football

Everyday

1. Football is a game where two teams try to kick a ball into the other team's goal; in the USA and Australia this game is called soccer. tree →
2. In the USA, football means American football, played with an oval ball that is carried and thrown. tree →
3. In Australia, football can mean Australian rules football (footy) or rugby. tree →
4. A football is also the ball. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a game with teams, goals, scores and matches; footballs bought or counted; points tables. In PE and everyday life: playing football at break, football clubs, cheering at a match. Phrases: «play football», «football match», «football pitch» or «field», «football team», «football boots».

Examples

• The football team scored 3 goals. tree →
• A football costs 12 dollars. tree →
• 22 players are on the field in a football match. tree →
• 15 children play football. tree →
• We play football at lunchtime. tree →
• In America, football is played with an oval ball. tree →
• The football pitch was muddy after the rain. tree →
• He kicked the football over the fence. tree →
• Far and near he would go to any meetings, as football play or the like. tree →

Note

Game: uncountable («play football», not «play a football»); ball: countable («a football»). The word means different games in different countries. Maths: the thing counted (balls, players, goals). Trap: a football team has 11 players on the field; the problem may expect you to know it.