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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@johnpeavoy trophy would be nice, but do enjoy the impressive football we play at times, predicting a fifth place this season though :/
burkie (Liam Burke) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:10 -0000
@johnpeavoy trophy would be nice, but do enjoy the impressive football we play at times, predicting a fifth place this season though :/
FIFA Photos football: Thomas Rongen, coach of USA looks on http://bit.ly/UliFF
we_are_football (we-are-football) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:09 -0000
FIFA Photos football: Thomas Rongen, coach of USA looks on http://bit.ly/UliFF
FIFA Photos football: Abel Hernandez of Uruguay (L) is tackled by Sherzod Azamov of Uzbekistan http://bit.ly/3xPPvi
we_are_football (we-are-football) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:04 -0000
FIFA Photos football: Abel Hernandez of Uruguay (L) is tackled by Sherzod Azamov of Uzbekistan http://bit.ly/3xPPvi
RT @asheville: Former Asheville High football player arrested on murder charge: Police arrested a former Ashe.. http://bit.ly/12UE0C #mxnow
bullheaded82 (Chris Priddy) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:03 -0000
RT @asheville: Former Asheville High football player arrested on murder charge: Police arrested a former Ashe.. http://bit.ly/12UE0C #mxnow
FIFA Photos football: The USA team line up http://bit.ly/dzukn
we_are_football (we-are-football) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:01 -0000
FIFA Photos football: The USA team line up http://bit.ly/dzukn
@Parsons *I* have awesome pitch memory too... 2002, Dens Park, promoting my Charity album on it.. (UK Football theme-steal!) ;' ))
JoeCovenant (JoeCovenant) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:36:58 -0000
@Parsons *I* have awesome pitch memory too... 2002, Dens Park, promoting my Charity album on it.. (UK Football theme-steal!) ;' ))

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