An example to them may be the so-called “Gaelic football”. By the end of the 19th century, distinct regional codes were already developing. The so-called “contemporary codes” of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. There are many different forms of football that can be identified in history. The word “football” may be understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears. Football belongs to a group of team sports that include kicking a ball with the help of a foot in order to score a goal.
