Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.Unqualified, the word football normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called football include association football (known as soccer in North America and Oceania); gridiron football (specifically American football or …

Association football (founded in Richmond, London at the end of 1800) spread to many other parts of Europe, and was brought to the rest of the world with colonization. Today, it is the most popular sport in the world and many people watch it on television, especially the FIFA World Cup that happens every four years.

History of American football History of American football before 1869 [ edit]. Forms of traditional football maybe have been played throughout Europe... Intercollegiate football (1869–present) [ edit]. On November 6, 1869, Rutgers University faced Princeton University... Professional football ...

The history of football in India is a long and detailed one, as it was the national sport at one time. The impetus for this was to unify the Indian Army. There is evidence for refereed between a team of football games being played in the Indian Army since at least 1949. India is home to some of the oldest football clubs in the world, and the world's third oldest competition, the …

The first recorded football match in Argentina was played in 1867 by British railway workers at the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground. The game was a blend of both association and rugby footballs, allowing the use of hands. The first association football team in South America, Buenos Aires Football Club was created in Argentina that same year. The first country's league was …

The origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892, with Pudge Heffelfinger 's $500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. [3] In 1920 the American Professional Football Association was formed.

लोस एंजिल्स (Los Angeles) के 1932 के खेलों को छोड़कर 1900, से प्रत्येक ग्रीष्मकालीन ओल्य्म्पिक खेल (Summer Olympic Games) में फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता (football tournament) होती हैविश्व कप से पहले ओलम्पिक (विशेष कर के 1920 दौरान) की विश्व ...

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing side's rectangular framed …

The history of football (soccer) Football (or soccer as the game is called in some parts of the world) has a long history. Football in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. But alternative versions of the game existed much earlier and are a part of the football history. Early history and the precursors of football

History [ edit] Pre independence [ edit] The origin of football in India can be traced back to mid-nineteenth century when the game was introduced by British soldiers. [7] Initially, games were played between army teams. However, clubs were soon set up around the country.