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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.
federation / waistband / bunch
'der Bund' and 'der Fussballverband' can both mean an organized group with shared responsibilities. But 'der Bund' is general: it can refer to many kinds of unions or associations. 'der Fussballverband' is much more precise and means an organization that administers football in a country or region. The words can be confusing because some sports organizations also have 'Bund' in their name. When you are talking generally about a union or association, 'Bund' fits. When you specifically mean the organization of football, 'Fussballverband' is more precise.
Der Fussballverband hat die neuen Spieltermine für die Saison veröffentlicht.
The football association has published the new match dates for the season.
Der Bund der kleinen Vereine vertritt ihre Interessen bei der Stadt.
The association of small clubs represents their interests to the city.