Football Played Team Ball ˈfʊtbɔːl Playing Game Players

• the kids were outside playing football.
• the team played some impressive football.
• we settled down to watch the football on tv.
• on saturday we went to a football match.

football

1. a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball that players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team’s goal.
• SEE ALSO fantasy football
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fantasy-football
• The kids were outside playing football.
• The team played some impressive football.
• We settled down to watch the football on TV.
• On Saturday we went to a football match.
• a Premier League football team
• a football player
• I'm not a big football fan.
• This was the best game of football I have seen all season.

Extra Examples

• Young Italians follow football like we follow the royal family.
• Join Radio 5 for all the top football action.
• Obscene football chants stop people taking their children to matches.
• The Dutch team impressed the fans with their classy one-touch football.
• The World Cup is fascinating for its clash of football cultures.
• The football world was rocked by the scandal.
• The government is trying to tackle violence on the football terraces.
• The police say the players' behaviour is a matter for the football authorities.
2. a game played by two teams of 11 players, using an oval ball which players kick, throw, or carry. Teams try to put the ball over the other team’s line.
• SEE ALSO flag football
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/flag-football
• He played football for Iowa State University.
• We often go to football games together.
• a football player/coach
• a football field/stadium
3. a form of football played in Canada, similar to American football, but with twelve players on each team
4. a large round or oval ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air
• As a child he was always kicking a football.
5. an issue or a problem that frequently causes people to disagree or argue
• Healthcare should not become a political football.