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Parent Topics
Sport: Activity that involves skill and physical exertion, and is governed by a generally accepted set of rules and guidelines. [e]- Football (general): Any of a number of team sports which involve kicking and/or handling a ball with the purpose of territorial gain leading to the scoring of goals or points. [e]
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- American football: A high-contact sport played by two teams of 11 players on a 100-yard field that originated in the United States of America. [e]
Australian rules football: A form of football involving two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field. Players can kick or handle the ball. [e]- Football (soccer): A sport in which two teams, each consisting of 11 players, compete to move a spherical ball around the playing field and into their opponents' goal; with the exception of the goalkeeper, players may not use their hands or arms to control the ball. [e]
- Gaelic football: An outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players a side. It is a form of football using a round ball which the players may both handle and kick, with the object of kicking or punching the ball into the goal. [e]
- Rugby league: A form of rugby football played in teams of thirteen. It began in 1895 as a breakaway sport from rugby union on the issue of professionalism. [e]
- Rugby union: The original form of rugby football played in teams of fifteen. It was strictly amateur until 1995 when it opened up to professionalism. [e]
