, Australian rules football, International rules football, Rugby Union, Rugby
League, and American Football. 'Football' is the name of several similar team
sports, all of which involve (to varying degrees) kicking a ball with the foot
in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is
association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer".
However, the word football is applied to whichever form of football became most
popular in each particular part of the world. Hence, the English language word
"football" is applied to "gridiron football" (a name associated with the North
American sports, especially American football and Canadian football), Australian
football, Gaelic football, Rugby league, Rugby union, and related games. These
rule variations are known as "codes".
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