foot ‧ bal ‧ ler /ˈfʊtbɔːlə $ -bɒːlər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
someone who plays football, especially a professional player SYN soccer player American English
foot ‧ bal ‧ ler /ˈfʊtbɔːlə $ -bɒːlər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
someone who plays football, especially a professional player SYN soccer player American English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012