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soc·cer (säkər)

noun

a game played with a round ball by two teams, usually of eleven players, on a field with a goal at either end: the ball is moved chiefly by kicking or by using any part of the body except the hands and arms

Etymology: altered < (as)soc(iation football)

soccer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • chase: Soccer: Neil looks up with U's Soccer: Parky's chasing double delight Soccer: Tony chomping at the bit for.. .
  • play: Eight teams of teenage boys, each team with its own mentor, meet to play soccer every Friday evening.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • hail: Soccer: Parky hails young guns Soccer: Liam's happy with points Soccer: Port Vale 0-1 Colchester.. .
  • spark: Soccer: Agent sparks fears Soccer: Daddy Danns's double Soccer: Attitude is praised by Williams Soccer: Colchester United.. .

Adjective modifier

  • mini: Next season, the boys move from playing mini soccer ( 7 a side ) to normal 11 a side.
  • indoor: Hobbies: Indoor soccer, snowboarding, diving, surfing ( badly ) High School: Worcester Grammar School, England.

Modifies a noun

  • mom: RESOURCES... over my years of being a soccer mom.
  • coaching: This is the origin of the soccer coaching adage " the game is the teacher " .
  • drill: Teach soccer training drills and fun youth soccer drills to keep players and kids interested.
  • stadium: Nor has Mother Nature prepared herself for the upsurge in golf courses or enclosed soccer stadiums.
  • hooligan: Having been a soccer hooligan many years ago, I can testify to its authenticity.
  • coach: There has been much speculation about who will be selected to take on the role of England soccer coach.

Used with adjective complement

  • impress: Soccer: Gerken out to impress Soccer: No appeal on sending-off Soccer: Liam hits leveler Soccer: Parkinson's praise for.. .
  • warn: Soccer: Spireites are well warned Soccer: U's put back in the spotlight Soccer: Parkinson - Fun Day is great.. .

Noun used with modifier

  • tidings: Soccer: We're still fighting, says Phil Soccer: Glad tidings Soccer: Swindon Town 1-0 Colchester.. .
  • five-a-side: Within the University sports center in the Alma Building are facilities for weight training, five-a-side soccer, martial arts and general fitness.
  • youth: Your contribution will help me publish more free resources for youth soccer coaches all over the world.
  • robot: The boys from St Cecilia's had much more success with their robot soccer player sweeping all aside in their half of the draw.
  • delight: Soccer: Neil looks up with U's Soccer: Parky's chasing double delight Soccer: Tony chomping at the bit for.. .
  • coaching: We're proud to be the world's most trusted source of information on every topic imaginable when it comes to coaching soccer.
soccer Quotes

I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.

—Pele¤   pseudonym of  Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves.Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence.

—Charlton, Sir Bobby (Robert)

Soccer is a man's game; not an outing for mamby- pambies.

—Charlton,Jack (John)

If this can be termed the century of the common man, then soccer, of all sports, is surely his game† In a world haunted by thehydrogenand napalm bomb, thefootball field is a place where sanity and hope are still left unmolested.

—Rous, Sir Stanley

The world knows the American athlete is superior. It's onlya matter of time before we develop the world's best soccer teams.

—Caligiuri, Paul

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