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門以達到目的。廣義的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，通常是受歡迎的遊戲。 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 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 足球模式板 足球 18481863 足球 1863 足球 18481863 足球 1863 足球 18481863 足球 1863 沙灘足球 1992 沙灘足球 1992 沙灘足球 1992 足球 18481863 足球 1863 五人制足球 1930 五人制足球 1930 五人制足球 1930 足球 18571877 足球 1863 足球 18571877 足球 1863 足球 18571877 足球 1863 街頭足球 街頭足球 街頭足球 足球 18571877 足球 1863 聯盟式橄欖球做輕微修改 美式足球 1869The first game of American football is widely cited as a game played on November 6 1869 between two college teams Rutgers and Princeton But the game was played under rules based on the association football rules of the time During the latter half of the 1870s colleges playing association football switched to the Rugby code 奪旗式美式足球，室內美式足球 1987 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 加拿大式足球 1861 奪旗式美式足球 There are Canadian rules established by Football Canada Apart from this there are also rules established by IFAF 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 七人制橄欖球 1883 七人制橄欖球 1883 七人制橄欖球 1883 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 聯盟式橄欖球 1895 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 聯盟式橄欖球 1895 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 聯盟式橄欖球 1895 足球 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 拉格比規則 In 1845 the first rules of rugby were written by Rugby School pupils But various rules of rugby had existed until the foundation of the 橄欖球聯合會 in 1871 橄欖球 1871 聯盟式橄欖球 1895 足球 拉格比規則與其他英格蘭學校遊戲一些歷史學家支援這一理論，主要的影響是橄欖球和英格蘭公立學校產生的其他遊戲。 另一方面，也有歷史學家支援澳大利亞規定足球和蓋爾足球的理論有一些共同的起源。See Origins of Australian rules football 澳式足球 1859 澳式足球 1859 澳式足球 1859 1967 足球 蓋爾式 1887 蓋爾式 1887 蓋爾式 1887 蓋爾式 1887 1967 足球模式分支樹 styletextalign leftNotes 另見 足式高爾夫 註解 參考資料 Eisenberg Christiane and Pierre Lanfranchi eds 2006 Football History International Perspectives Special Issue Historical Social Research 31 no 1 312 pages Green Geoffrey 1953 The History of the Football Association Naldrett Press London Mandelbaum Michael 2004 The Meaning of Sports Public Affairs Williams Graham 1994 The Code War Yore Publications Category 球類運動