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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Forest impressed last season, missing out on Champions League football by one point, playing in a counter-attacking fashion that suited the strengths of their players.

From BBC

"How good he was as a player, he's the exact same as a manager. He's obsessed with football," said Williams.

From BBC

FSE said football's world governing body has "abused its monopoly position" in setting prices for the tournament, which begins on 11 June.

From BBC

They added that "the performances of French clubs competing on the European stage benefit French football as whole, with France currently occupying 6th place in the Uefa coefficient rankings for the 2025-26 season."

From BBC

The 61-year-old found one newlywed’s ring after searching an area of water the size of a football field, and delivered it to him at the airport minutes before his flight home.

From The Wall Street Journal