Collocations for football - noun

attractive, good
entertaining, exciting, great
fine, fluent, neat (all BrE)
one-touch (BrE)
The Dutch team impressed the fans with their classy one-touch football.

amateur, pro (esp. AmE), professional
boys', girls', men's, women's
junior, senior (both BrE)
first-team (BrE)
college, high-school (AmE), varsity (AmE)
club, league, non-league (all BrE)
domestic (BrE), international, world
live (esp. BrE)
American (BrE), Australian rules, Canadian, Gaelic
rugby
flag, tackle, touch (all AmE)
five-a-side (BrE)
fantasy

game

play
watch
follow
Even people who don't follow football closely take great pride in their team.

coach

club, league
squad, team
hero, legend, player, star
field, ground (BrE), pitch (BrE), stadium
terraces (BrE)
The government is trying to tackle violence on the football terraces.

boots (BrE), cleats (AmE), jersey, kit (BrE), shirt, shoes (AmE), shorts (BrE), strip (BrE), uniform (AmE)
helmet, pads (both in American football)
captain, coach, referee
agent, management, manager
fan, follower (BrE), jock (AmE), supporter (BrE)
crowd
championship, game, match (BrE), play-off (esp. AmE), tournament
draft (AmE)
season
practice, training
career
hooliganism, violence (both esp. BrE)
hooligan (esp. BrE)
chant (BrE)
coverage, news
commentator, pundit (esp. BrE), writer
world
The football world was rocked by the scandal.

scholarship (esp. AmE)
trial (BrE), tryout (AmE)

leather
political (figurative)
Children's education should not be treated as a political football.

catch, kick, kick around (BrE), punt (AmE), throw, toss (esp. AmE)