Talk:football

The translations are out of synch here. Could native speakers put them in the appropriate tables. Thanks. &mdash; Paul G 14:30, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * That can't be done. The Aussie Rules fraternity will hijack it, as always. --202.47.49.27 10:27, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Use of term football in Australia
I think it is inaccurate to say that football means Australian football only in the states of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, remembering that Brisbane and Sydney have won 4 of the last 5 premierships and that southern and Western NSW are aussie rules stongholds. Also, to suggest that these states use VFL and AFL as alternative terms for football is clearly false. Only a follower of a rival code would ever call Australian Football VFL or AFL - those that actually follow the game do not use the name of the organisation as a moniker for their game: it's either footy or aussie rules. --Pippu d&#39;angelo 00:00, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

The information regarding Australia in this article is incorrect and perhaps, wishful thinking. --202.47.51.11 04:49, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

"those that actually follow the game do not use the name of the organisation as a moniker for their game: it's either footy or aussie rules." Wrong. In NSW AFL is called AFL at times by everyone, including fans of the sport. Last time I checked NSW was still part of Australia. May also be true in Queensland, don't know.

Also, the official name of association football in Australia IS NOT soccer. That is certainly the most commonly used name, but to the extent that there is such a thing as an "official" name, that name is football. This may be wrong-headed, confusing, annoying to desperados who follow the minor codes, etc, but the governing body of the sport in Australia calls it football. 59.167.12.87 11:17, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Gridiron football includes Canadian football, I updated this. Is this satisfactory?
I did a one-line two-word edit, I added "gridiron football" as a synonym for "football in the Canadian sense" in the domain of "outside Canada". I am 98% sure this is correct. First of all, the Wiktionary entry for "gridiron football" says it refers to both US and Canadian football, i.e. the type played on two slightly different fields that are called gridirons. Second, Google in English overwhelmingly thinks the term refers to both (many hits only relate to one variety, but they don't exclude the other meaning, it simply is not the topic). Third, this is in keeping with my personal experience. The similarities of US and Canadian football are more obvious at the high school level, and less obvious at the professional level. For one thing, lower-budget school football here in the US is often played on a field that is not "the correct size", which eliminates one of the large differences between American and Canadian football. Also, every single rule that should be enforced with a stopwatch is generally enforced by guessing and good sportsmanship, which further eliminates differences. Fluoborate (talk) 13:34, 1 April 2019 (UTC)