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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With Meyer & Football Jesus both leaving, looks like everyone else in the SEC got what they wanted for christmas.
rsyhughes (rsyhughes) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:20:01 -0000
With Meyer & Football Jesus both leaving, looks like everyone else in the SEC got what they wanted for christmas.
College Football - YAY!!!
ajvalentine (AJ Valentine) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:53 -0000
College Football - YAY!!!
@cameron_crazy some football game on my iphone its lame yet keeping me entertained
gsbe44 (Blake Edwards) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:27 -0000
@cameron_crazy some football game on my iphone its lame yet keeping me entertained
Football on a baseball field is just ugly. What a change from the Rose Bowl.
DuranLA (Beto Duran ) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:25 -0000
Football on a baseball field is just ugly. What a change from the Rose Bowl.
Guess it's football movie night the replacements and remember the titans.. What a combination. Classic
KaylaMosley (Kayla Mosley) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:21 -0000
Guess it's football movie night the replacements and remember the titans.. What a combination. Classic
@VivaLaSerena Lmaoo I was busy! Anywhoo so yeahh what football team you like?
JasmineAshleyx3 (Jasmine Rodriguez) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:20 -0000
@VivaLaSerena Lmaoo I was busy! Anywhoo so yeahh what football team you like?

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