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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@RaceGirl luckily the creeper was on travel with the football team and they left before class today... woo!! lol
iheartracing189 (Kelley Sprinkle) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:39 -0000
@RaceGirl luckily the creeper was on travel with the football team and they left before class today... woo!! lol
Nine man Fulham harshly defeated in Rome http://www.extrafootie.co.uk/news/article/30716 #football
ExtraFootie (Extra Footie) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:34 -0000
Nine man Fulham harshly defeated in Rome http://www.extrafootie.co.uk/news/article/30716 #football
Monday Night Football! Nov 9 and every Mon, 5:30-11, Forty Two will have lounge seats, flatscreens, special menu, full bar w/ specials!
DineatFortyTwo (Forty Two) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:32 -0000
Monday Night Football! Nov 9 and every Mon, 5:30-11, Forty Two will have lounge seats, flatscreens, special menu, full bar w/ specials!
#yabitch be at football pratice and niggas be like "coach, we can't knock dis big bitch down"
MLNStyles (Styles) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:29 -0000
#yabitch be at football pratice and niggas be like "coach, we can't knock dis big bitch down"
RT @BLindsey808: Flag football Thursday, come down if your not doing anything!
ty_boe (ty) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:21 -0000
RT @BLindsey808: Flag football Thursday, come down if your not doing anything!
@brant how dare you not care about our fantasy football league
peternudo (Peter Nudo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:20 -0000
@brant how dare you not care about our fantasy football league

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