This is the 6226th most frequent French word.
football
The sport known as soccer or association football in English.
In this sentence, 'football' refers to the sport itself, commonly known as soccer in American English, and it is used as part of the phrase 'jouer au football' meaning 'to play football.'
Je joue au football tous les weekends.
I play football every weekend.
Here, 'football' describes the type of stadium, indicating its function or the sport it is primarily associated with.
Le stade de football est situé près de ma maison.
The football stadium is located near my house.
In this instance, 'football' is used to specify the kind of match being referred to, which is a match of football or soccer.