Football is a general term used to refer to many sports that use the foot and hands to score goals. However, in the United States, Canada, and Australia, the term football is used to refer to the most popular world sport, also known as association football, which was invented by British football enthusiasts in the 19th century. Despite the different names, there is no difference in the rules between football and association football. Both sports involve two teams of 11 to 18 players playing within a specific area, with the goal of moving the ball to the end of the opposing team's field or into a goal area. In football, similar to most football matches, it is played on a field with two teams.
The ball must be moved to the opposing team's goal area by kicking it. Sometimes, in a game, the torso or head is used to move the ball. In this game, only goalkeepers have the right to use their hands and arms to stop the ball. The surface is the most obvious similarity between football and football, since both sports are played on a grass surface.
In football, only the goalkeeper can touch the ball with his hands, and only in a restricted area called a “penalty box”. Each sport has a playmaker, typically the quarterback in football and the central midfielder in football. In terms of tactics, both football teams and football teams have a variety of useful tactics, as well as coaches who invent them. Football players form a single unit, while football players are assigned to offensive, defense or special teams.
In football, players score points by scoring touchdowns, which involves taking the ball beyond the opponent's goal line. American English speakers call this sport led by the NFL “football” and it is played mainly with the hands and always with an oval football. American football, however, is more of a rugby type game in which the oblong-shaped ball is thrown and passed and kicked. Another difference is that in football, the ball is passed from one player to another by kicking the ball. In American football, however, players pass it by throwing it. Football players wear t-shirts, shorts, shin guards and cleats, while football players wear uniforms, helmets and shoulder pads. In conclusion, despite having different names in different parts of the world, football and association football are essentially one and the same sport with similar rules and regulations set by the Council of International Football Association (IFAB).
The main differences between these two sports are found in their equipment and tactics.
