Definition
soccer (US): football, a ball game played by two teams of 11 players mostly using their feet to kick a ball
Most of the world refers to the sport of "football" as "football", however in the United States, the sport is known as "soccer".
football (UK): soccer, a sport played by two teams of 11 players
football (US): American football, a game played with two teams of 11 players wearing protection (OJ Simpson is a famous player)
- "They play soccer there, which they call "football"."
- "Or for you Americans out there, "soccer"."
- "Point: Soccer is stupid."
- "And my point, Enriqué, is that soccer is stupid."
- "They don't have the patience to appreciate a beautiful game like soccer."
- "Enriqué : My point was only that soccer is not stupid."
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