noun ⇨ See also ↑ football
ADJECTIVE
▪ amateur , pro ( AmE ), professional
▪ top-class
▪ junior , kids' ( esp. AmE ), senior , youth ( esp. AmE )
▪
He played on the Irish junior ~ team.
▪ women's
▪ college , high-school , varsity (all AmE )
▪ league , non-league ( BrE )
▪ international , national , world
▪ competitive
▪ five-a-side ( esp. BrE )
▪ indoor
… OF SOCCER
▪ game
VERB + SOCCER
▪ play
▪ watch
SOCCER + NOUN
▪ ball
▪ field , ground ( BrE ), pitch ( BrE ), stadium
▪ game , match , tournament
▪ goal ( AmE )
▪ league
▪ club , team
▪ season ( esp. AmE )
▪ ace ( BrE ), hero ( esp. BrE ), legend , player , star
▪ boss ( esp. BrE ), coach , manager
▪ management
▪ official , referee
▪ fan , supporter ( esp. BrE )
▪ mom ( AmE )
▪ season
▪ career
▪ skills
▪ practice
▪
The kids are at ~ practice.
▪ jersey ( AmE ), shirt , shorts , strip ( BrE ), uniform ( AmE )
▪
He was wearing a yellow Brazil ~ jersey.
▪ cleats , shoes (both AmE )
▪
a pair of ~ cleats
▪ hooligan , thug (both esp. BrE )
▪ violence
▪ magazine
PHRASES
▪ be on the ~ team ( esp. AmE )
▪
He's on the ~ team.