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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FFChatter (FFChatter) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:52 -0000
Fantasy football: Chris Wells: Mike Sando of ESPN projects that Chris Wells m.. http://cli.gs/MrNNL #fantasyfootball
I think T.O. is getting the boot from my fantasy football team.
The_Gipsy_King (Dwayne Hoffman) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:52 -0000
I think T.O. is getting the boot from my fantasy football team.
@UrbanNerd1 they need to learn the rules of football seriously it was embarrasing for them haha
rosaliexx (rosalie perl) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:49 -0000
@UrbanNerd1 they need to learn the rules of football seriously it was embarrasing for them haha
Right! RT @harisudibyo: football = rugby
addythechelski (Adelia Iswari) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:49 -0000
Right! RT @harisudibyo: football = rugby
Getting ready to go look at a four wheeler and hopefully purchase one and then watch my son play football.
Chrishughes75 (Christopher Hughes) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:49 -0000
Getting ready to go look at a four wheeler and hopefully purchase one and then watch my son play football.
I feel like a fat baby w/football shoes is jumping on my uterus.....and an elephant is ejaculating in my nose....FUN!!!
Oh_Positive (Jasmine Lane) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:47 -0000
I feel like a fat baby w/football shoes is jumping on my uterus.....and an elephant is ejaculating in my nose....FUN!!!

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