noun

soccer

SAH-ker/ˈsɑːkər/

A team sport in which players score by kicking a round ball into the opposing goal.

The man plays soccer, kicking the ball toward the waiting goalkeeper.

A middle-aged man kicks a soccer ball toward a goal while a young adult goalkeeper prepares to block it, making the sport recognizable in one simple action.

Etymology

soccEnglishorganized body with a common purpose

Soccer is a playful shortening of association in Football Association, with a familiar-name ending. The name distinguished football played under Association rules from Rugby football.

In context

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all you need is a [ __ ] ball and an area that you just call goal there's nobody that can't afford to at least touch a soccer ball once in their life

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More examples

Maya joins the school soccer team.
My brother watches professional soccer on weekends.
Our soccer coach teaches us how to pass the ball.

Forms

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