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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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@adhoctg Yeah I think so, played touch football tonight and seriously struggled but a run in the morning sounds good
parrmy (Steven Johnson) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:27 -0000
@adhoctg Yeah I think so, played touch football tonight and seriously struggled but a run in the morning sounds good
Mohun Bagan writes to FIFA on Bhutia issue: Mohun Bagan wrote a 255-page letter to football's world governing body... http://bit.ly/2zjAT7
TOISportsNews (TOI Sports News) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:24 -0000
Mohun Bagan writes to FIFA on Bhutia issue: Mohun Bagan wrote a 255-page letter to football's world governing body... http://bit.ly/2zjAT7
The amazing "Mouth Guard" story. http://www.wreg.com/shows/daybreak ... Pro football players believe it gives them strength and balance.
Toddon3 (Todd Demers) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:21 -0000
The amazing "Mouth Guard" story. http://www.wreg.com/shows/daybreak ... Pro football players believe it gives them strength and balance.
Jamie Yeo is not the only reason why I watch Football Crazy. Haha.
nizambakeri (Khairulnizam Bakeri) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:19 -0000
Jamie Yeo is not the only reason why I watch Football Crazy. Haha.
RT @Adam_Schefter: OK,now that bseball season is behind us,we can put all the focus back where it belongs on football Three days till Sunday
JGoN86 (Juan Gonzalez) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:51 -0000
RT @Adam_Schefter: OK,now that bseball season is behind us,we can put all the focus back where it belongs on football Three days till Sunday
Birmingham City Football Club The Premiership Years Video http://digg.com/u1Fl9h
Evs74 (Alex Evans) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:50 -0000
Birmingham City Football Club The Premiership Years Video http://digg.com/u1Fl9h
Confguide.com: The Conference Guide - News, maps, mileage chart, forums, promotion play-offs, transfers, stadium development, and links. Members of the National League System.
Football Food - A blog with comment, information and interactivity.
National Association of Disabled Supporters - NADS overall aim is to raise the standard of facilities available to disabled people in football stadia, by encouraging every club to have a Disabled Supporters Association/Club with whom they have regular communication and who they use as a source of specialist information.
Premierleague.com - The official site of the FA Premiership with news, fixtures, results, league table, statistics, club profiles, and travel details.
Meta Description: [ The Official Website of the F.A. Premier League with in-depth coverage of the Barclays Premiership including fixtures, club and player profiles and the latest football news. ]
Professional Footballers' Association - The Association is the world's longest established professional sports men's union.
The Association of Wheelchair and Ambulant Disabled Supporters - AWADS is an up to date source of information for disabled football supporters wanting to visit grounds around the country.
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The Football Association - The official web site with history, general information, and contact details.
The Football League - The official site with news, clubs, results, fixtures, league tables, cups, rules and regulations, referees, laws of the game, history, a media centre, and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Official The Football League website ]
The Referees' Association - The official web site for the Referees' Association. The site provides information, articles and discussion about refereeing and football.
Meta Description: [ Football Referee.org is the official web site for the Referees Association.
The site provides information, articles and discussion about refereeing and football. ]
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