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noun British.

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Origin of association football

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby association football

associate professor, associate's degree, association, association area, association fiber, association football, associationism, association law, associative, associative array, associative cortex

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How to use association football in a sentence

A good deal of the art of the game consists in passing or nursing, as in Association football.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous
For the latter his scorn was unmitigated, and he could not endure Association football with its paid players.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.
“League” has also been applied to a special form of competition in athletics, especially in Association football.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
Association football has become one of the most popular of all national sports in the United Kingdom.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

The association football goal net into which the ball is kicked is fastened to the ground and is made of tarred rope.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for association football

association football

noun

a more formal name for soccer

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association football

Origin of association football

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British Dictionary definitions for association football