Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "GAA ('gah')", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It, along with Hurling, is the most popular spectator sport in Ireland[1] .
Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by pushing the ball through the goals. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins.
Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, soloing (dropping and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands), kicking, and hand-passing to their team-mates.
Gaelic football is one of four Gaelic Games run by the Gaelic Athletic Association, the largest and most popular organization in Ireland. It has strict rules on player amateurism and the pinnacle of the sport is the inter county All-Ireland Football Final. The game is believed to have descended from ancient Irish football known as caid which date back to 1537, although the modern game took shape in 1887
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conansays...Funny. What is NOT allowed in this game? I´m moving over to ireland in june, can´t wait to see that live...
loorissays...Seems intresting. More intresting than plain soccer, but too much similar to it nonetheless.
There are penalties, and penalties suck hard.
There is goalkeeper, and goalkeeper is not a nice thing too.
What are the high poles used for? I mean, they have a part in the game, or they are there just because the stadium is used for rugby too?
Unsung_Herosays...Scoring-
If the ball goes over the crossbar, a point is scored and a white flag is raised by an umpire. If the ball goes below the crossbar, a goal, worth three points, is scored, and a green flag is raised by an umpire. The goal is guarded by a goalkeeper.
Goethiasays...Im from ireland, Cork to be percise and has to be one of the greatest sports to watch and play, hurling is just great craic to play, now thats irish slang for ya!!!
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