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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@horsefly1013 San Francisco won the game. I lost in fantasy football and my season is over
StewartMoore (Stewart Moore) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:40 -0000
@horsefly1013 San Francisco won the game. I lost in fantasy football and my season is over
Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle are placed under a transfer embargo by the Football League. http://digg.com/u1I4z4
Soccer_tv (Goal4Replay.co.cc) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:38 -0000
Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle are placed under a transfer embargo by the Football League. http://digg.com/u1I4z4
Chelsea Liverpool - Talk about it at http://www.football4sale.co.uk/football-forum
football4sale (football4sale) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:36 -0000
Chelsea Liverpool - Talk about it at http://www.football4sale.co.uk/football-forum
The Nigerian Football Federation wants to sort out all its financial issues long before the start of the World .. http://digg.com/u1I4z0
Soccer_tv (Goal4Replay.co.cc) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:25 -0000
The Nigerian Football Federation wants to sort out all its financial issues long before the start of the World .. http://digg.com/u1I4z0
Fantasy Football season is over for the Kitten and I. Now we can put our full attention on Afghanistan and impeaching Joe Lieberman!
alanaudet (alanaudet) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:19 -0000
Fantasy Football season is over for the Kitten and I. Now we can put our full attention on Afghanistan and impeaching Joe Lieberman!
Angola will be ready for African Nations Cup promise Government http://ow.ly/Mhca #football #soccer
insidewldftball (InsideWorldFootball) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:40:10 -0000
Angola will be ready for African Nations Cup promise Government http://ow.ly/Mhca #football #soccer

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