Clubs and teams in the family of sports descended from historical "football" codes, covering American football, association football, rugby league and rugby union clubs. Belongs here: any club that advances a ball toward an opposing goal or end zone in this lineage. Does not belong here: clubs scored through a hoop, net or wicket, 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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Which clubs belong under this Football Codes category?
Any club that advances a ball toward an opposing goal or end zone in the football lineage.
This subcategory groups clubs and teams in the family of sports descended from historical football codes, covering American football, association football, rugby league and rugby union clubs, meaning any club that advances a ball toward an opposing goal or end zone in this lineage. Clubs scored through a hoop, net or wicket are grouped instead under Court and Net Team Sports or Bat-and-Ball Sports.