⚽ What is Football?

Football game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding the goal. The team that scores more goals wins. Unqualified, the word football generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used.
Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times,“folk football” games had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a minimum of rules.

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