virus FIFA

Spanish

Etymology

Term coined by Spanish media at the beginning of the 2010s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbiɾus ˈfifa/ [ˌbi.ɾus ˈfi.fa]
  • Syllabification: vi‧rus FI‧FA

Noun

virus FIFA m (uncountable)

  1. (soccer) The injuries and fatigue that football players suffer after playing for their national teams during the international break.
    • 2023 November 18, Javier Hernández, “El virus FIFA despedaza a la Liga”, in Diario AS‎:
    • 2020 November 10, “¿Qué es el virus FIFA y por qué molesta a los clubes?”, in Goal‎:
    • 2013 October 17, “virus FIFA, en minúscula y sin cursiva ni comillas”, in Fundéu‎:
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