| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
football (UK),
soccer (US) n | uncountable (ball sport: association football) (sport) | calcio nm |
| | Yes, he plays football; he is a goalkeeper. Pele played soccer for Brazil. |
| | Sì, gioca a calcio. Fa il portiere. |
football (US),
American football (UK) n | uncountable (North American ball sport) | football, football americano nm |
| | Yes, he plays football; he is a quarterback. |
| | Sì, gioca a football americano. Fa il quarterback. |
football (AU),
Australian rules football (US,
UK) n | uncountable (Australian ball sport) | football australiano nm |
| | Joe plays football for Essendon. |
| | Joe gioca a football australiano nell'Essendon. |
football (UK),
soccer ball (US) n | (sports: round ball) (da calcio) | pallone nm |
| | (da calcio) | palla nf |
| | He kicked the football into the goal. |
| | Ha calciato il pallone in rete. |
football (US),
American football,
American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) (da football) | pallone nm |
| | (da football) | palla nf |
| | He threw the football to his friend. |
| | Ha tirato il pallone al suo amico. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| association football n | (sport: soccer) (sport) | calcio nm |
| college football n | US (played in college) (USA) | football universitario nm |
| | In some regions, college football is more popular than the professional league. |
| | In certe zone, il football universitario è più popolare di quello professionistico. |
| flag football | (sports) | flag football nm |
football boot (UK),
football shoe (UK),
soccer shoe (US) n | usually plural (sports shoe with studded soles) | scarpe da calcio, scarpette da calcio nfpl |
| | I need some new football boots because mine are falling apart. |
| | Le mie scarpe da calcio sono praticamente distrutte, devo comprarne un altro paio. |
football cleat (UK),
soccer cleat (US) n | usually plural (stud on a footballer's shoes) (scarpe da calcio) | tacchetto nm |
football cleat (UK),
soccer cleat (US) n | usually plural (footballer's shoe) | scarpa da calcio nf |
football club (UK),
soccer club (US) n | (soccer) | squadra di calcio nf |
| | The local football club organises a tournament every year. |
| | La squadra di calcio locale organizza un torneo ogni anno. |
football coach,
football manager (UK),
soccer coach (US) n | (soccer: trainer, manager) | allenatore di calcio nm |
| | (sportivo: allenatore) | mister nm |
football coach (US),
American football coach (UK) n | (trainer of American football team) (football americano) | allenatore di football nm |
| | (sportivo: allenatore) | coach nm |
football fan (UK),
soccer fan (US) n | (person who enjoys watching soccer) | appassionato di calcio, calciofilo nm |
| | | patito del calcio, fan del calcio, fanatico del calcio nm |
| | My sister is a keen football fan. |
| | Mia sorella è una grande appassionata di calcio. |
football fan (US),
American football fan (UK) n | (person who enjoys American football) | appassionato di football, appassionato di football americano nm |
| | He's a diehard football fan; if he's not at the game, he's watching it on TV. |
| | È un grande appassionato di football americano; quando non è allo stadio, sta guardando una partita in televisione. |
football field (UK),
soccer field (US) n | (for soccer) | campo da calcio nm |
| | The injured player was carried off the football field on a stretcher. |
| | Il giocatore infortunato fu portato via dal campo da calcio su una barella. |
football field (US),
American football field (UK) n | (for American football) | campo da football nm |
| | I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
| | Ho guidato per la lunghezza di un campo da football prima che la mia auto si rompesse. |
football match,
football game (UK),
soccer match,
soccer game (US) n | (soccer match) | partita di calcio, partita di pallone nf |
| | (colloquiale: partita di calcio) | partita nf |
| | | incontro di calcio nm |
| | Chelsea won the football game 2-0. |
football game (US),
American football game (UK) n | (American football match) (football americano) | partita di football, partita di football americano nf |
| | | incontro di football, incontro di football americano nm |
| | The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
| | Il Super Bowl è l'ultima partita di football della stagione professionistica americana. |
football kit (UK),
soccer kit (US) n | (outfit worn to play soccer) | completo da calcio nm |
| | (di una squadra di calcio) | divisa nf |
| football league n | (highest-level soccer competition) | campionato di calcio nm |
football pitch (UK),
soccer pitch (US) n | (ground where soccer is played) | campo da calcio nm |
| | The football pitch was waterlogged so the match had to be postponed. The ship is as long as four football pitches. |
| | Il campo da calcio era allagato e, quindi, hanno dovuto rimandare l'incontro. Quella nave è lunga come quattro campi da calcio. |
football player (UK),
soccer player (US) n | (sportsperson: plays football) (calcio) | calciatore, giocatore di calcio nm |
| | Some professional football players are paid ridiculous sums of money. |
| | Alcuni calciatori professionisti guadagnano cifre assurde. |
| | (football americano) | giocatore di football, giocatore di football americano nm |
| | Alcuni giocatori di football guadagnano cifre assurde. |
football practice (UK),
soccer practice (US) n | (soccer training) | allenamento di calcio nm |
football practice (US),
American football practice (UK) n | (American football training) | allenamento di football americano nm |
| football pundit n | UK (soccer commentator on TV) | critico di calcio, opinionista di calcio nm |
football season (UK),
soccer season (US) n | (soccer) | stagione di campionato nf |
| | | stagione calcistica nf |
| | (periodo) | campionato nm |
football season (US),
American football season (UK) n | (American football) | stagione del football americano nf |
football shorts (UK),
soccer shorts (US) npl | (short trousers worn to play soccer) | pantaloncini da calcio nmpl |
football team (UK),
soccer team (US) n | (soccer players) | squadra di calcio nf |
football team (US),
American football team (UK) n | (American football players) | squadra di football americano nf |
football tournament (UK),
soccer tournament (US) n | (soccer competition) | torneo di calcio nm |
| rugby football n | formal (sport: rugby) (sport: rugby) | palla ovale nf |
table football (UK),
foosball,
table soccer (US) n | (tabletop game) | calciobalilla, calcio balilla nm |
| | (calciobalilla) | calcetto nm |
touch football,
also UK: American touch football n | (simplified US football) (sport americano) | touch football nm |
| | Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |
| | Il touch football è una versione del rugby senza placcaggi. |