"Soccer" in English is calcio in Italian.
"I love football!" in English is Amo il calcio! in Italian.
"Kick ass!" in English is Calcio in culo or Spacca culi in Italian.
"Soccer" is an English equivalent of the Italian word calcio. The masculine singular noun refers to the sport that sometimes is described as the European, modified equivalent of American football. The pronunciation will be "KAL-tcho" in Pisan Italian.
Calcio is the Italian word for football (soccer). From the Italian verb calciare - to kick.
Gol nel calcio is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "soccer goal." The masculine singular phrase translates literally as "goal in the soccer (game)" in English. The pronunciation will be "gol nel KAL-tcho" in Pisan Italian.
Ama il calcio, Amare il calcio! and Amate il calcio! are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Love football!" Context makes clear whether one "you" (cases 1, 2) or two or more "you all" (examples 2, 3) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "A-ma eel KAL-tcho," "a-MA-rey eel KAL-tcho" and "a-MA-tey eel KAL-tcho" in Pisan Italian.
"Soccer for life" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase il calcio per la vita. The masculine singular definite article and noun, preposition, and feminine singular definite article and noun showcase a difference between the two languages whereby English does not use "the" -- and therefore eliminates it from any Italian to English translation -- when Italian requires it, as with il and la here. The pronunciation will be "eel KAL-tcho per la VEE-ta."
Il calcio mi piace piuù di tutti is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I like soccer the best." The declarative/exclamatory statement translates as "The soccer please me more than everything (everybody, everyone)!" in English. The pronunciation will be "eel KAL-tcho mee PYA-tchey pyoo dee TOOT-tee" in Italian.
"Soccer" is an English equivalent of the Italian word "calcio."Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is "il" ("the"). The pronunciation is "KAHL-tchyoh."The English loan word "football" also may used to mean "soccer." In such a case, the game of football that is not soccer and that is played in the United States of America is called "il football americano."
Com'è stato il calcio? and Com'è stato il football? are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "How was football?" Context makes clear whether "soccer" (case 1) or "football" (example 2) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "ko-MEH STA-to eel KAL-tcho" and "ko-MEH STA-to eel foot-ball" in Italian.
Amo il calcio is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I love soccer." The first person singular present indicative with masculine singular definite article and noun need not begin with the pronoun io ("I") -- except for emphasis -- since context and verb endings make the subject clear. The pronunciation will be "A-mo eel KAL-tcho" in Italian.