what is football?

Question

the sport

Answer 1

well in Europe it's referred to soccer , but American football is where you have 11 players on each side of the ball (offense and defense). The offense can run or pass against the defense. The defense is just there to stop them. The offense has 4 chances known as downs to get 10 yards at a time known as a first down. You get as many first downs as you can until you come across a 4th down. Now depending how many yards it is and where the offense is at on the field, they can either go for it or kick a field goal(worth 3 points). Though the ultimate goal is to gain a touchdown(6 points + and extra point = 7 ). This basically goes on
for 4 quarters, each with 15 minutes to play.

Answer 2

Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. The most popular of these world-wide is association football (also known as soccer). The English word "football" is also applied to American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby union and rugby league), and related games. All of these codes (specific sets of rules) are referred to as "football" by their followers.

However, it should be a crime calling European football soccer. If you do, please stop because it is the real football since you play it with your feet and not your hands! Unless your the goalkeeper that is;D

Answer 3

FOOTBALL OR SOCCER!!!It is game which played by two teams with 11 players each in field.A ball game, it is played on a rectangular grass field, or occasionally an artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the game is to score by manoeuvring the ball into the opposing goal; only the goalkeepers may use their hands or arms to propel the ball in general play. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extended time, depending on the format of the competition...

KICK OFF following a goal by the opposing team, or to begin each period of play.
THROW -IN: when the ball has wholly crossed the touchline; awarded to opposing team to that which last touched the ball.
GOAL KICK: when the ball has wholly crossed the goal line without a goal having been scored and having last been touched by an attacker; awarded to defending team.
CORNER KICK: when the ball has wholly crossed the goal line without a goal having been scored and having last been touched by a defender; awarded to attacking team.
Indirect free kick: awarded to the opposing team following "non-penal" fouls, certain technical infringements, or when play is stopped to caution/send-off an opponent without a specific foul having occurred. A goal may not be scored directly from an indirect free kick.
DIRECT FREE KICK: awarded to fouled team following certain listed "penal" fouls.
PENALTY KICKawarded to the fouled team following a foul usually punishable by a direct free kick but that has occurred within their opponent's penalty area.
DROPPED - BALL occurs when the referee has stopped play for any other reason (e.g., a serious injury to a player, interference by an external party, or a ball becoming defective). This restart is uncommon in adult games.

Fouls and misconduct:
A foul occurs when a player commits a specific offence listed in the Laws of the Game when the ball is in play. The offences that constitute a foul are listed in Law 12. Handling the ball, tripping an opponent, or pushing an opponent, are examples of "penal fouls", punishable by a direct free kick or penalty kick depending on where the offence occurred. Other fouls are punishable by an indirect free kick.

Offside
The offside law effectively limits the ability of attacking players to remain forward (i.e. closer to the opponent's goal-line) of the ball, the second-to-last defending player (which can include the goalkeeper), and the half-way line.

Answer 4

there is american football which is played with a pointed brown ball look up the Dallas Cowboys team for example

then there is football which is another way of saying soccer look up FIFA world cup

Answer 5

football is, 24 players, 3 refree, an a popcorn.