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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The sade is I looked at a baseball game and said "ant that football" lmao I'm such a girl!!!
onassisB (Ari Onassis) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:34 -0000
The sade is I looked at a baseball game and said "ant that football" lmao I'm such a girl!!!
Could not agree more! RT @DarrylTalley: He plays the game hard. The league has become passive. It's football, a contact sport. #86dirty
stevegiglio (Steve Giglio) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:34 -0000
Could not agree more! RT @DarrylTalley: He plays the game hard. The league has become passive. It's football, a contact sport. #86dirty
Goin to find the 20 Questions from the @atregister this week + #waitingon a football player to storm the newsroom to whoop somebody ass! lol
yomike (mike mccray) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:26 -0000
Goin to find the 20 Questions from the @atregister this week + #waitingon a football player to storm the newsroom to whoop somebody ass! lol
American Youth Football: Four teams reach postseason play: Four Maynard youth football teams have qualified for.. http://tinyurl.com/y9n7jvq
SHJets (Coach) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:22 -0000
American Youth Football: Four teams reach postseason play: Four Maynard youth football teams have qualified for.. http://tinyurl.com/y9n7jvq
Zebras earn right to roar: Lincoln News Messenger These boys have grown up playing together in youth football a.. http://tinyurl.com/yamv6gu
SHJets (Coach) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:20 -0000
Zebras earn right to roar: Lincoln News Messenger These boys have grown up playing together in youth football a.. http://tinyurl.com/yamv6gu
Three Tide Players On National Award Lists: A trio of Alabama football players - Mark Ingram, Rolando McClain a.. http://bit.ly/vhC6O
Inside_the_Tide (Inside the Tide) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:18 -0000
Three Tide Players On National Award Lists: A trio of Alabama football players - Mark Ingram, Rolando McClain a.. http://bit.ly/vhC6O

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