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* [[Canadian football]], a variant of the North American game, whose differences from the U.S. version include three downs rather than four, and a larger playing field. Canadian football is played professionally in the [[Canadian Football League]]. | * [[Canadian football]], a variant of the North American game, whose differences from the U.S. version include three downs rather than four, and a larger playing field. Canadian football is played professionally in the [[Canadian Football League]]. | ||
* [[Gaelic football]] | * [[Gaelic football]] | ||
* [[Rugby football]] | * [[Rugby football]], which exists in these variants: | ||
** [[Rugby Union]] | ** [[Rugby Union]] | ||
** [[Rugby League]] | ** [[Rugby League]] | ||
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For millions of participants around the world, the term football refers to Association football, a team sport played according to the rules of the International Football Association Board and FIFA, and known also as soccer. However, in specific countries, the word football has a different understanding and can refer to a number of other team sports, including:
- American football
- Australian rules football (or, colloquially, Aussie rules)
- Canadian football, a variant of the North American game, whose differences from the U.S. version include three downs rather than four, and a larger playing field. Canadian football is played professionally in the Canadian Football League.
- Gaelic football
- Rugby football, which exists in these variants:
History of football
"Played on foot" or "played with the feet"?
The word "soccer"
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