Football (disambiguation)
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
- Football (general): Add brief definition or description
Football (soccer): Add brief definition or description- American football: A high-contact sport played by two teams of 11 players on a 100-yard field that originated in the United States of America. [e]
Australian rules football: A form of football involving two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field. Players can kick or handle the ball. [e]- Canadian football: A variant of American football that is played on a field that is wider and longer and with 12 players on a side. [e]
- Gaelic football: An outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players a side. It is a form of football using a round ball which the players may both handle and kick, with the object of kicking or punching the ball into the goal. [e]
- Rugby league: A form of rugby football played in teams of thirteen. It began in 1895 as a breakaway sport from rugby union on the issue of professionalism. [e]
- Rugby union: The original form of rugby football played in teams of fifteen. It was strictly amateur until 1995 when it opened up to professionalism. [e]
See also
- Football to 1900: A history of football's development through the 19th century from a folk activity into its modern variants. [e]