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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Hingham football regroups after Silver Lake: By Mark Ducharme Hingham football coach Paul Killinger's post .. http://bit.ly/1gEpJX
TradngGold4Cash (Wallace Thames) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:27 -0000
Hingham football regroups after Silver Lake: By Mark Ducharme Hingham football coach Paul Killinger's post .. http://bit.ly/1gEpJX
If you go to EMU, went to EMU, graduated from EMU, or just love horrible football teams...its time you follow @emyou
bsaeed (Bilal Saeed) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:26 -0000
If you go to EMU, went to EMU, graduated from EMU, or just love horrible football teams...its time you follow @emyou
Just finished speaking to the Oak Grove High School Football Team. I pray blessings on those guys.
TREIMONENQ (TONY REIMONENQsa) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:19 -0000
Just finished speaking to the Oak Grove High School Football Team. I pray blessings on those guys.
Football fans tuning into games in big numbers http://bit.ly/3gTLAg
myfungames (Fun Games) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:17 -0000
Football fans tuning into games in big numbers http://bit.ly/3gTLAg
Football Heroe con jugadores de verdad. http://elblogdelagente.wordpress.com/
todalagente (La Gente) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:11 -0000
Football Heroe con jugadores de verdad. http://elblogdelagente.wordpress.com/
Correction, anyone want to go to a football game tomorrow night?
b7020 (Benjamin Pushka) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:09 -0000
Correction, anyone want to go to a football game tomorrow night?

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