association football

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association football

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From it being the form of football codified and promoted by the The Football Association.

noun

  1. uncountable A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.

    Similar: football, footy, soccer, association football, soccer football, footie, footer, oikball, wogball, American football, gridiron, gridiron football

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noun soccer

Españolfútbol
中文足球 zúqiú
Portuguêsfutebol
Françaisfootball, soccer
DeutschFußball
Italianocalcio
Ελληνικάποδόσφαιρο podósfairo
Românăfotbal
Русскийфутбо́л futból
Tiếng Việtbóng đá

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MLA

"association football." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/association%20football. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

association football. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/association%20football

Chicago

"association football." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/association%20football.

BibTeX
@misc{association_football_2026,
  title = {association football},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/association%20football},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}