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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Drunk Handicapper: Week 9 Monday Night Football & Locks: http://bit.ly/2EGRcH via @addthis Check out the Monday night video fellow
Gsmetro1975 (George Schierhorst) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:32 -0000
Drunk Handicapper: Week 9 Monday Night Football & Locks: http://bit.ly/2EGRcH via @addthis Check out the Monday night video fellow
HS Football > Halftime: Pueblo West 7, Rock Canyon 7. Broadcast premier Tues, Nov 10 at 8pm on Comcast channel 4/5. http://bit.ly/4DUpqm
CETSports (CET Sports) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:29 -0000
HS Football > Halftime: Pueblo West 7, Rock Canyon 7. Broadcast premier Tues, Nov 10 at 8pm on Comcast channel 4/5. http://bit.ly/4DUpqm
First Friday night in about 10 weeks that I haven't been out covering a high school football game. Celebrating accordingly by doing nothing.
DMelt19 (Dave Melton) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:26 -0000
First Friday night in about 10 weeks that I haven't been out covering a high school football game. Celebrating accordingly by doing nothing.
Just got back from the football game. Playin the L4D2 Demo on expert with Shawn, Jeff, and Matt till we beat it.
BrettBourgeois (Brett Bourgeois) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:26 -0000
Just got back from the football game. Playin the L4D2 Demo on expert with Shawn, Jeff, and Matt till we beat it.
show me some high school football scores!
ForPetes_Sake (Terry) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:24 -0000
show me some high school football scores!
High School football tonight on iBN Sports. For score updates go to our twitter feed @ibnsports Edison at Fountain... http://fb.me/3yxlOeF
ibnsports (iBN Sports) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:23 -0000
High School football tonight on iBN Sports. For score updates go to our twitter feed @ibnsports Edison at Fountain... http://fb.me/3yxlOeF

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