This is the 1426th most frequent Spanish word.
futbolistas
Soccer players.
The word 'futbolistas' is used here as the subject of the sentence to refer to individuals who play soccer professionally or regularly.
Los futbolistas entrenan todos los días para mejorar sus habilidades.
The soccer players train every day to improve their skills.
In this sentence, 'futbolistas' is used as the predicate nominative describing the profession or activity of the subject 'Mis primos'.
Mis primos son futbolistas y juegan en el equipo local.
My cousins are soccer players and play on the local team.
The word 'futbolistas' here appears as the direct object of the preposition 'con' referring to the people with whom the conversation happened.