football Definition

any of several games played between two teams on a usually rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: such as

soccer

rugby

an amount of money that is given by a school to a student to help pay for the student's education in order for the student to play football for the school

a game resembling American football that is played on a shorter indoor field between two teams of eight players each

soccer

a game resembling rugby that is played between two teams of 18 players on a field 180—190 yards long that has four goalposts at each end

a game resembling American football that is played on a turfed field between two teams of 12 players each

a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play

football played informally and chiefly characterized by the substitution of touching for tackling

an American game that is played between two teams of 11 players each and in which the ball is moved forward by running or passing

an issue that politicians argue about and try to use for their advantage