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 Football - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Scotland, football was banned by James I in 1424 and by James II in 1457.
In 1867 the Sheffield Football Association was formed by a number of clubs in the local area and the Sheffield clubs continued to play by their own rules until they decided to fall in line with the FA in 1878.
Whilst it often refers to Gaelic football, the word "football" is also used when referring to Association football, particularly at the international level (as in the Football Association of Ireland the official national body) and also with a large number of Association football clubs using the initials "FC" (Football Club) in their name.
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 Football - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The British organisation became known as the Rugby Football League in 1922.
Broadcaster SBS always refers to the game as "football", although they have called it "soccer" as well, but this is the exception, rather than the rule.
Rugby football is referred to as "rugby", or less often "rugger", while Australian Rules Football (which is much less common) is known as "Aussie rules football".
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 college football encyclopedia
College Football Encyclopedia: The Authoritative Guide to 124 Years of College Football.
… at the same school over a long period of time, the most famous of whom, Bryant, compiled one of the outstanding coaching records in college football history.
Until the advent of television, college football was far more popular than its professional counterpart.
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 western hockey league   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.
The Western States Hockey League is pleased to announce the further expansion...
The formation of the Western Canada Hockey League was organized on the...
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 College Football Encyclopedia - Home Page
Southern California's defending national co-champions left no doubt as to whom the college football champion was in 2004.
The nation's other major unbeaten team, Western Athletic Conference champion Boise State (11-0), fell to Louisville (10-1 in regular season) 44-40 in the highest-scoring Liberty Bowl game ever.
The Cardinals, in their last year in Conference USA before heading to the Big East, had led the nation with a 49.8 scoring average, while Boise State had averaged 49.7.
www.footballencyclopedia.com   (961 words)

  
 Links to Australian Rules football sites
Footypedia - the Australian Rules Football Encyclopedia online - a labyrinth of local Aussie Rules history, capturing the grass roots of the game in league and club chronologies.
Tasmanian Football Legends - a continually updated reference site about the greatest Tasmanian players.
Footy Stats - All the statistics from every football competition in Australia.
www.southernfootball.com.au /links.htm   (195 words)

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