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View synonyms for association football

association football

noun

, British.


association football

noun

  1. a more formal name for soccer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of association football1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

A good deal of the art of the game consists in passing or nursing, as in Association football.

For the latter his scorn was unmitigated, and he could not endure Association football with its paid players.

“League” has also been applied to a special form of competition in athletics, especially in Association football.

Association football has become one of the most popular of all national sports in the United Kingdom.

The association football goal net into which the ball is kicked is fastened to the ground and is made of tarred rope.

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