Football is a family of sports that involve kicking with the foot or carrying in the hands a ball to score points. Football may specifically refer to: Sports Association football (known as football in most of the world and soccer in North America and Oceania) Australian rules football Gaelic football Gridiron football (known as football in North America and gridiron in Australia and New Zealand) American football Canadian football International rules football Rugby football Rugby league Rugby union Football (ball), any of several types of balls used to play the football sports Ball (association football) Gaelic ball Gridiron ball Rugby ball Entertainment Football (board game), a game simulating association football "Football" (Drake & Josh), a television episode Football (film), a 1982 Indian Malayalam film Football (magazine), a Russian association football and ice hockey magazine Football (1978 video game), an American football arcade and Atari 2600 game NFL Football (video game), an American football game for Intellivision (1979) and the Atari 2600 (1982) Other uses Football (word), an English-language word with various meanings and uses Football Mountain, an Antarctic mountain The Football (Antarctica), a bare rock scar on the mountain Nuclear football, or the football, a briefcase carrying a triggering device to allow the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack See also Ball (disambiguation)