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Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
Johan Cruyff

Meaning of "soccer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOCCER

From (as) soc. + -er.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOCCER

soccer  [ˈsɒkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCCER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soccer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCCER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soccer

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by using any part of the body besides the arms and hands to get the ball into the opposing goal. The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and then only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may use their head or torso to strike the ball instead. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association in 1863.

Definition of soccer in the English dictionary

The definition of soccer in the dictionary is a game in which two teams of eleven players try to kick or head a ball into their opponent's goal, only the goalkeeper on either side being allowed to touch the ball with his hands and arms except in the case of throw-ins.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCCER


blocker
ˈblɒkə
bocca
ˈbɒkə
chocker
ˈtʃɒkə
clocker
ˈklɒkə
cocker
ˈkɒkə
docker
ˈdɒkə
Fokker
ˈfɒkə
footlocker
ˈfʊtlɒkə
Knickerbocker
ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə
knocker
ˈnɒkə
locker
ˈlɒkə
mocha
ˈmɒkə
mocker
ˈmɒkə
ocker
ˈɒkə
overclocker
ˌəʊvəˈklɒkə
overlocker
ˈəʊvəˌlɒkə
quokka
ˈkwɒkə
rocker
ˈrɒkə
shocker
ˈʃɒkə
stocker
ˈstɒkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCCER

soca
socage
socager
Soccer City
soccer mom
soccer pitch
soccer player
soccer season
Socceroos
socdolager
socdologer
Soche
Sochi
sociability
sociable
sociableness
sociably
social
social accounting
social administration

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCCER

acer
breast cancer
cancer
chief executive officer
commencer
dancer
enhancer
executive officer
freelancer
lancer
mercer
officer
placer
police officer
producer
racer
spacer
spencer
tracer
twoccer

Synonyms and antonyms of soccer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOCCER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soccer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of soccer

Translation of «soccer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOCCER

Find out the translation of soccer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soccer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soccer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

足球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fútbol
570 millions of speakers

English

soccer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फुटबॉल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرة القدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

футбол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

futebol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফুটবল খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

football
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bola sepak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fußball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サッカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

축구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

bal-balan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்பந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Futbol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piłka nożna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

футбол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotbal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποδόσφαιρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sokker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotboll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soccer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCCER»

The term «soccer» is very widely used and occupies the 2.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCCER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soccer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soccer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soccer

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10 QUOTES WITH «SOCCER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soccer.
1
Eric Cantona
I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club.
2
Brandi Chastain
To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.
3
Brandi Chastain
I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things parents are saying, so I want them to understand what it is their kids are feeling in any sports environment.
4
Brandi Chastain
Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.
5
Stephen Chow
Kung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child.
6
Johan Cruyff
Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
7
Henry Ian Cusick
I swim. I do a little bit of surfing. I would say I'm a beginner at surfing. I run. I cycle. I play a little bit of soccer.
8
Landon Donovan
There was this old soccer game called 'Goal' for the old Nintendo, and ever since then, I've played everything from the old school games to the 360.
9
Thomas Dooley
What we are missing over here is the life of soccer.
10
Janine di Giovanni
My own mother, my sister and nearly all the women in my family had full-time jobs as mothers. They were wonderful at it. They drove their children back and forth to soccer, skating lessons, piano lessons, private schools, but I sensed, even in my own mother, a kind of distant dissatisfaction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCCER»

Discover the use of soccer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soccer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of ...
How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.
Franklin Foer, 2009
2
The Everything Kids' Soccer Book: Rules, techniques, and ...
It’s a goal! Whether kids play defense, goalie, or offense, they’ll have hours of fun with this book. Coach Deborah W. Crisfield gives kids tips and strategies for passing, heading, defending, and more in this fun guide.
Deborah W Crisfield, 2009
3
Soccer
"An introduction to soccer, including techniques, rules, and the training regimen of professional athletes in the sport" --Provided by publisher.
Clive Gifford, 2009
4
Soccer
A beginner's guide to the skills and techniques of soccer.
Gary Lineker, 2000
5
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
This new edition of Eduardo Galeano's riveting commentary on the history and politics of soccer includes newly written material on the 2002 World Cup, which one quarter of humanity watched.
Eduardo H. Galeano, 2003
6
Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism
Offside is the first book to explain these peculiarities, taking us on a thoughtful and engaging tour of America's sports culture and connecting it with other fundamental American exceptionalisms.
Andrei S. Markovits, Steven L. Hellerman, 2014
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Attacking Soccer: A Tactical Analysis
This book examines match strategies for creating goal scoring opportunities out of the following systems of play: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-3-1-2, 4-5-1.
Massimo Lucchesi, 2001
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Soccer Strategies: Defensive and Attacking Tactics
A collection defensive and offensive soccer strategies.
Robyn Jones, 1999
9
Soccer: Perfect Ball Control
Soccer Perfect Ball Control contains over 160 exercises and ball games as well as over 200 photos and 120 illustrations covering ball control, dribbling, dummying, passing, crossing and shooting.
Peter Schreiner, 2009
10
Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
Traces the history of soccer in France, focusing on two of the biggest players, the lasting imperial legacies, and the sport's power to change the nation.
Laurent Dubois, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCCER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soccer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mexico soccer coach fired for alleged neck punch of reporter
MEXICO CITY — Embattled Mexican national soccer team coach Miguel Herrera has been fired following a TV reporter's claim that the coach known as “El ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Overcoming Distractions, Mexico Wins Gold Cup Final
The victory will also bring a surge of national pride to a soccer-consumed country that has made the news most recently for the embarrassing prison escape of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
U.S. men's soccer team set to play Cuba in Gold Cup quarterfinals
Two years after the El Salvador men's soccer team and its rabid soccer fans gave M&T Bank Stadium a taste of what games are like in their home country for a ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
4
New York Hosts Historic Parade for US Women's Soccer Team
The U.S. women's soccer team cheers during a reception at New York City Hall hosted by Mayor Bill de Blasio on July 10, 2015 to celebrate their World Cup final ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Women's World Cup Final Was Most-Watched Soccer Game in …
The United States' 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women's World Cup final on Sunday was seen by 25.4 million viewers on Fox — a record for any soccer game, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Silly soccer injury likely ruins Rory McIlroy's British Open
Rory McIlroy might have kicked himself out of next week's British Open Championship at St. Andrews. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, posted a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
The real reason the US has such an amazing women's soccer team
The U.S. women's national soccer team beat Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night, securing a space for the American women in the 2015 FIFA World Cup final. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Face of Soccer in Canada, on Field and on Stamps
“It was the lowest point in my soccer career,” Sinclair said. “The worst game I'd ever seen our team play.” In the fallout, John Herdman was hired to coach the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
FIFA's dark joke on soccer turned out to be on FIFA
Even if you don't care a thing for soccer, it will make you happy to learn that there is a man named Chuck Blazer who didn't pay his taxes from 1996 to 2011 (and ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
10
FIFA Scandal Confirms What We Long Knew: Soccer Is Beautiful …
Whatever the eventual legal outcome of this spectacular case, the scandal confirms what followers of the sport long knew: that soccer is beautiful and corrupt. «Forbes, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Soccer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/soccer>. May 2024 ».
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