Team type sorts clubs by how they are actually owned and run, such as member-owned, privately owned or company-owned. Wikipedia notes that "unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members have owned and operated the club throughout its history," a structure shared by only a handful of major clubs. This dimension groups clubs that share the same ownership structure.
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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 Team Type
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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.