noun ⇨ See also ↑ soccer
1 game
ADJECTIVE
▪ attractive , good
▪ entertaining , exciting , great
▪ fine , fluent , neat (all BrE )
▪ one-touch ( BrE )
▪
The Dutch team impressed the fans with their classy one-touch ~.
▪ amateur , pro ( esp. AmE ), professional
▪ boys' , girls' , men's , women's
▪ junior , senior (both BrE )
▪ first-team ( BrE )
▪ college , high-school ( AmE ), varsity ( AmE )
▪ club , league , non-league (all BrE )
▪ domestic ( BrE ), international , world
▪ live ( esp. BrE )
▪ American ( BrE ), Australian rules , Canadian , Gaelic
▪ rugby
▪ flag , tackle , touch (all AmE )
▪ five-a-side ( BrE )
▪ fantasy
… OF FOOTBALL
▪ game
VERB + FOOTBALL
▪ play
▪ watch
▪ follow
▪
Even people who don't follow ~ closely take great pride in their team.
▪ coach
FOOTBALL + NOUN
▪ club , league
▪ squad , team
▪ hero , legend , player , star
▪ field , ground ( BrE ), pitch ( BrE ), stadium
▪ terraces ( BrE )
▪
The government is trying to tackle violence on the ~ terraces.
▪ boots ( BrE ), cleats ( AmE ), jersey , kit ( BrE ), shirt , shoes ( AmE ), shorts ( BrE ), strip ( BrE ), uniform ( AmE )
▪ helmet , pads (both in American football)
▪ captain , coach , referee
▪ agent , management , manager
▪ fan , follower ( BrE ), jock ( AmE ), supporter ( BrE )
▪ crowd
▪ championship , game , match ( BrE ), play-off ( esp. AmE ), tournament
▪ draft ( AmE )
▪ season
▪ practice , training
▪ career
▪ hooliganism , violence (both esp. BrE )
▪ hooligan ( esp. BrE )
▪ chant ( BrE )
▪ coverage , news
▪ commentator , pundit ( esp. BrE ), writer
▪ world
▪
The ~ world was rocked by the scandal.
▪ scholarship ( esp. AmE )
▪ trial ( BrE ), tryout ( AmE )
2 ball
ADJECTIVE
▪ leather
▪ political ( figurative )
▪
Children's education should not be treated as a political ~.
VERB + FOOTBALL
▪ catch , kick , kick around ( BrE ), punt ( AmE ), throw , toss ( esp. AmE )