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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Interesting #irish fans... RT @WNDU Media now banned from Cincinnati Football Banquet http://bit.ly/66avNA
NEWS25callan (Corey Allan) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:47 -0000
Interesting #irish fans... RT @WNDU Media now banned from Cincinnati Football Banquet http://bit.ly/66avNA
The Five Greatest Football Games: Tecmo Super Bowl You know how I know that Tecmo Super Bowl is a great footbal.. http://bit.ly/8GBGIO
GoNintendoFeed (GoNintendo) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:38 -0000
The Five Greatest Football Games: Tecmo Super Bowl You know how I know that Tecmo Super Bowl is a great footbal.. http://bit.ly/8GBGIO
McCarthy Resigns From Football Staff http://bit.ly/7ukNaV #lsu #tigers
lsutigersff (Tigers on FanFeedr) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:35 -0000
McCarthy Resigns From Football Staff http://bit.ly/7ukNaV #lsu #tigers
PCNC To Broadcast High School Football State Semi-Final... - http://fwix.com/article/39_b343771c79
pittnews (Pittsburgh News) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:33 -0000
PCNC To Broadcast High School Football State Semi-Final... - http://fwix.com/article/39_b343771c79
Man City suffer new Johnson blow - BBC / http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8407154.stm
mancity_news (Manchester City News) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:32 -0000
Man City suffer new Johnson blow - BBC / http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8407154.stm
Just as the BCS is not a real indicator of the college football nat'l champ, the Heisman is not a real indicator of the best college player.
MayneMan78 (Tremayne Manson) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:01:28 -0000
Just as the BCS is not a real indicator of the college football nat'l champ, the Heisman is not a real indicator of the best college player.

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