1886 Oct. 229/2 Though so keen a ‘soccer’ player, Mr. Tancock's original game was Rugby.
1966 V. Nabokov (U.S. rev. ed.) xiii. 265 A famous Soviet team of professional soccer players happened to parade in mufti.
2015 27 Apr. 24/1 With concussions a hot topic in sports, soccer players can be reluctant to head the ball.