Association football

Association football, also known as football,soccer, footy and footieIndoor/basketball court variants:Five-a-side football – played throughout the world under various rules including:Futebol de SalãoFutsal – the FIFA-approved five-a-side indoor gameMinivoetbal – the five-a-side indoor game played in East and West Flanderswhere it is extremely popularPapi 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, the Latin American variant (fútbol rápido, “fast football”) is often played in open-air venuesMasters Football – six-a-side played in Europe by mature professionals (35 years and older)Paralympic football – modified game for athletes with a disability.[119] Includes:Football 5-a-side – for visually impairedathletesFootball 7-a-side – for athletes withcerebral palsyAmputee football – for athletes withamputationsDeaf football – for athletes with hearing impairmentsPowerchair football – for athletes in electric wheelchairsBeach soccer, beach football or sand soccer – variant modified for play on sandStreet football – encompasses a number of informal variantsRush goalie – a variation in which the role of the goalkeeper is more flexible than normalHeaders and Volleys – where the aim is to score goals against a goalkeeper using only headers and volleysCrab football – players stand on their hands and feet and move around on their backs whilst playingSwamp soccer – the game as played on aswamp or bog fieldJorkyballRushball

There are also motorsport variations of the game.