足球類運動 足球類運動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门以達到目的廣義的足球一词英语Football word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拉格比足球或聯盟式橄欖球或橄欖球和蓋爾式足球這些不同的足球變化被稱為足球原則歷史上可以看到各種形式的足球通常是受歡迎的小農遊戲 已隱藏部分未翻譯内容歡迎參與翻譯 Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to English public school football games during the nineteenth century The expanse of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British influence outside of the directly controlled Empire 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 In  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