The family of team sports descended from historical "football" codes in which two sides advance a ball toward an opposing goal or end zone, covering American football, association football, rugby league and rugby union. Belongs here: goal-line or in-goal scoring team sports in this lineage. Does not belong here: team sports scored through a hoop, net or wicket rather than a goal line, grouped under Court and Net Team Sports or Bat-and-Ball Sports.
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Era of Origin Defining CharacteristicFootball is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body. 2 Browse By
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1. Wikipedia: History of association football
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culminating in the formation of The Football Association (The FA) in London, England, in 1863, and their issuing of the Laws of the Game in the same year.
2. Wikipedia: Football
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Football is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are basketball and cricket not grouped under Football Codes?
Basketball and cricket score through a hoop, net or wicket rather than a goal line, so they sit under Court and Net Team Sports or Bat-and-Ball Sports instead.
Football Codes covers the family of team sports descended from historical football codes in which two sides advance a ball toward an opposing goal or end zone, such as American football, association football, rugby league and rugby union. Basketball and cricket are excluded because they are scored through a hoop, net or wicket rather than a goal line, and this atlas groups them instead under Court and Net Team Sports and Bat-and-Ball Sports.