football

Summary

football is a type of sport^[1]. football ranks in the top 4% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• football's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[3].
• football's instance of is recorded as object of study^[4].
• football is a type of ball game^[5].
• football is a type of team sport^[6].
• football's Commons category is recorded as Football^[7].
• football's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• football's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Football^[9].
• football's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• football's different from is recorded as association football^[11].
• football's different from is recorded as rugby league^[12].
• football's different from is recorded as rugby union^[13].
• football's different from is recorded as American football^[14].
• football's different from is recorded as Australian rules football^[15].
• football's different from is recorded as Gaelic football^[16].
• football's different from is recorded as Football^[17].
• football's uses is recorded as football^[18].
• football's hashtag is recorded as football^[19].
• football's hashtag is recorded as fussball^[20].
• football's practiced by is recorded as football player^[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport^[3] and object of study^[4]. Recorded subclass of include ball game^[5] and team sport^[6].

Why It Matters

football ranks in the top 4% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month).^[2] football has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] football is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]