Ropeball is a popular fusion sport played throughout the Continuum. Ropeball was first played in 2047, as a fusion between basketball and football, also taking attributes from American Football. The sport is one of the most popular, with most cities and planets having their own Ropeball teams, major teams include the Mars Warriors, Venus Dolphins, Earth Buccaneers (E-Bucks) and the Luna Comets. The sport includes trying to pass a ball through a hanging hoop, it is a close contact game. The name is derived from the fact that originally played using a hoop suspended by a rope.