football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

NOUN

a sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soccer

STRONG

rugby

WEAK

American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

NOUN

the ball used in football

Synonyms

STRONG

moleskin oval peanut pigskin pineapple porker sphere watermelon

WEAK

inflated oval regulation football

Example Sentences

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"Sometimes I wish I'd never played football, to tell you the truth, because some of the pain, I can still feel it," Gregoire, now 67, tells BBC Look North in an emotional interview.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

He scored five goals in 26 appearances there before Hearts gave him a lifeline back into Scottish football.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Iraola has secured European football for Bournemouth next season, for the first time in the club's history.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Two adverts on Instagram which featured football stars Harry Kane and Erling Haaland were banned for being "irresponsible", the UK's advertising watchdog says.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“I’ve been thinking. All my old schools had pep rallies for the football team, no matter how badly they played. Could we do something like that for the town?”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry