国家足球队的运动员national footballer(Britain); national soccer player(US)

• 青年国脚说得好，勇气可以弥补我们技术上的不足。

  The young national footballer put it well: courage can remedy our technical deficiencies.

• 挨骂的是足协，国脚到哪还是“香饽饽”。

  It is the football association that takes the flak, and the national team players are still popular wherever they go.