Gaelic football

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Gaelic football

(Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) an Irish game played with 15 men on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net

Gaelic football - A rough, football-like game mainly played in Ireland with 15 players to each side with the object of punching, dribbling, or kicking the ball into a goal.

See also related terms for kick.

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