soccer

/'sɔkə/

Thân thiện

A player kicks the soccer ball toward the goal.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sport played between two teams of eleven players each: The objective is to score by getting a round ball into the opposing team's goal, primarily by using the feet, head, or torso. The use of hands or arms is prohibited for all players except the designated goalkeeper within their penalty area.

Usage

• General Use: The word "soccer" is used to refer to the sport itself, its rules, or a specific match.
  • Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
  • Do you want to watch the soccer game tonight?
  • She plays soccer for her university team.

Advanced Usage

• "Soccer mom": A term (often used in North America) for a mother who spends a significant amount of time transporting her children to soccer practices and games.
  • The minivan is often associated with the suburban soccer mom.

Variants and Related Words

• Association Football: The formal, international name for the sport. "Soccer" is derived from "association."
• Football: The common term for the sport in most countries outside of North America, Australia, and some others. In contexts where "soccer" is the target word, "football" is its synonym but may cause ambiguity in regions where other football codes (like American football) are popular.

Synonyms

• Football (International English)
• Association Football (Formal)

Related Phrases

• Soccer ball: The spherical ball used in the game.
  • He kicked the soccer ball over the fence.
• Soccer field/pitch: The rectangular field of play.
  • The teams walked onto the soccer pitch.
• Soccer player: An athlete who plays the sport.
  • He is a professional soccer player.

Idioms

• A game of two halves: An idiom originating from soccer commentary, meaning a situation where the first part and the second part are very different.
  • This project has been a real game of two halves.
• To move the goalposts: To change the rules or targets unfairly during a process. While not exclusive to soccer, it uses soccer imagery.
  • Every time we meet a target, management moves the goalposts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

Từ đồng nghĩa

• association football