GERMAN DICTIONARY

der Fußball

football, soccer

/deːɐ̯ ˈfuːsˌbal/

A team sport in which two teams try to put the ball into the opposing goal, mainly using their feet.

Translations

Also: soccer

Fußball ist in Deutschland sehr beliebt.NominativSing.Football is very popular in Germany.
Die Kinder spielen im Park Fußball.AkkusativSing.The children are playing football in the park.
Die Kinder sprechen oft über Fußball.DativSing.The children often talk about football.
Die Regeln des Fußballs sind leicht verständlich.GenitivSing.The rules of football are easy to understand.
Fußbälle liegen im Geräteraum.NominativPlur.Football balls are lying in the equipment room.
Die Kinder holen die Fußbälle aus dem Schrank.AkkusativPlur.The children take the footballs out of the cupboard.
Die Trainer trainieren mit neuen Fußbällen.DativPlur.The coaches train with new footballs.
Die Farbe der Fußbälle ist weiß.GenitivPlur.The color of the footballs is white.

Verb constructionFußball lieben + Akkusativ
Fußball is the accusative object of “lieben” and is used without an article.
Adjective combinationprofessioneller Fußball
The expression refers to Fußball played at a professional level.
CollocationFußball spielen
The expression refers to playing the sport; Fußball is used here without an article.
CollocationFußball schauen
It means following matches of Fußball as a spectator, for example on television or in the stadium.
Prepositional constructionsich für Fußball interessierenfür + Akkusativ
The reflexive verb “sich interessieren” requires “für” with the accusative; Fußball denotes the object of interest here.
Sentence patternAm Wochenende spielt die Familie Fußball.
The time expression places playing Fußball at the weekend.
Prepositional constructionüber Fußball sprechenüber + Akkusativ
Über introduces the topic of the conversation.

Near-synonymFußballsport
Fußball is the more common term; Fußballsport explicitly highlights the sporting nature through its second component.
Narrower termFutsal
Fußball refers to the sport in general and includes variants such as Futsal.
Semantically relatedFußballmannschaft
Fußball is the sport played as a team by a Fußballmannschaft.
Broader termSport — sport
Fußball is a specific sport and therefore a form of the category Sport.
Related termHandball
Fußball and Handball are different team sports; in Fußball, the ball is played mainly with the feet.
Broader termBallspiel
Fußball is a specific team game played with a ball and therefore a form of Ballspiel.
Related termBasketball
Fußball and Basketball are different team sports, both played with a ball.