- a variation of soccer.
association football
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of association football
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"There were two games: one called rugby football, at that time, and the other called association football," says Szymanski.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
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
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 association football goal net into which the ball is kicked is fastened to the ground and is made of tarred rope.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
