professional football
Paid pigskin sport
Professional football is the sport played at the highest competitive level, where athletes are paid to play.
In the United States, this means American football as played in the NFL: He dreams of playing professional football.
In most of the world, the phrase refers to association football (soccer): Professional football in Europe draws massive crowds.
The distinction matters—context usually clarifies which sport is meant.
- NFLPro football organization
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- field goalPoints from a kick
- end zone dancePost-score celebration performance
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- sports sciencesports science, exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, sports medicine
professional footballcollege football
University-level American gridiron
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