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THE MAN HOO DISCOVERED FOOTBALL WAS COMPLETELY GAY AND FAT AND LIVED WITH HIS MOM ONE DAY ANOTHER GAY FATASS MET THE MAN AND THE FUCKED FOR 3 DAYS STRIGHT THEN THEY SAID I THOUGH OF AN IDEA AND THE 2 GAY GUYS MADE THE SPORT FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MAN HOO DISCOVERED FOOTBALL WAS COMPLETELY GAY AND FAT AND LIVED WITH HIS MOM ONE DAY ANOTHER GAY FATASS MET THE MAN AND THE FUCKED FOR 3 DAYS STRIGHT THEN THEY SAID I THOUGH OF AN IDEA AND THE 2 GAY GUYS MADE THE SPORT FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


the man that created football also had buttsex with a monkey...and if that fucking bot erases this i wil be mad.
==Football today==
===Use of the word "football" in English-speaking countries===
{{see|Football (word)}}
The word "''football''", when used in reference to a specific game can mean any one of those described above. Because of this, much friendly controversy has occurred over the term ''football'', primarily because it is used in different ways in different parts of the ]. Most often, the word "football" is used to refer to the code of football that is considered dominant within a particular region.

In most English-speaking countries, the word "football" usually refers to ], also known as "soccer" (the name was originally a slang abbreviation of ''Association''). Of the 45 national ] affiliates in which ] is an official or primary language, only three (], ] and the ]) use "soccer" in their name, while the rest use football (although the Samoan Federation actually uses both). However, in some countries, such as ] and ], use of the word "football" by soccer bodies is a recent change (or a reversion to a long-abandoned name) and has been controversial.

The different codes are listed below and are described more fully in their own articles.

===Present day codes and "families" of football===
====Association football (soccer) and games descended from it====
* ], also known as ''football'', ''soccer'', ''footy'' and ''footie''.
* Indoor/basketball court varieties of Association football:
** ] – played throughout the world under various rules including:
*** ] – the ]-approved five-a-side indoor game.
*** ] – the five-a-side indoor game played in East and West Flanders where it is hugely popular.
*** ] — the five-a-side game played in outdoor basketball courts (built with goals) in Central America.
** ] – the six-a-side indoor game as played in ].
* ] – modified association football for athletes with a disability. Includes:
** Football 5-a-side - for ] athletes
** Football 7-a-side - for athletes with ]
** Electric wheelchair soccer
* ] – football played on sand, also known as sand soccer.
* ] – football & beach volleyball combination played on sand, played by many famous footballers (Brazilian greats) around the world
* ] – encompasses a number of informal varieties of football.
* ] — mixes football with ] and ] on inflatables and ]s.
* ] – is a variation of football in which the role of the goalkeeper is more flexible than normal.
* ] – where the aim is to score goals against a goalkeeper using only headers and volleys.
* ] – all tackles except the use of weapons and (usually) kicks to the groin are allowed, teams can be of sizes upwards of 5 but usually less than 15, injuries are par for the course.

====Rugby school football and games descended from it====
* ]
** ] – usually known simply as "football" or "footy" in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, and by some followers of the game in England. Also often referred to simply as "league".
***] (or sevens)
***] – a non-contact version of rugby league. In South Africa it is known as '''six down'''.
***Oz Tag - a non-contact version of rugby league, in which a ] tag is removed to indicate a tackle.
** ]
*** ]
*** ] – a form of rugby union using the velcro tag
** ] - rugby played on sand
** ] – generic name for forms of rugby football which does not feature tackles.
* ] – called "football" in the United States and Canada, and "gridiron" in Australia and New Zealand.
** ] – an indoor version of American football.
** ] – non-tackle American football.
*** ] – non-tackle American football, like touch football, in which a flag that is held by velcro on a belt tied around the waist is pulled by defenders to indicate a tackle.
* ] – called simply "football" in Canada; "football" in Canada can mean either Canadian or American football depending on context.
** ] – non-tackle Canadian football.

====Irish and Australian varieties of football====
''These codes are all united by the absence of an offside rule, the requirement to bounce or solo (toe-kick) the ball while running, handpassing by punching the ball rather than throwing it, and other traditions.''
* ] – officially known as "Australian football", and informally as "Aussie rules" or "footy". In some areas (erroneously) referred to as "]", which is the name of the main organising body and competition.
** ] – a version of Australian rules designed by the AFL for young children.
** ] (or Metro rules footy) – a modified version invented by the ], for use on ] fields in ]n cities (which often lack grounds large enough for conventional Australian rules matches).
** ] – a more open, running variety of Australian rules, requiring 18 players in total and a proportionally smaller playing area. (Includes contact and non-contact varieties.)
** ] – "Recreational Football", a modified non-contact touch variation of Australian rules, created by the AFL, which replaces tackles with tags.
** ] - a non-contact variation of Australian Rules played only in the United Kingdom
** ] – localised version adapted to ]n conditions, such as the use of ] fields.
** ] (a.k.a. ''Superules'') – reduced contact version introduced for competitions limited to players over 30 years of age.
** ] – played with a smaller ball and (sometimes) reduced contact version introduced for women's competition.
* ] – Played predominantly in Ireland. Sometimes referred to as "football" or "gaah" (from the acronym for ]).
**]
* ] – a compromise code used for games between Gaelic and Australian Rules players.

====Surviving Mediæval ball games====
=====British Shrove Tuesday games=====
** ] in ]
** ] in ] (known as ])
** ] in ]
** ] in ] – The Shrove Tuesday Football Ceremony of the Purbeck Marblers.
** ] in ] (the ], actually played on ])
** ] takes place at ] in ]
** ] in ]
** In ] the ] ("Ball Game") is still popular around Christmas and ] at:
*** ], ]
*** ]
*** ] in the ] Islands

=====Outside the UK=====
* '']'' – a modern revival of Renaissance football from 16th century ].

====Surviving public school games====
*]
*]
*]
*]

====Recent inventions and hybrid games====
{{seealso|Invented sport}}
*Based on Mediæval football:
** ]
* Based on FA rules:
** ]
** ]
** ]
* ] – is the art of juggling with a football using feet, knees, chest, shoulders, and head.
** ] – is a small bean bag or sand bag used as a ball in a number of keepie uppie variations, including ] (which is a trade mark).
* ] – a modern take on keepie uppie where freestylers are graded for their entertainment value and expression of skill.
* Based on Rugby:
** ]
**]
* Hybrid games
** ] – a combination of American football, soccer, and ], devised by Elmer D. Mitchell at the ] in 1912.
**] – previously known as '''Murderball'''. Invented in Canada in 1977 and initially derived from ] and basketball rather than rugby football.
*** ]
*** ]
** ] – a compromise between Australian rules and ], invented in ] during ].
** ] – A hybrid of Australian rules and rugby league, trialled at the ] in 1933.<ref>Sean Fagan, , ''RL1908.com'', 2006</ref>

====Tabletop games and other recreations====
* Based on association football (soccer):
** ]
** ]
** ] – also known as '''foosball''', '''table soccer''', '''babyfoot''', '''bar football''' or '''gettone''')
** ]
** ] – also known as '''Futebol de Mesa''', '''Jogo de Botões'''
* Based on rugby:
** ]
* Based on American football:
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
* Based on Australian football:
** ]
*** ]
** ]


==Notes== ==Notes==

Revision as of 22:24, 12 December 2006

This article is about various sports known as "football". For information about the balls used in these sports, see football (ball).


Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. The most popular of these world-wide is association football (also known as soccer). The English word "football" is also applied to American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby union and rugby league), and related games. All of these codes (specific sets of rules) are referred to as "football" by their followers.

Some of the many different codes of football.

These games involve:

  • a spherical or prolate spheroid ball, which is itself called a football.
  • a team scoring goals and/or points, by moving the ball to an opposing team's end of the field and either into a goal area, or over a line.
  • the goal and/or line being defended by the opposing team.
  • the ball being moved mostly by kicking, carrying and/or passing by hand, depending on the code.
  • goals and/or points resulting from players putting the ball between two goalposts.
  • in some codes, points being mostly scored by players taking the ball across the line.
  • players scoring a goal, in most codes, being required to put the ball either under or over a crossbar between the goalposts.
  • players in some codes receiving a free kick after they take a mark/make a fair catch.
  • players being required to use their feet (and possibly other specific parts of their bodies) to move the ball and/or score, depending on the code.
  • the winning team being the one that has the most points or goals, when a specified length of time has elapsed.


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.

Etymology

Main article: Football (word)

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. 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 even been applied to games which have specifically outlawed kicking the ball.

History

Early history

THE MAN HOO DISCOVERED FOOTBALL WAS COMPLETELY GAY AND FAT AND LIVED WITH HIS MOM ONE DAY ANOTHER GAY FATASS MET THE MAN AND THE FUCKED FOR 3 DAYS STRIGHT THEN THEY SAID I THOUGH OF AN IDEA AND THE 2 GAY GUYS MADE THE SPORT FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the man that created football also had buttsex with a monkey...and if that fucking bot erases this i wil be mad.

Notes

  1. Professional Football Researchers Association Origins of Football

References

  • Mandelbaum, Michael (2004); The Meaning of Sports; Public Affairs, ISBN 1-58648-252-1
  • Green, Geoffrey (1953); The History of the Football Association; Naldrett Press, London
  • Williams, Graham (1994); The Code War; Yore Publications, ISBN 1-874427-65-8

See also

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