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Fable III

Fable III, also known as Fable 3, is an action role-playing game by Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios, released in 2010 for Xbox 360 and Windows.

Fable Legends

Fable Legends was Lionhead Studios' cancelled 4-heroes-versus-1-villain asymmetric multiplayer action-RPG set in Albion, announced 2013, free-to-play, for Xbox One and Windows 10, cancelled March 2016 with at least $75 million reportedly invested.

Fabrice Guy

Fabrice Guy (born 1968, Pontarlier) is a French nordic combined skier, 1992 Albertville Olympic champion, the first French Olympic medalist in the sport, with six World Cup wins and 1998 Nagano team bronze.

Fabrice Jeannet

Fabrice Jeannet, French épée fencer born 1980 in Fort-de-France, Martinique; double Olympic team champion (2004, 2008), 2008 individual silver, 2003 individual world champion, brother of Jérôme Jeannet; retired to IT after 2008.

Fabrice Muamba

Fabrice Muamba (born 1988, Kinshasa) is a retired Congolese-born English footballer who played for Arsenal, Birmingham City, and Bolton Wanderers. He survived a 78-minute cardiac arrest during a 2012 FA Cup tie at Tottenham, was fitted with an ICD, and retired in 2012.

Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini (Fabricio Tomás Coloccini) is an Argentine retired center-back who made 274 Newcastle United appearances, captaining the club until 2016, and won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2004.

Fabricio Oberto

Fabricio Oberto is an Argentine retired basketball center, born in 1975, who won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2004 and the 2007 NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs.

Fabrício Werdum

Fabrício Werdum (Vai Cavalo), Brazilian heavyweight MMA fighter and BJJ black belt born 1977 in Porto Alegre; submitted Fedor Emelianenko in 2010 and unified the UFC heavyweight title against Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 in 2015.

Fabrizio Ravanelli

Fabrizio Ravanelli, 'Penna Bianca', Italian centre forward born Perugia 1968; Juventus 1992-96 (68 goals in 160 games), 1996 Champions League winner and final scorer, UEFA Cup 1993, 22 Italy caps, later Middlesbrough, Marseille, Lazio, Derby County, then coach of Ajaccio.

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy is a collection of Final Fantasy games announced by Square Enix at E3 2006, each sharing a common crystal mythos with separate stories.

Fabulous Hudson Hornet

Fabulous Hudson Hornet: 1951-1954 Hudson Hornet stock cars, nicknamed by Marshall Teague, that dominated NASCAR with Herb Thomas and Tim Flock using a 308 cu in six and Step-Down low-center-of-gravity body; inspired Cars' Doc Hudson.

Face (professional wrestling)

Face (babyface) is professional wrestling's heroic character, the scripted "good guy" fans are encouraged to cheer, opposed to the heel. Defined by crowd support, respectful in-ring behavior, turns, and the tweener anti-hero archetype.

Face card

Face cards (court cards) are the king, queen, and jack of each suit in a standard 52-card deck, 12 per deck. Originating in France c. 1450–1470, the Anglo-American pattern derives from Pierre Marechal's Rouen cards of c. 1565; unlike French decks, English courts are never named after historical heroes.

Facebuster

The facebuster, also called a faceplant, is a professional wrestling takedown that drives an opponent face-first into the mat without a headlock or facelock; with such a hold it becomes a DDT or bulldog variant.

FACEIT

FACEIT is a London-founded competitive gaming platform for matchmaking, tournaments, leagues, and Clubs, best known for Counter-Strike, with Elo ranks, its own anti-cheat, and ownership by ESL FACEIT Group under Saudi Arabia's PIF via Savvy Games Group.

Facepunch Studios

Facepunch Studios, British independent game developer in Birmingham founded June 2004 by Garry Newman, creator of Garry's Mod, Rust, Chippy, and the Source 2 platform s&box (launched April 2026).

Factorio

Factorio, by Wube Software, is a 2D factory automation and management simulation first released in 2012, on Steam early access in 2016, version 1.0 in 2020, and 2.0 with the Space Age expansion in 2024; 2.1 is its last major update.

Facundo Callioni

Facundo Callioni, Argentine field hockey forward (born 1985, Buenos Aires), 153 caps and 78 goals for Argentina, Olympic gold at Rio 2016 and 10th at London 2012, Pan American champion 2015, club Royal Orée Belgium.

Facundo Campazzo

Facundo Campazzo (Facu Campazzo), Argentine point guard born 1991 in Córdoba; Peñarol, Real Madrid (three stages, 2 EuroLeague titles), Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks NBA years, Crvena zvezda; 2019 World Cup silver with Argentina.

Facundo Pellistri

Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (born 2001, Montevideo) is a Uruguayan right winger for Panathinaikos and Uruguay. Peñarol academy product, Manchester United 2020–2024 with Alavés and Granada loans, 41 caps, World Cups 2022 and 2026.

Faf de Klerk

Faf de Klerk (Francois de Klerk, born 1991), South African Springbok scrum-half; two-time Rugby World Cup winner (2019, 2023), ex-Sale Sharks and Yokohama Canon Eagles, Toyota Cheetahs from 2026.

Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis (Francois du Plessis, born 1984, Pretoria), South African right-handed batter; captained the Proteas in all formats, retired from Tests in 2021 with 10 centuries, now captains SA20 and MLC franchises.

Fahamedul Islam

Fahamedul Islam (ফাহমিদুল ইসলাম), born 2006 in Feni, Bangladesh, is a Bangladeshi left winger raised in Italy (Spezia, Sampdoria youth) who plays in Italy's lower tiers (Olbia, Sestri Levante) and debuted for Bangladesh in 2025.

Faheem Ashraf (فہیم اشرف)

Faheem Ashraf (فہیم اشرف), born 1994, is a Pakistani seam-bowling all-rounder, left-hand bat, right-arm medium. Champions Trophy 2017 debutant, first Pakistani T20I hat-trick (3/16), Test debut 83 v Ireland, PSL 1,000 runs and 100 wickets with Islamabad United.

Fahrenheit (2005 video game)

Fahrenheit, called Indigo Prophecy in North America, is Quantic Dream's 2005 cinematic adventure game for PC, PS2, and Xbox, starring Lucas Kane, with Bending Stories branching, MultiView split-screen, and a 2015 Aspyr remaster.

FAI National League

FAI National League: Ireland's step-three amateur men's football league run by the Football Association of Ireland, launched August 29, 2026 with 15 founding clubs in three groups; promotion to the League of Ireland begins in 2027.

Faina Melnik

Faina Melnik (Фаїна Мельник), Soviet discus thrower, 1972 Olympic champion (66.62 m), 11 world records 1971-76, first woman over 70 m (70.50 m, 1976); later dentist and coach of Lisovskaya and Krivelyova.

Faiq Bolkiah

Faiq Jefri Bolkiah, Bruneian winger, nephew of Brunei's Sultan, ex-Chelsea and Leicester academy player, Ratchaburi FC and Brunei international, famous for the unverified "richest footballer" label.

Fair catch

Fair catch: unhindered catch of a kicked ball in American football after a valid signal, ending the play and protecting the receiver; NFL and NCAA rules, penalties, fair catch kick, and 2023 kickoff safety rule.

Fair catch kick

A fair catch kick is a rare scoring play in American football: an uncontested kick for a 3-point field goal taken from the spot of a fair catch.