The term football widow doesn't involve anyone's actual death. It is a term for those who have a relationship with a sports fan (often a follower¹ of football, be it American football, soccer, rugby, Australian rules football, or other) who pays more attention to the game than to their partner during the sport's season of play.

“足球寡妇”跟任何人的死都没有关系。这个词指的是另一半为体育运动爱好者（多为足球爱好者，美式橄榄球、足球、橄榄球、澳式足球等等都算在内）的人们，在比赛季期间，他们的另一半往往更加关注比赛，对他们则有些忽视。

Football widows are usually, but not always, women. Usually the "widow" has little interest in the sport themselves. The tribe grows during the World Cup, and gets a new name “World Cup widow”.

“足球寡妇”通常都是女性，但也不一定全是。这些“寡妇”们一般对体育比赛都兴趣不大。世界杯期间，“足球寡妇”的群体也在壮大，也被称为“世界杯寡妇”。