association football
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of association football
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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State officials have contacted Thai experts who helped rescue a junior association football team that was trapped in a cave system in northern Thailand in 2018, state government administrator Gaurav Singh said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
America has its own sports and its own 'football' adapted from the same unruly 19th-century English games as association football.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
Città di Pontedera, an Italian association football club based in Pontedera, Tuscany.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2023
FIFA, the international governing body of association football,* has announced it will use AI-powered cameras to help referees make offside calls at the 2022 World Cup.
From The Verge • Jul. 5, 2022
The players are divided into two sides, and stationed much as in association football, and the ball is placed on the ground to be put in play as in football.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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