Football

Football (FootballIt is of having a match where) with, two teams fight over one ball and carry to the partner position, American football and soccer、 Rugby football. "The football" points to the soccer often, but circumstance to differ rather depending upon the country, for example United States of America almost the American football is meant. Soccer (soccer), originAsSocIation football (アソシエイション football)Is omitted and is said that it is something which is corrupted. Furthermore, French Football And, German Fu ゚ ball Each of them "the soccer" (ア type football) is a thing.


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History

The beginning

As today "football" are named generically, as for history of these consecutive competitions which it is not certain, but is close to this the competition which Roman Empire. In addition, it seems that is seen in the soccer "kicking the ball, as for the element that it carries", ancient timesChina蹴 鞠That (also the Japanese 蹴 鞠), to be said is derived, such competition mainly England it developed, differentiated, the absurd non 稽 "like the medieval confession Tuesday football" as the one of them, "it celebrated and" it became the football as. On the one hand, Italy it developed ' カルチョ ' as. And ' you kick this, that ' while you being named, the actual condition was the fighting over of the ball by the hand.

Evolution, and differentiation to sport

Vis-a-vis these, as for power of time often ' football prohibition ' you spread, but passion to the football of the public did not know that it goes out. And, in modern England, all the dormitory system schools for the children of the good family, the public school to rule the movement which is converted appeared focusing on, the football as a sport, was connected to the rule compilation of the football this the soccer after (the association football) as, and the divergence of the Rugby from over there. Furthermore, this soccer and Rugby are transmitted to also the English colony which at that time exists in the world, Ireland, in addition the individual football kept deriving in America and Australia.

Main football competition

hand You throw to the front You drop to the front
Soccer Failure - -
Indoor soccer Failure - -
Foot monkey Failure - -
Rugby Yes Failure Failure
Touch
Football
Yes Failure Failure
ゲーリック
Football
Yes Failure Yes
Orgy
Football
Yes Failure Yes
American
Football
Yes Yes Yes
Canadian
Football
Yes Yes Yes

The competition which "the football" means

  • Ireland: ゲーリック footballOr, soccer
  • America: American football
  • England: soccer, (at part) Rugby
    • The Briton of part does following kind of expression.
      • As for soccerSavage(Working class) elegance "football"
      • As for Rugby gentleman (middle class)Savageness"Football"
      • By the way, with Rugby organization separates from opposition of north section working class and southern middle class,Rugby leagueWith Rugby union differs.
  • Australia: Orgy footballIt differs, or, Rugby (depending upon area)
  • Canada: Canadian footballOr, American football
    • ' "Football" originally points to, that ' the "American football" the person who is believed it is many.
  • New Zealand: Rugby

At other areas it points to "the soccer" in general.

 

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