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Over the next decades, American universities began playing their own early forms of football using rules derived from both rugby (rugby football) and association football (the sport that came to be known as soccer).
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Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Like it or lump it, the trend appears to be going in the same direction in association football.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Who Are Ya?, which started off as a Wordle alternative firmly focused on association football before delving into all sorts of popular competitive pastimes around the world, is finally offering an alternative for those who aren’t so hot on sport: a celebrity version.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 14 May 2022
William presides as head of The Football Association, which serves as the governing body of association football in England and manages the Lionesses.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022
The international competition hosted by FIFA, the governing body of association football worldwide, happens every four years and attracts millions of fans around the world.
—Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2022
The 12 founding clubs are among the 16 wealthiest in association football, according to Forbes’s 2021 list.
—Michael Taube, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
In 1950, association football was lost in the American sporting wilderness.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
Savage: Total Football is a Dutch theory for association football.
—Eli Enis, Billboard, 16 May 2018
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Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
Like it or lump it, the trend appears to be going in the same direction in association football.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Who Are Ya?, which started off as a Wordle alternative firmly focused on association football before delving into all sorts of popular competitive pastimes around the world, is finally offering an alternative for those who aren’t so hot on sport: a celebrity version.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 14 May 2022
William presides as head of The Football Association, which serves as the governing body of association football in England and manages the Lionesses.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022
The international competition hosted by FIFA, the governing body of association football worldwide, happens every four years and attracts millions of fans around the world.
—Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2022
The 12 founding clubs are among the 16 wealthiest in association football, according to Forbes’s 2021 list.
—Michael Taube, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
In 1950, association football was lost in the American sporting wilderness.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
Savage: Total Football is a Dutch theory for association football.
—Eli Enis, Billboard, 16 May 2018
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“Association football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/association%20football. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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