A game played with a round ball and played largely using feet. USA calls the game played with an oval ball and largely using hands as football, a possible misnomer. A similar game in britain is called 'rugby'.
It depends on which country you're talking about. In America, football is a game played with an oval-shaped ball, with teams that tackle each other and carry and pass the ball with their hands. In most of the rest of the world, football is a game played with a round ball where the teams cannot touch the ball with their hands.
Its an oval ball similar in shape to an American football but larger.
The game played with an oval ball is called Rugby. Its a game that has changed more in the past 10 years than it did in the previous 100. To be honest I preferred the game of 20 years ago, the padding, lifting and law changes have spoilt the game for me. The traditions and history of many clubs and parts of the game have now gone in a rush to compete in the professional game.AFL is another Game played with an Oval ball, and so is American Football (see sportkin)
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AN OVAL SHAPED BALL
An AFL ball is the football used in the Australian game of football. The AFL ball is an oval-shaped/egg-shaped ball (much the same as a rugby ball, but slightly smaller and more elongated) that consists of an inner bladder (nowadays made of rubber) inside a casing of four leather panels stitched together, covering it. When Australian football is played in the day time, they usually use a red ball and when played at night they use a yellow ball.
Australian rules football is a game played by two teams each comprising 18 players. The field of play is oval in shape, as is the ball. Information about Australian rules football can be found on Wikipedia.
Because if it weren't it would be a soccer ball.
American Football uses an oval ball and french football means Soccer.