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/ˈsɒk.ə/ · noun
(originally UK, late 19th C, now chiefly US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football..
The 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term.
Golf is perhaps seven or eight years old in Oxford, ... football, seu Rugger, sive Soccer, not more than sixteen or seventeen.
Those who play under the "Socker" (Association) rules in the North of England, the Midlands, and Scotland take no heed of the warmness of the weather
Socker (public schools), football played according to the Association Rules
Diehard soccer fans likely have become familiar with England’s Sky Sports News channel over the years.
The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground.
[…]West Perth seemed on the verge of victory, only to succumb by 4 points after a soccered goal from Old Easts with less than half a minute remaining.
Fevola showed the best and worst of his play after dropping a simple chest mark, only to regather seconds later and soccer the ball through from the most acute of angles.
Use soccer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Soccer means (originally UK, late 19th C, now chiefly US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football..
Common synonyms include association football, football, soccer, soccer football.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term.
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