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足球是一個團隊運動的大種類，並在在不同程度上用腳踢 球進入球門以達到目的。廣義的足球一字被理解為指出該詞出現在區域語境中最流行的足球形式。在某些地方，俗稱「足球」的運動包括：英式足球(在一些國家用soccer)；烤盤足球 (特別是美式足球或加拿大式足球)；澳式足球；欖球 (或聯盟式欖球或欖球)；和蓋爾式足球。[1][2] These different variations of football are known as football codes.
Various forms of football can be identified in history, often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the nineteenth century.[3][4] The expanse of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British influence outside of the directly controlled Empire.[5] By the end of the nineteenth century, distinct regional codes were already developing: Gaelic football, for example, deliberately incorporated the rules of local traditional football games in order to maintain their heritage.[6] In 1888, The Football League was founded in England, becoming the first of many professional football competitions. During the twentieth century, several of the various kinds of football grew to become some of the most popular team sports in the world.[7]
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New Zealanders on the way to their local rugby grounds should still be talking of "going to the football"
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