(soccer, UK) One who plays association football. / (Australia) Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae, so named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms.

plural of footballer

(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.

(intransitive, rare) To play football.

plural of football

(attributive) relating to the sport of football

present participle of football

The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region. / The influence of football on real-life matters such as politics, economics and the media.

simple past tense and past participle of football

(uncountable) The sport of rugby: either rugby league or rugby union. / (countable) A rugby ball.