noun
association football; soccer
Formal term for soccer, used to distinguish it from other football codes. In everyday Japanese, サッカー is far more common.
アソシエーションフットボールは、世界中で最も人気のあるスポーツの一つです。
Association football is one of the most popular sports in the world.
Variant with a middle dot, reflecting the English word boundary.
The common Japanese word for soccer. アソシエーションフットボール is a formal, technical term rarely used in conversation.
Loanword from English 'association football', the formal name for soccer.