What does it mean to dream about soccer?
The most popular sport in the world has inspired players and spectators alike with waking dreams of glory. One would expect thoughts of the beautiful game to seep into our dreams at night from time to time. Maybe it’s a good dream about winning the World Cup with Pelé and Maradona by your side; maybe it’s a bad dream about missing a penalty kick to lose the big game.
But what does a soccer dream mean?
Well, to be honest, we have no clue. It could just be that you’ve been thinking about soccer a lot. Or it could mean something very specific.
We scoured the internet for various soccer dream meaning definitions to elucidate you, our dear readers, and couldn’t help but laugh at some of the answers we found. Honestly, it seems like some of these websites just asked an English major to get high and write about what they thought a dream could mean.
One site said dreaming about playing soccer suggests sexual suppression. That same source said dreaming of soccer can be seen as a pun on “sock her,” which let’s be real here, is a bit of a stretch. And yet, we found that soccer dream meaning from multiple sources.
Another site says kicking a ball means your life will soon become carefree, which is a nice thought, saying you’re kicking your worries away. One suggested the mere act of dreaming about scoring a big goal means you’re destined for success.
Some of the answers were a bit obvious, such as saying you dreamt about soccer because you saw soccer in the waking world. Others were far more abstruse, such as making references from the geometric shapes stitched on a soccer ball.
Below are a few of the more intriguing connotations from soccer dreams we found.
To be clear, like astrology and horoscopes, there is no real science behind these soccer dream meaning possibilities, especially the ones that suggest some future event. These are all for fun, so don’t stress over what these suggest about you and just pick out what you want your dream to mean.
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Soccer Dream Meaning Possibilities
Dream Moods
To dream that you are playing soccer suggests that you are suppressing your sexuality or aggression and expressing it in a more socially acceptable manner. From a Freudian perspective, sports generally serve as a disguise for attitudes about sex as an aggressive act. Hence soccer can be seen as a pun on “sock her.” Alternatively, the game of soccer parallels to how you function and how you run your life when confronted with challenges. You need to be able to think quickly on your feet, if you are going to succeed. The soccer game also reflects your competency, integrity, strengths and weaknesses.
AuntyFlo.com
A soccer ball in a dream is associated with how we express ourselves and our own personal boundaries. It can indicate the need to maintain strong relationships with others. If the dream itself involved in playing soccer, then this indicates that you will have an opportunity shortly to develop. If you’re watching a soccer game in a dream, then it can indicate that there is an aspect of your character that you wish to be more organized.
Kicking a ball in your dream predicts that your life will soon become carefree. You are literally kicking your worries away. In some situations, this may also mean that you are attempting to regain control of your life. Dreams that consist of other ball games or sports means you are about to hear some good news. Sometimes, it can indicate that you may need to let loose in life. To see soccer or football in a dream indicates you will start connecting with your inner child. In Freudian terms to watch soccer means that you have seen a game in the waking world, and this is the reason for the dream.
Dreamforth
To dream that you are playing soccer implies that you are preventing yourself from communicating your hostility and sex appeal in an offensive manner. From a Freudian perspective, sports, in general, mask your perspectives and beliefs regarding frightening sexual attitudes. Therefore, this dream can be a play on the words ‘sock her.’ It may also suggest the manner in which you deal with hardships and obstacles. It represents your proficiency, honesty, assets and vulnerabilities.
Dreams MetroEve
To dream of soccer represents a struggle to do something your way. A conflict over competing methods. You and someone else that are at odds over which way to do something.
Example: A man dreamed of walking onto a soccer field. In waking life, he was having an argument at work with a co-worker about which method was best to get a job done.
Evangelist Joshua
Dreaming about playing football can symbolize working in team. The symbol of football dream indicates courage, focus and determination to achieve things in life. On the other hand, it may mean you are trying to entertain your spirit, trying to make yourself happy. While dream of watching football match indicates the ability to learn from other people. Playing is something that is usually associate with strategy, training, development and wisdom. Football involves team kicking a ball for the purpose of scoring. A football game represents confrontation, competition, and ambition but also that you have to be careful in choosing your friends or career. If you dream of scoring goals in a world cup, African nation’s cup, or any other tournaments, congratulations.
This simply tells you that you will achieve great success through team spirit especially in your business, academic, marriage. Perhaps, your ambition in life is to become a great footballer or a career person. This type of dream indicates the fulfillment of your dreams. This is true when you are a creative person especially when you don’t like to place any restrictions on yourself when it comes to expressing that side of your personality.
(Joshua has much, much more to say on dreams about soccer, which you can find here. Included are referee dreams, street soccer and penalty kicks.)
Dreampedia supplied each soccer dream meaning below from a variety of sources.
Ariadne’s Book of Dream
Since it’s a game played with the feet, playing soccer in a dream may comment on stepping onto the playing field of life grounded and ready to make a goal. A soccer ball alternates five-sided and six-sided geometric patterns in black and white, and the pentagon is the construct of creativity and the hexagon the construct of productivity. Therefore, it may metaphorically combine these structures to suggest playing creatively with a team in order to be productive. Soccer may also appear as a play on words, suggesting “Sock her,” remarking on abuse on a woman’s pride.
Dreamers Dictionary
Dreaming about playing soccer is always a warning that you are too casual in your private and professional life.
Gypsy Dream Dictionary
You literally need to keep on your toes and be ready with some fancy footwork, if necessary. Be ready to dodge opponents and shoot for the goal as soon as you see the opportunity.
New American Dream Dictionary
1. From a Freudian perspective, sports serve as an arena for acting out sexual drives.
2. A projection of how one plays the game of life.
3. Encourage abuse (sounds like “sock her”).
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