futebol

South American sport

Futebol is the Portuguese word for soccer, used in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.

English speakers encounter it in discussions of Brazilian football culture, where the sport holds near-religious significance: Brazilian futebol produces the world's most creative players.

The word emphasizes the distinctly Brazilian style of play—fluid, improvisational, and technically brilliant.

field

campo

Open rural terrain

  • VARRemote match officiating
gameplay

chute

Inclined passage for descent

  • passeNo longer fashionable
  • toqueBrimless fitted headwear
  • bicicletaHuman-powered two-wheeled vehicle
culture

camisa

Spanish word for shirt

  • ultrasOrganized matchday zealots
  • derbyOpen-entry competition
  • festaItalian cultural celebration
amateur

futsal

Indoor five-a-side variant

  • societyOrganized communal human existence
  • quadraFlat rectangular molding
professional

Pelé

Legendary Brazilian footballer

Maradona · Ronaldo · banco · titular

Opposites
sport type

futebolchess

Strategic board game

swimming · individual sports · combat sports · track and field

football code distinction

futebolAmerican football

Tackle sport with touchdowns

rugby · gridiron · NFL · Canadian football · baseball

activity type

futebolvideogame

Interactive electronic entertainment

work · sedentary lifestyle · inactivity · desk work · couch potato

Family

football, foot, feet, ball, balls, balled, balling, footballer, footballing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G