Football (ball)

A football is a ball used to play one of the sports known as football.

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As the term football has diverged, the name of the ball itself may refer to one of two basic shapes:

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• A sphere used in football (soccer) (or "association football") as well as Gaelic football
• A prolate spheroid, which may be either:
• of rounded type, used in rugby football and Australian football
• of aerodynamic type, used in American and Canadian football
 
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