football association
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football association
An organization responsible for the administration, organization, and promotion of football in a specific geographic area, such as a country or region.
Der Deutsche Fussball-Bund (DFB) ist der nationale Fussballverband für Deutschland.
The German Football Association (DFB) is the national football association for Germany.
The word is made up of 'Fussball' (football) and 'Verband' (association). A 'Verband' here is an organization or association. So it is literally a football organization.
Jeder lokale Fussballverein ist Mitglied im nationalen Fussballverband.
Every local football club is a member of the national football association.
The word is often combined with an adjective that describes a geographic region or country in order to specify which association is meant.
Der bayerische Fussballverband organisiert die regionalen Ligen.
The Bavarian football association organizes the regional leagues.
A football association is 'zuständig' (responsible) for something, 'organisiert' (organizes) competitions, or 'legt Regeln fest' (sets rules). Clubs can 'beitreten' (join) or 'angehören' (belong to) an association.
Der Fussballverband hat neue Richtlinien für die Jugendarbeit herausgegeben.
The football association issued new guidelines for youth work.
