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Association football is a sport that derived from the many early football codes of the middle-ages and earlier. It was codified in the 1800s and continues to be popular worldwide.

The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to association football:

Essence of association football

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Branches of association football

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History of association football

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Basic association football concepts

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Association football scholars

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Leaders in association football

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Association football and descendants

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An indoor soccer game at an open air venue in Mexico. The referee has just awarded the red team a free kick.
  • Association football, also known as football, soccer, footy and footie
  • Indoor/basketball court varieties of Football:
    • Five-a-side football — played throughout the world under various rules including:
      • Futsal — the FIFA-approved five-a-side indoor game
      • Papi fut the five-a-side game played in outdoor basketball courts (built with goals) in Central America.
    • Indoor soccer — the six-a-side indoor game, known in Latin America, where it is often played in open air venues, as fútbol rápido ("fast football")
    • Masters Football six-a-side played in Europe by mature professionals (35 years and older)
  • Paralympic football — modified Football for athletes with a disability. Includes:
  • Beach soccer — football played on sand, also known as beach football and sand soccer
  • Street football — encompasses a number of informal varieties of football
  • Rush goalie — is a variation of football in which the role of the goalkeeper is more flexible than normal
  • Crab football — players stand on their hands and feet and move around on their backs whilst playing football as normal
  • Swamp soccer — the game is played on a swamp or bog field

Tabletop games and other recreations

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Association football lists

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See also

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