This is the 4948th most frequent Swedish word.
boys
"Boys" is not a Swedish word; it is English for male children or young men.
In this sentence, 'pojkarna' (the boys) is the subject performing the action of playing football.
Pojkarna spelar fotboll på planen.
The boys are playing soccer on the field.
Here, 'pojkar' (boys) is used generally to denote a group of male children as the subjects who love ice cream.
Alla pojkar älskar glass.
All boys love ice cream.
In this case, 'pojkar' (boys) refers to a specific yet undefined group of male children observed by the subject of the sentence.