0 a person who plays football, especially as a job:
Lionel Messi is one of the best football players in the world.
Why are so few English football players playing for teams from other countries?
He was an all-state football player as a high school senior.
Many football players suffer in later life as a result of brain injuries they received during their careers.
Below we list the top 10 highest-paid English football players.
He was an all-state football player at the University of Northern Iowa.
His brother, eljko ajkovski, was also a football player.
He enjoys food and wears black ink on his face to look like a football player.
From 1919 until 1926 he was both a professional football player and a profressional heavyweight wrestler.
Throughout his life he was an exceptional athlete, including being an all-state football player.
