How to Say "football" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “football” is “fútbol” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
¿Vamos a ver el partido de fútbol esta noche?
Shall we go watch the soccer match tonight?
Mi hermano juega al fútbol todos los sábados.
My brother plays soccer every Saturday.
El fútbol es el deporte más popular en casi toda Latinoamérica.
Soccer is the most popular sport in almost all of Latin America.
Masculine Word
Even though many Spanish nouns ending in -l are feminine, 'fútbol' is always masculine. Use the article 'el' (el fútbol).
Playing Sports
When talking about playing a sport, Spanish often uses the structure 'jugar a' + the sport: 'jugar al fútbol' (to play soccer). The 'a' is key!
Using 'jugar' alone
Mistake: “Yo juego fútbol.”
Correction: Yo juego *al* fútbol. (The 'a' is necessary before the definite article 'el', which contracts to 'al'.)
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