Meaning | A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal. |
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Synonym | soccer |
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Category of | cup final | The final / final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley) |
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dribble, dribbling | The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks |
free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
goal-kick | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line |
goalmouth | (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal |
header | (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head |
net | A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey / hockey) |
own goal | (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending |
place kick, place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
winger | (sports) player in wing position |
Parts | headshot | An attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head |
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Broader | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
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Spanish | balompié, balón-pie, futbol, fútbol, pambol |
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Catalan | futbol |
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