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sports club
An organization or club in which members can practice one or more sports together.
Er ist seit seiner Kindheit Mitglied im örtlichen Sportverein und spielt dort Fußball.
He has been a member of the local sports club since childhood and plays soccer there.
The word is a simple compound of 'Sport' (sport) and 'Verein' (club/association). A 'Verein' is an organization or club for a shared interest—in this case, for sports.
Fast jedes Dorf in Deutschland hat einen eigenen Sportverein.
Almost every village in Germany has its own sports club.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': you are a member 'im Sportverein' (in the sports club; dative), but you join 'in den Sportverein' (the sports club; accusative).
Mein Sohn ist im lokalen Sportverein.
My son is in the local sports club.
Common verbs connected with 'Sportverein' (sports club) are 'Mitglied sein' (to be a member), '(einem Verein) beitreten' (to join a club), or 'in (einen Verein) eintreten' (to join a club).
Sie ist dem Turnverein schon vor zehn Jahren beigetreten.
She joined the gymnastics club ten years ago.
football club
A Fussballverein is a sports club specifically devoted to football. Sportverein is the broader term and can include other sports or several different sports. When football is the defining characteristic, Fussballverein is more precise.
Lea ist in einem Sportverein, in dem sie Volleyball und Tennis spielt.
Lea belongs to a sports club where she plays volleyball and tennis.
Lea ist in einem Fussballverein, in dem sie dreimal pro Woche Fussball spielt.
Lea belongs to a football club where she plays football three times a week.
