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* [[Canadian football]], a variant of the North American game, whose differences from the U.S. version include three downs rather than four, and a larger playing field. Canadian football is played professionally in the [[Canadian Football League]].
* [[Canadian football]], a variant of the North American game, whose differences from the U.S. version include three downs rather than four, and a larger playing field. Canadian football is played professionally in the [[Canadian Football League]].
* [[Gaelic football]]
* [[Gaelic football]]
* [[Rugby football]] - variants include:
* [[Rugby football]], which exists in these variants:
** [[Rugby Union]]  
** [[Rugby Union]]  
** [[Rugby League]]
** [[Rugby League]]

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For millions of participants around the world, the term football refers to Association football, a team sport played according to the rules of the International Football Association Board and FIFA, and known also as soccer. However, in specific countries, the word football has a different understanding and can refer to a number of other team sports, including:

History of football

"Played on foot" or "played with the feet"?

The word "soccer"

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