Football
Based on FA rules
- Three sided football
- Triskelion
Based on rugby
- Force ’em backs a.k.a. forcing back, forcemanback
Hybrid games
- Austus – a compromise between Australian rules and American football, invented in Melbourne during World War II.
- Bossaball – mixes Association football and volleyball and gymnastics; played on inflatables and trampolines.
- Cycle ball − a sport similar to association football played on bicycles
- Footvolley – mixes Association football and beach volleyball; played on sand
- Football tennis – mixes Association football and tennis
- Kickball – a hybrid of Association football and baseball, invented in the United States in about 1942.
- Speedball – a combination of American football, soccer, and basketball, devised in the United States in 1912.
- Universal football – a hybrid of Australian rules and rugby league, trialled in Sydney in 1933.[122]
- Volata – a game resembling Association football and European handball, devised by Italian fascist leader, Augusto Turati, in the 1920s.
- Wheelchair rugby – also known as Murderball, invented in Canada in 1977. Based on ice hockey and basketball rather than rugby.
Note: although similar to football and volleyball in some aspects, Sepak takraw has ancient origins and cannot be considered a hybrid game.
Tabletop games, video games and other recreations
Based on Association football
- Subbuteo
- Blow football
- Table football – also known as foosball, table soccer, babyfoot, bar football or gettone
- Fantasy football (soccer)
- Button football – also known as Futebol de Mesa, Jogo de Botões
- Penny football
- FIFA Video Games Series
- Pro Evolution Soccer
- Mario Strikers
- Lego Football
Based on American football
- Paper football
- Blood Bowl
- Fantasy football (American)
- Madden NFL
Based on Australian football
- AFL video game series
Based on Rugby League football
- Sidhe's Rugby League series
- Australian Rugby League
See also
- Football field (unit of length)
- List of types of football
- List of players who have converted from one football code to another
- Names for association football
- 1601 to 1725 in sports: Football
- Footgolf
- Underwater football
Notes
References
- Eisenberg, Christiane and Pierre Lanfranchi, eds. (2006): Football History: International Perspectives; Special Issue, Historical Social Research 31, no. 1. 312 pages.
- Green, Geoffrey (1953); The History of the Football Association; Naldrett Press, London
- Mandelbaum, Michael (2004); The Meaning of Sports; Public Affairs, ISBN 1-58648-252-1
- Williams, Graham (1994); The Code War; Yore Publications, ISBN 1-874427-65-8