soccer
noun [ U ] mainly US uk/ˈsɒk.ər/ us/ˈsɑː.kɚ/ (UK usually football)
A2 英式足球，足球
a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal
Synonym: association football
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- The fierce tribal loyalty among soccer supporters leads to violence between opposing fans.
- The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
- The footballer Paul Gascoigne is to host a Channel 4 television series on soccer skills
- I've never been much of a soccer fan.
- Did you play soccer at school?