game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team's goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area...

any of a number of related games, all of which are characterized by two persons or teams attempting to kick, carry, throw, or otherwise propel a ball toward an opponent's goal. In some of these games, only kicking is allowed; in others, kicking has...

Football is one of the most popular sports in Europe. It is governed by national football associations and, at European level, by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). UEFA organizes competitions (Champions League, UEFA Cup and the EURO...

Football is a competitive and highly commercialised sport played out in various forms at both amateur and professional levels. Prefixes include: Association, American and Australian. As the most established variety, Association Football (soccer) has...

The vastly popular game of American football has its origins in the English sports of rugby and soccer. In the mid-1800s, a soccer-like game was popular in the eastern United States. The object of the game: kick a round ball across the other team's...

Game in which two 11-member teams try to propel a ball into the opposing team's goal, using any part of the body except the hands and arms. Only the goalkeeper, when positioned within the penalty area in front of the goal, may use hands and arms. The...

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Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The most popular of these world-wide is association football, also known as soccer. The English language word "football" is also applied to gridiron football (which includes American...