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Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3060 words) |
 | Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the two goalkeepers, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball in the field of play, albeit with restrictions. |
| Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium to follow their favourite team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television. |
| Football is generally a free-flowing game with the ball in play at all times except when it has left the field of play by wholly crossing over a boundary line (either on the ground or in the air), or play has been stopped by the referee. |
| American football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3606 words) |
| One offensive player, the center, then passes (or "snaps") the ball between his legs to a teammate, almost always the quarterback. |
| The player with the ball is tackled to the ground by a member of the opposing team, or has his forward progress stopped (as determined by an official). |
| Both American football and soccer have their origins in varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and American football is directly descended from rugby football. |
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