People have invented countless ways to experience football, in school hallways, on beaches, in notebooks, anywhere they can find room for the game. This is a growing collection of those games.

Every game here adds another way to experience football. If you've played one that's missing, I'd love to add it to the pile. Add to the pile →
15 ways people play football (so far)
Beach Soccer
Played on foot5-a-side

Beach Soccer

Football that trades the pitch for sand and loses none of the intensity.

Brick Football
Played on footAny number

Brick Football

All you need to play is a ball, a brick, and a street corner.

EA FC (Formerly FIFA)
Played on screenAny number

EA FC (Formerly FIFA)

Take a team from the bottom division all the way to winning it all.

Fantasy Football
Played on screenAny number

Fantasy Football

Suddenly you're watching a match you never cared about, because your player is playing.

Futsal
Played on foot5-a-side

Futsal

Where footballers go to get better at football and find some control.

Hallway Football
Played on foot1-4P

Hallway Football

When you can't stop playing, even if it means risking the windows and the vase.

Mexi
Played on foot3+P

Mexi

Score once and you're safe. Fail and you're out.

Origami Football
Played on paper1 v 1

Origami Football

A whole football match, folded down to fit on a desk.

Panna Football
Played on foot1 v 1

Panna Football

Win instantly by nutmegging your opponent.

Paper and Pen Football
Played on paper1 v 1

Paper and Pen Football

Draw your own pitch, your own players, and run your own Champions League on paper.

Paper Soccer
Played on paper1 v 1

Paper Soccer

All it takes to feel connected to football is a notebook, a pen, and a friend.

Subsoccer
Played on foot1 v 1

Subsoccer

Football played under the table, so even sitting down, you're still playing.

Swamp Football
Played on foot6-a-side

Swamp Football

A pitch so muddy, even the ball needs a running start.

Table football
Played on the table2-4P

Table football

Your players never run, they just spin.

Walking Football
Played on foot6-a-side

Walking Football

The game that lets people rejoin football long after they thought they were done with it.

Played something that’s not here?

It could be from your school, your neighbourhood, your country, or somewhere I've never heard of. Tell me about it. I'll take it from there.

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