club, league | squad, team | hero, player, star | field, ground, pitch, stadium
terraces
Thousands of fans packed into the football terraces to watch their team play.
boots, kit, shirt, shorts, strip | agent, management, manager
authorities
The football authorities decided to ban the player for three matches after the incident.
enthusiast, fan, follower, supporter | crowd | programme | championship, game, match, tournament | training | career | hooliganism, riot, violence | hooligan
chant
The fans sang their traditional football chants as the team walked onto the pitch.
commentator, writer
action, coverage
The local news provided excellent football coverage of Saturday's match.
world
Everyone in the football world knew that he was the best player of his generation.
culture
In Brazil, football culture is so strong that the sport brings the entire nation together.