text: exactly how many types of football are there? yahoo! answers seems to have a football category for many countries. i thought there were only two types: american football and football/soccer. so exactly how many types of football are there? is it just that these soccer ones have slightly different rules?  http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=av129uly3q5xuekm8gixzipzy6ix?link=list&sid=396545234 http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=avcaj8wiek4qqzqtxfg1iohzy6ix?link=list&sid=396546111 http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=aq_cto.szuxm4xmvbe7ypwpzy6ix?link=list&sid=396546112 9 sub-categories for this one! http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=aogsgqo9ln7mpzdd2ajl7hxzy6ix?link=list&sid=396545464 ok, you have the soccer ones, which most countries call football. the usa, as you know has nfl. australia has soccer, rugby league, rugby union, and austalian rules football. ireland has a gaelic football. the irish and australians play an international series which is a hybrid of gaelic and australian football. england has soccer, rugby league and rugby union.