サッカー (sakkā) means “soccer” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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兄とサッカーをします。ani to sa kkā o shi ma su

I play soccer with my brother.

週末にサッカーをしています。shū matsu ni sa kkā o shi te i ma su

I play soccer on weekends.

Refers to a sport where two teams use controlled kicks and other permitted body parts to score by putting a ball in the other team's goal.

フットボールfuttobōru: The name commonly used for soccer in Britain.

二つのチームが足などでボールを扱い、相手のゴールに入れた得点を争う競技。futa tsu no chī mu ga ashi na do de bō ru o atsuka i ai te no gō ru ni i re ta toku ten o araso u kyō gi

サッカー (sakkā) comes from English soccer, which developed from association football, the formal name of the sport.

In Britain, football is the usual everyday name for soccer, while soccer helps distinguish it from other kinds of football.