Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. The most popular of these worldwide is Association football, which also goes by the name of soccer. The English language word football is also applied to Rugby football (Rugby union and Rugby league), North American football (American and Canadian), Australian rules football, and Gaelic football.

While it is widely believed that the word football, or "foot ball", originated in reference to the action of a foot kicking a ball, there is a rival explanation, which has it that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot.Professional Football Researchers Association Origins of Football These games were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports often played by aristocrats. While there is no conclusive evidence for this explanation, the word football has always implied a variety of games played on foot, not just those that involved kicking a ball. In some cases, the word football has been applied to games which have specifically outlawed kicking the ball. (See football (word) for more details.)

All football games involve scoring with a spherical or ellipsoidal ball (itself called a football), by moving the ball into, onto, or over a goal area or line defended by the opposing team. Many of the modern games have their origins in England, but many peoples around the world have played games which involved kicking and/or carrying a ball since ancient times.

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Fuk this football game haha im tired an hungry
TheRealBigAl916 (Alex Laxton) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:36 -0000
Fuk this football game haha im tired an hungry
H.S. Football Playoffs: 3:14 left in 2nd Aurora 14 - Canfield 0
21WFMJSports (21 WFMJ Sports) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:35 -0000
H.S. Football Playoffs: 3:14 left in 2nd Aurora 14 - Canfield 0
It's the weekend BayBaaaay!!!! Been waitin all week just picked that 2k10.NBA up ready for football an to chill wit my beautiful wife!'
Nupeace44 (Britton Horton) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:33 -0000
It's the weekend BayBaaaay!!!! Been waitin all week just picked that 2k10.NBA up ready for football an to chill wit my beautiful wife!'
this must be why the football team suck this year.there spending to much time making videos about the skool *sucks teeth and shakes head*
MsWrightNow (Alicia Wright) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:32 -0000
this must be why the football team suck this year.there spending to much time making videos about the skool *sucks teeth and shakes head*
Clinton High School football game, the last place "Eye of the Tiger" can be played without a drop of irony
mattkinger (Matt King) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:28 -0000
Clinton High School football game, the last place "Eye of the Tiger" can be played without a drop of irony
@flash890 Are you at the football game? I'm watching it.
CriswellLiz (Liz Criswell) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:28 -0000
@flash890 Are you at the football game? I'm watching it.

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