football

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)