association football

Noun
  1. A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal (synset 100479273)
    associated with:
    • header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
    • goal-kick - (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
    • place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
    • free kick - (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team
    • own goal - (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending
    • dribble, dribbling - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
    • goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
    • net - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
    • cup final - the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)
    • winger - (sports) player in wing position
    is a type of: football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    has: headshot - an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head
    same as: soccer

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