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Gaelic football: see under football football, any of a number of games in which two opposing teams attempt to score points by moving an inflated oval or round ball past a goal line or into a goal. ..... Click the link for more information. . Gaelic footballIrish sport, an offshoot of the violent medieval game mêlée. In the modern game, sides are limited to 15 players. Players may not throw the ball but may dribble it with hand or foot and may punch or punt it toward their opponents' goal. Goals count as either one or three points, depending on whether the ball passes above (one) or below (three) a crossbar attached to the goalposts. It is played mostly in Ireland and the U.S. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The clergy are no longer visible on the street or at Gaelic football games, nor are they spending much time in homes and classrooms. Australian rules football, also called ``Aussie rules'' or ``footy,'' is an often-brutal contact sport that has roots in rugby and Gaelic football. I have just been at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (or MCG as everyone here refers to it) to watch one of their national pastimes, an Australian Rules football game, a spin-off from Gaelic football. |
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