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  1. noun Sports A game played by two teams of 11 players each on a rectangular, 100-yard-long field with goal lines and goal posts at either end, the object being to gain possession of the ball and advance it in running or passing plays across the opponent's goal line or kick it through the air between the opponent's goal posts.
  2. noun Sports The inflated oval ball used in this game.
  3. noun Chiefly British Rugby.
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  • Though Becchio's first season in English football has been a revelation, his involvement has been routinely overshadowed by Beckford's ceaseless haul of goals, but the Argentinian forward took his first opportunity at the Community Stadium to give Leeds control of a difficult away fixture.
  • Despite being one of the biggest names in English football, the Reds have often flattered to deceive in league competition and fallen short when it matters. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • LIVERPOOL: It is the most intense rivalry in English football -- England's most successful club against the outfit that are rapidly closing the trophy gap, both domestically and in Europe.
  • I think he's trying to position himself to do the job better but there are balances that have to be done in English football, and we will work through this. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • It has become common to read or hear claims that there are no easy matches in English football, and that even the bottom sides give the top sides a game, as though poor foreign sides take a glance at the odds, then roll over and die. —  The Guardian World News
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