football: translation
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 football.
▪ 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 football 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 football 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 football 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 football.
VERB + FOOTBALL
▪ catch, kick, kick around (BrE), punt (AmE), throw, toss (esp. AmE)