association football

noun

, British.

First recorded in 1860–65

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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