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Noun: soccer  só-ku(r)
  1. A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
    "Millions of fans watched the World Cup soccer final"; "Fans around the world refer to soccer as 'the beautiful game'";
    - association football, football [Brit], beautiful game [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: soccers

Type of: ball game, football, football game

Encyclopedia: Soccer, Tactics, & Glory