hard to reach in the future.

league

A group of teams that play against each other in a competition over a season.

pitch

An area of grass marked out for playing a sport like football; also how high or low a sound is.

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