footballer
Americannoun
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a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
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Chiefly British. a soccer player.
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Origin of footballer
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Perhaps most importantly of all, it would mean him giving up on being a Real Madrid footballer.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
His family revealed that the retired footballer spent his final years coaching athletes at Eagle High in Idaho.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
While Hyde United footballer Tom previously came third place on the second winter edition of Love Island in 2023 with former partner Samie Elishi.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
When Beckham accepted his star on the Walk of Fame, he reflected he had never imagined "a working-class English footballer" would receive such an honour.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
She wishes I didn’t have scabby knees from running around kicking canisters and falling down pretending I was the greatest footballer in the world.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Days ahead of Sunday's final, Messi, now 39, described Lamine Yamal as "one of the best" footballers right now.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Manning's earlier research has explored whether digit ratio can provide information about alcohol consumption, outcomes after contracting COVID-19, and oxygen consumption in footballers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Professional footballers are used to carrying out instructions, even if they don't agree with the direction.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"He has become an unprecedented superstar in the world's biggest sport. For a nation of just over 5.5 million people to produce one of the absolute greatest footballers on the planet is immense."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mike and I climbed into the bleachers with the rest of the footballers.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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