Football is a team sport played with a ball that is kicked, carried, or thrown, depending on the type of football. The word can refer to soccer (association football) in most of the world, or American football and other versions in some countries.
“Football” joins “foot” and “ball,” originally describing games played on foot (not on horseback) with a ball. Different cultures developed their own rules, leading to modern soccer, rugby, American football, and others.
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